Stretch comparison

I went back to Änggårdsbergen nearby my home to try a new setup. It’s great to have nature reserve on your front step in the middle of a big city. I’ll miss this when I move to Stockholm in a few weeks.

This time my goal was to find a pair of trees where the my DD Tarp XL would fit and allow the DD Frontline Hammock webbing to reach the trees with double cords on each end. Then I would compare this to using non stretch lashing straps to evaluate if an investment of whoopee slings can be motivated.

A picture to illustrate my example (sorry about the strange angle, I was too lazy to bring the tripod for the camera this time):

DD webbing on the left and lashing strap on the right.
I tried to get the same tension on both setups. I did not experience a huge difference between the setups. I actually go a bit more comfortable hang with the DD webbing setup.

But using a different setup with static webbing attached to an easily adjustable cord would make things a lot easier and faster and give the option to fine tune the tension more easily.

I have to make one more test when I get the time. And that is to see what happens if you are forces to a long hang. If there are no suitable trees and you are forces to use single cord of DD webbing on each side, how will the stretch compare with a strap then? Stay tuned ;-)

And with the DD Tarp XL in its correct place.