A plug for an Amsteel gear strap

[CharlieTN]

One thing I’ve played around a lot with is how to hang my hear in the tree. I started out with a strap of webbing with Grimlocs all around. I’ve also tried a doubled up piece of paracord with knots tied throughout to separate out loops to clip in to, a single strand of paracord with little prussik knots to be slid into place, and finally an amsteel daisy chain with one strand spliced in loosely to make loops.

I found that with the strap/Grimloc as well as the paracord with mini prussik there was way too much trouble getting them in place. I either had to leave the strap or rope loose enough to move around the Grimloc or prussik or if I tightened the strap enough, then I couldn’t move the sliding parts very easily.

The doubled up paracord with tied in loops worked good, girth hitch it around the tree, clip in some small s-biners, hang my gear, and I was hunting. The major issue with both versions I tried was getting the strap girth hitched. Trying to pull the bunch of knots through the loop to girth hitch was troublesome at best.

And that’s how come I wound up making an Amsteel strap from 7/64, doubled up with spliced in loops. One strand of each loop is loose to make clipping in easy. I did add one fo the Nite-Ize Camjams to tension the strap to the tree so that if I hung my bow before my pack, or needed to take my pack off, the whole system didn’t go loose.

And here’s the plug. I got to thinking that having this 7’ daisy chain of 7/64 Amsteel at my disposal was a very good thing. If while ascending (one-stick) or rappelling down something happened and I needed a way to rig a foot loop to the tree I had an easy and quick one at hand. Girth hitch the strap around the tree, girth hitch it around my foot, and I could easily stand up if I needed to take weight off of my tether. In fact, using this in conjunction with my lineman’s belt I could take all of the weight briefly off of the tether.

Just wanted to share what I think is a good reason to have a gear strap out of 7/64 Amsteel instead of paracord. I know good paracord is rated at 550 but I’m not going to trust it with all of my weight on it.

Here’s some pic of what I setup.

Oh, and the whole setup with 4 small s-biners, 1 medium s-biner, and 1 large s-biner for my bow weighs a whopping 4 ounces.

 

[TNbowhunter]

Your issues with a paracord gear hanger mirror mine, and it's a problem I've been looking to solve. I'm curious to hear folks' thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of an Amsteel daisy chain gear hanger like this vs. the Tethrd HYS strap, though. I'm not a weight-savings nut--I just want whatever is easiest to use in the tree. Currently, I find it easier to screw in a couple hooks each hunt on private, but I'm still looking for the ideal public land option.

 

[CharlieTN]

For myself the bulk of the Hys strap was the main thing that made me look at the more cord based systems. I also don’t hang a whole lot on the strap as I leave some things simply in the pack. The attachment method of the HYS strap is what made me look at the Camjam since I did find I liked having the gear strap snug.

 

[CooterBrown]

I have the same set up except I use Amsteel all the way. I don't use paracord.

 

[raisins]

I wish I would've read this before I ordered an Hys strap (in the mail now). I also did the girth hitched paracord thing and had the same knot issue, but more I was afraid of losing my bow when I move my pack. Your cam jam fixes that, so thank you! Also, I see you are using a giant S clip instead of a hero clip (similar size and shape). Do you like the big S clip better? Also, what size S clip is that?

 

[Nugget]

My amsteel daisy chain uses the same G hook style attachment as the HYS strap. This gives me a secure attachment without the HYS strap bulk.

 

[raisins]

My amsteel daisy chain uses the same G hook style attachment as the HYS strap. This gives me a secure attachment without the HYS strap bulk.

Source for the G hook and strap that goes with it?

 

[Nugget]

I picked a pack of them up at REI a while back. They are just straps for securing gear to a pack. I'll look up the brand name when I get home. Or you could just pick up a Tethrd G hook and add some 1" strap.

 

[cspot]

I did the same except I made mine from either 3/16 or 1/4" amsteel. Then I can use it for a backup tether or linesman belt. I kept both strands of each loop the same length and I can still hook stuff on it. Instead of the Camjam, I just girth hitch it around the tree and use a biner so it can't slip back thru.

 

[Sgt. Beardface]

Daisy Chain Gear Hanger — BackWoods Mobile Gear

This is our 5’ long Daisy Chain Gear Hanger made from 7/64 Amsteel . It’s time to say goodbye to the old, bulky webbing gear hangers and get lighter with the Amsteel Gear hanger from BackWoods Mobile gear.

www.backwoodsmobilegear.com

bought it earlier this year. Worth its weight in gold.

 

[CharlieTN]

I wish I would've read this before I ordered an Hys strap (in the mail now). I also did the girth hitched paracord thing and had the same knot issue, but more I was afraid of losing my bow when I move my pack. Your cam jam fixes that, so thank you! Also, I see you are using a giant S clip instead of a hero clip (similar size and shape). Do you like the big S clip better? Also, what size S clip is that?

I’ve never used the Hero Clip so I couldn’t say regarding it but I’ve been happy with the large S-Biner, size 6 I believe. Before that I was using one of the belt-clip power tool hangers you can find at Lowes. It works well and I will still use it if my daughter is with me.

 

[Sharpshoot3r]

My amsteel daisy chain uses the same G hook style attachment as the HYS strap. This gives me a secure attachment without the HYS strap bulk.

That’s a great idea. How did you affix the webbing to the daisy chain