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Switching to webbing

Anybody use that 1” daisy chain webbing that is used to hang hammocks? Atlas straps in think they are called. For a tether?
 
Chris Kazlauskas said:
Anybody use that 1” daisy chain webbing that is used to hang hammocks? Atlas straps in think they are called. For a tether?
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What exactly are you trying to accomplish by doing so?

I've used an climbing anchor daisy chain on several hunts. It's pretty convenient, but I have my setup pretty dialed in and don't tinker with tether height much once I'm set up.
 
They are premade straps. You don’t have to do any sewing and you don’t need a ropeman. Plus, they roll up and pack better.
 
The ABS on those is considerably lower, like half, of the ropes most people use for a tether. The packability is nice, and not needing a ropeman or a friction hitch is also nice.

On Mine, I carried two carabiners so I could switch between loops and stay connected( I use the spare anyway for several tasks). Honestly, it has a use, but I typically end up using my rope tether and friction hitch. I ditched the ropeman a while ago for tether - the money was much nicer being used elsewhere and felt it an unused luxury for me on a tether.

You'll save a couple ounces and a little room with the daisy chain weave webbing. But you lose considerable safety factor, add back an ounce if you want in hunt adjustability(safely) with an extra carabiner, and are using something outside of it's intended purpose. In the end that wouldn't be worth it to me. The climbing daisy chain is still pretty inexpensive, and is designed to handle the load of a fall we would experience. It doesn't pack quite as nicely, or is not as light, so in the end I stick with rope. Something to consider.
 
ricky racer said:
Regarding the Lone Wolf strap for a linemans belt. I wouldn't trust a cam lock buckle for this use....
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I used to think this as well based on my past experiences with this type of buckle however, the type of material and the buckles themselves vary greatly and it appears the ones that LW uses are much different than most.

I've been using one for years as a lineman's belt and haven't been able to get it to slip even a little bit... During testing or in actual field conditions. I stayed tethered in for a while when I first went this route but don't bother anymore.
 
I’ve switched my lineman’s belt from a rope with ropeman 1 back to a webbing lineman’s I got with a trophy line tree stand harness I love it for packability and I can still adjust it one hand I wish I could find another just like it.


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GBlevins92 said:
I’ve switched my lineman’s belt from a rope with ropeman 1 back to a webbing lineman’s I got with a trophy line tree stand harness I love it for packability and I can still adjust it one hand I wish I could find another just like it.


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I think that hunter safety systems used to send a similar lineman's setup with their harnesses except the webbing was quite a bit thinner than trophyline ones. They should be much easier to find though?
 
GBlevins92 said:
Exactly!.... the trophy line one I have probably has a slightly better buckle but same concept, I’ve been trying to figure out what those buckles are called so I could buy some to play around with building a new one.
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They are called floating bar or moving bar buckles....
 
Just to follow up, I'm currently using a HSS belt that I dug out of my junk box as a tether. Several companies seem to use the same buckle on their tether straps for full-body harnesses, so I feel pretty comfortable with it. Screw link is rated for 5000lbs SWL. Packs insanely small, and is somewhere between a ropeman and friction hitch when it comes to ease of adjustment. You can make the buckle rattle, but I find that during normal use a little care keeps it 100% quiet.

At some point, I want to source a really good buckle and some different color webbing. I'd also like to shorten the short piece of webbing that connects from the buckle to the screw link.
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redsquirrel said:
It didn't work great. It's in my pile of buckles, hooks etc. that I save for a rainy day so I'm not interested in selling it lol. I just happened to have a lone wolf hook that I needed to create my knaider :tearsofjoy:
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Good to know that I am not the only one that has a massive collection of webbing....everytime I think of a new mod I want to work on...I go digging back through it! :)
 
Nutterbuster said:
Just to follow up, I'm currently using a HSS belt that I dug out of my junk box as a tether. Several companies seem to use the same buckle on their tether straps for full-body harnesses, so I feel pretty comfortable with it. Screw link is rated for 5000lbs SWL. Packs insanely small, and is somewhere between a ropeman and friction hitch when it comes to ease of adjustment. You can make the buckle rattle, but I find that during normal use a little care keeps it 100% quiet.

At some point, I want to source a really good buckle and some different color webbing. I'd also like to shorten the short piece of webbing that connects from the buckle to the screw link.
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Nice! FYI not sure where you are located or how often you have used that style carabineer but I have had those freeze on me so a small crescent might be a nice back up tool to keep in the pack.
 
Gamover06 said:
Nice! FYI not sure where you are located or how often you have used that style carabineer but I have had those freeze on me so a small crescent might be a nice back up tool to keep in the pack.
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Thanks for the heads up. I doubt it'll be a problem down in south Abalama, but I'll be sure to grease it up before it starts getting cold down here.
 
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