Mine are still attached, too handy for a water bottle and misc items. My daughter removed the strap for me(used it as a step to climb in the hammock the first day I had it and all the stitching came undone) saved me from having to remove it myself. Also got rid of those heavy stinkin' biners, and replaced the ropes with Amsteel and whoopies.
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ok I am def going to get rid of the straps but keep the bag... you know I just use it alot... I am only taking the straps off because I'm going to get into a bishops bag.
Still on both of mine.
Buddy uses one, with contents of his pockets, flips it over for added wind/bug protection.
Son uses his same way, but he usually falls asleep before he remembers to flip it over.
Never thought about cutting the strap off....why?
Replaced both suspensions with whoopie slings and tree straps, because, well, it's just too cool to say "whoopie"!
I figure for the straps because I simply don't use them. If I move into a bishops bag I will not us the stuff sack to store the hammock so the straps become useless and honest......I never thought they helped much any way
I undo one of the whoopies from the end and with my other hand, I grab the stuff sack. I then proceed to stuff BOTH ends of the hammock (near the middle) into the stuff sack. I work my way out towards the ends. Finally, when I get to the two whoopies, I put them in last.Originally Posted by Pipsissewa
That way, anytime I want to hang it, I can grab both whoopies off the top. Tie one off and the let the hammock out as I move over to the other marlin spike knot.
I do still have mine on… In the pic “Inside Hang” you can see it’s full. It’s nice to have my Nalgene bottle at my side. I will eventually get around to cutting the straps off since I use Snake Skins now, and don’t need the straps for anything.
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I have left mine on all three of my ENO hammocks.
I have mine attached I use it to put my Kindle in after I finished reading , fits perfect and I won't roll over on it and break it
I have a single that has had the bag removed. It's the one I sometimes take with as a luxury item. A hammock I can use as a chair close(ish) to the fire without risking my sleeping hammock. I just take it on fun hikes, but figured there was no reason to carry the extra weight of the bag, so off it came. Genuine Draft's goto hammock is a Trek Light double, but she refuses to let me take the bag off because she likes to use it to store stuff while she's being lazy in the hammock. A fairly common occurrence, believe it or not.
Otherwise, I don't use my ENOs/TrekLights/TTTM hammocks as my primary hiking hammocks. When I do take them, it is on short one or two night hikes where the weight isn't a huge deal. Besides, Genuine Draft is right, those pockets are kind of handy. Just don't tell her I said she was right.
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I took off the strap, but left the bag on. I find it's a great place to keep my head lamp and glasses.
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