Hammock hanging tape

[BareNecessities]

This is a pretty straight forward question and is very important for my kit. Where can I find hammock tape (attaching the hammock to the tree) that is just a length of tape with no "Slap strap" gimmicks?

I have Ray Mears hanging tape in mind.

Thanks a million

 

[Gill]

climbing tape by the metre from your local climbing shop.

 

[BushEd]

http://www.ronniesunshines.com/bushcraft-hammock-p-987.html

 

[sandbag47]

http://www.ronniesunshines.com/bushcraft-hammock-p-987.html

i agree i have one from ronnies

 

[Shewie]

I use the 18mm tubular webbing from Walkhigh

http://walkhigh.co.uk/acatalog/Cord_and_Tape.html

 

[Gill]

He is in Austria though,the postage might be a bit expensive,i,m sure you will be able to get a couple of carabiners and some tape over in a climbing capital like Austria.

 

[eraaij]

For 19.95 gbp you can get a lot of decent cordage in any boating or climbing shop..

 

[Mang]

i agree i have one from ronnies

Just been to Ronnie Sunshine's today and noticed they had a big roll of it on the wall.

 

[Ex Member lyndon]

think im missing somthing what does that ronnie shunshine link mean when it says binding the tapes not useing knots, not sure if im just being a bit dence but i just use the siberian hitch on my hamock tapes and the other one ray uses as a tentioner not sure of the name is there a better way to do it with tapes ?
(ps. my tapes are so fury now i could use a new set so i may buy some, one has allready been replaced with 6mm rope as it is so this will help thanks)

 

[carnegos]

I get my hammock rope from Tenth Wonder on eBay (no association just a happy customer) and have never damaged a tree using the rope. I bought one of their XL hammocks (I'm 6'4" in height) and I am very pleased with it, having plenty of room for myself and my kit. Having just 'got off the ground' so to speak I found it a nice cheap way to test out hammocking.

 

[durulz]

DD Hammocks sell hammock webbing.

 

[FerlasDave]

I did a mod with my old hammock and used thin straps from an old ratchet strap set.

 

[Neumo]

I use the 18mm tubular webbing from Walkhigh

http://walkhigh.co.uk/acatalog/Cord_and_Tape.html

Thanks for the link as I want some tube tape so I can do the Hammock spreader mod; i.e. tube tape with a 5"-8" metal bar inside it, as per a DD hammock mod thread mentioned don here a while back.

 

[jungle_re]

i use large climbing webs pre sewen into loops. Very veristile for other thing also but can be use in numerous differnt ways to adjust the length. They were dirt cheap from MEC

Ps Shewie it looks like you have under slung your canoe lol that quite a hammock set up

 

[mitch66]

hi, could you use an old car seat belt? or is it to wide? thanks carl

 

[Thijzzz]

Go to a climbing/alpinist shop and get some climbing tape.

One of the brands that should be easy to get in Austria is Edelrid (German brand).

Check that the breaking strength enough - THIS IS IMPORTANT.
For instance: if your hammock is hanging almost straight when you lie in it, you need
tape/ropes of roughly 10x times your weight in breaking strength.
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?p=701401

 

[MrEd]

all my climbing tapes are 25Kn breaking strain which is 2 and a half tons. never broken one yet lol

 

[grantdan]

I use webbing from my local hardware shop, just over £5 for a 15m reel, and its bright orange so can be seen easily

 

[ed_roebersen]

For several reasons I would buy the webbing made by the manufacturer of the DD Hammock. It is available at webshop Military Mart: http://www.militarymart.co.uk/10m-Strong-Webbing-DD-Hammocks/prod_1131.html

 

[grayclose31]

I use the 18mm tubular webbing from Walkhigh

http://walkhigh.co.uk/acatalog/Cord_and_Tape.html

Sorry to hijack this post but having looked at this set up i would like to know what the line over the hammoc is for and where is it attached. I am guessing its there to hang stuff from!!!!