Yea I have thought about the same thing. Did you sew in a loop on the other end? If you could post a pic of the full strap I'd appreciate it.yep, I built that tree strap a few years ago, built about 3 of them, mostly using an adjustable V bar which is shown. if i stand up and pull up i adjust up. its basically the exact opposite of the trophyline tree strap if you tied in per their instructions. i started using my treesaddle linemans belt as a tree strap, then built this for a shorter strap and weight