What do you guys think of these as tree huggers?
http://www.backcountry.com/store/MET...tra-Sling.html
A little overkill, but they should be lightweight for their size since this is the same stuff amsteel is made of, right?
What do you guys think of these as tree huggers?
http://www.backcountry.com/store/MET...tra-Sling.html
A little overkill, but they should be lightweight for their size since this is the same stuff amsteel is made of, right?
A 4' simple polyester sling with 3" loop on each end is $3.52 from Strapworks.com. What the weight savings would be I have no clue but I'll carry a couple extra ounces for saving $10 a piece.
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At only 3/4" wide I would suspect that they would damage the tree. I would stick with the 4" polyester webbing.
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Originally Posted by lurch
wrong, those are rated to a very high strength, several thousand lbs. and will still be heavier than a good 1000# 1" polyester. it would be lighter than a nylon or poly of the same strength, but since this is for hanging, you can use weaker and lighter stuff.
should work though, maybe a little narrow, 1" is pretty standard.
It seems like overkill to me. You don't need your tree huggers to support 5000 lbs. a piece, unless you're record breaking fat.
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