Webbing and Continuous Loop

[Lemonhead]

I've been wanting to use an adjustable webbing suspension but I am not sure which hardware to use. Do y'all prefer a cinch buckle, tri glide, dutch buckle, or descender rings and why? If y'all know of something else like those items please tell me.

[MDSH]

Another option is the webbing buckle offered by Warbonnet: http://www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/acces.php

Oops, they seem to be out of them. Darn.

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[mattyg]

Another option is the webbing buckle offered by Warbonnet: http://www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/acces.php

Oops, they seem to be out of them. Darn.

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arrowhead equipment sells a very similar system

[MikeM]

I've been eyeing the Elephant Trunk to continuous loop set up. I really like the looks of it.

[scottpash]

I have the Elephant Trunks and I Like Them Alot

They are connected to 8 ft straps with a loop on one end

I am thinking about adding a Dutch Buckle though

[weaver2469]

I've been eyeing the Elephant Trunk to continuous loop set up. I really like the looks of it.

I like the looks of this also. I love the ease of webbing and buckles, along with the ability to hang closer than you can with whoopies, but I hate having an all in one suspension. I have tree sap phobia and hate the thought of my suspension getting packed away with my hammock. It seems like a continuous loop to elephant trunk would be the best of both worlds. I wonder why it doesn't get as much love as other systems. Am I missing something?

[Acer]

I have found,,that if I used a couple of Nano 23 Beiners, 6' tree straps and whoopies,,that it only weighs about 1.75 oz less than my Dutch straps and buckles,,and there is less to mess with, quicker to hang,,and not that much mess with tree sap like you think there is..but I don't hang a lot on pines. Other big plus is with a RR bridge hammock that I use,,I get more hangs in closer trees than using whoopies as I loose a good foot to foot and half for the whoopies how they are made.

[gmcttr]

I've been wanting to use an adjustable webbing suspension but I am not sure which hardware to use. Do y'all prefer a cinch buckle, tri glide, dutch buckle, or descender rings and why? If y'all know of something else like those items please tell me.

I much prefer the cinch buckle...fast and easy to adjust and does not need a backup half hitch.

Tri glide, dutch buckle, elephant trunk, etc... slower to adjust with a higher fiddle factor.

AHE/Warbonnet cinch buckle...I find them to be slightly more difficult to adjust.

Descender rings...very easy to adjust but requires a backup half hitch.

Each of these systems has it's fans and you can't go too far wrong with any of them.

[Lemonhead]

Thanks gmcttr

[Bubba]

I've been wanting to use an adjustable webbing suspension but I am not sure which hardware to use. Do y'all prefer a cinch buckle, tri glide, dutch buckle, or descender rings and why? If y'all know of something else like those items please tell me.

Of the ones you mentioned, Dutch's cinch buckles are the easiest to adjust. They hold securely without a back up hitch as well. Triglides, Dutch buckles and Elephatnt trunks take longer to adjust because of the way the webbing needs to be threaded. The descender rings adjust easily but require a half hitch to back it up. The cinch buckles offered by Warbonnet and AHE hold well without a back up hitch but can be more difficult to adjust after being loaded and they are two separate pieces of hard ware whereas the Dutch cinch buckles are one piece. Bottom line is I think the Dutch's cinch buckles are the best choice. That's just my opinion but it is based on experience using all of the above.

Edit: I just read gmcttr's post and its pretty much the same as mine. Lol. I should have just quoted it and put +1.