What`s the best colour for hammock straps, i have seen both of the above and also black so which is the prefered colour?
Forest Green or Dark Brown?
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Well mine are black,it's the tarp lines I need to change to reflective for my safetys sake.
Don't think the hammock straps colour matter much.
I guess if it with a view to 'stealth' camping i can see where your coming from , but if your about to be 'bumped' by anyone that is close enough to see the colour of your hammock straps it may be to late.
I would 'imagine' the main thing to be concerned with when stealth camping is initial camp location selection , choose an area that is naturally screened , away from possible footpaths etc.
I would 'imagine' the main thing to be concerned with when stealth camping is initial camp location selection , choose an area that is naturally screened , away from possible footpaths etc.
luminescent pink!
i dont really think it matters tho mate
witch evers cheaper
cheers for that lol, so what is the best width for a good strap and made from ?
I've swapped all the guy lines on my tents and hooped bivvy to orange.
Not stealthy but I'm fed up with getting tripped/strangled walking about in the dark.
These Vango ones are great http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vango-Guy-Lin...ewItemQQptZBoy_s_Clothing?hash=item5636cbff2c.
Super nice people to deal with too.
Happy trails...torc.
Not stealthy but I'm fed up with getting tripped/strangled walking about in the dark.
These Vango ones are great http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vango-Guy-Lin...ewItemQQptZBoy_s_Clothing?hash=item5636cbff2c.
Super nice people to deal with too.
Happy trails...torc.
Changed mine to red - also fed up with tripping over them. But I have a slight red/green colour deficiency (which means in very dull light I will mistake both for black or dark grey) which means I still trip over them 
so...problem solved?Changed mine to red - also fed up with tripping over them. But I have a slight red/green colour deficiency (which means in very dull light I will mistake both for black or dark grey) which means I still trip over them
how about black and white for contrast? at a distance in some conditions (snow/silhouetted) has a "see-through" effect, but close up is obvious as a trip hazard.
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I have changed my guy's to yellow / black static line. I also hang these...
...from the edge of my tarp. It stops most of the Scouts fallng over my gear, most of the time
...from the edge of my tarp. It stops most of the Scouts fallng over my gear, most of the time
Quote from http://www.lakelandbushcraft.co.uk/acatalog/Lighting.html
I was thinking about this at the weekend, as it happens. I have a green hammock that blends in with the woodland really well, which is great for watching wildlife from when you have been still for 10 minutes. I changed from some green hammock tape to some black slap straps recently, that I picked up from unsponsoreded on here. When standing 20 odd yards away the black straps are more noticible & stand out a bit more. As I like the slap strap system so far, I will probably give them a spray with green and brown paint while I am painting some other things at the weekend. While I dont do stealth camping having a semi camoflaugued hammock rig does have it's advantages. I frequently get deer wandering past 10 to 20 yards away (if the wind's right) while lying quietly in it with a brew.
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Just a thought, are we trying to be subtle so that people don't see your set up, or animals? The reason I ask is, as I understand it, most animals are colour blind...
okenest: or don't see colour as we do.
Simon
okenest: or don't see colour as we do.Simon
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Yes that's true. I just like the idea of the whole hammock kit being a mixture or brown, green etc.. as it definatly helps with not being seen. Part of that is probably that your shape is broken up, so you dont look like a human to them (i.e. that you are not standing)
Really? I'm considering putting up a perimeter of hazard tape to keep them away (no not away I didn't mean away really!!
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SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Really? I'm considering putting up a perimeter of hazard tape to keep them away (no not away I didn't mean away really!!
Hiya Pat, you been zapped yet?...I've just "aquired"
some Police tape...want to use that instead?We could say a murder has taken place!
Simon
In theori brown would be better, there is no black in nature, and in the dark black stands out as shadows. But normaly you consider camouflage from 300meters and out where the colour of your strings proberly dont mather much. In your case breaking up the unnatural siluet of your tarp is the primary issue and even more importen its openings as the shadow provided by it at night will make it stand out as an unnatural siluet.
As i think stated else where in this thread placement and facing of camp its proberly gonna be the best conseilment of your strings, not their colour.
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Black all the way
In my case and I suspect most others there is a gurt big tarp over them anyway
In my case and I suspect most others there is a gurt big tarp over them anyway
