I recently ordered one of the Bear Grylls hammocks to use as a "loaner" hammock - and it has a cinch buckle system on the included tree straps. Wow is that easy to set up!
On my "real" hammock I have amsteel continuous loops with neutrino carabiners attached to use with my set of 9' ENO Atlas straps - I like the Atlas straps, but the cinch buckles are so much easier to adjust that I'm contemplating going that direction instead. I've looked on Dutchware.com and it looks like for around $40 I can end up with a set of cinch buckles on 15' straps with Dutch clips.
It appears I will have to continue to use the carabiners with the setup though because they allow me to easily put on and take off my Fronkey bug net, and they are also necessary for using my turtledog stand.
I guess, before I go drop $40, I am curious if there are any other big advantages to going this route vs my current setup?
I was hoping to save some weight - but I imagine that 15' straps with cinch buckles on them will likely be heavier than the 9' straps I currently have which are reported to be 11oz. Anyone have a weight for the 15' straps from duct with cinch buckles and dutch clips?
I see the straps with Dutch setup have a much high rating (1500lbs vs 400lbs) which is a good thing...
Thoughts on what you would do?
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