Algoma 7800 Hammock Hanging Tree Strap,Black

This hammock strap is very dangerous: My mother (completely average weight, approx 145 lbs) was climbing into the hammock yesterday and the strap just snapped at the point where the loop holding the metal ring terminates -- the stitching seems to have weakened the strap in such a way that it fails abruptly -- manufacturing defect! Please look at the photo to see what happened. This was a very scary situation because my mother who is not young could have easily broken her back; she considers herself very lucky to have escaped with a bad sprain. We bought these hammock straps just last year (12 months ago) and they saw very light use. We were happy with the product until yesterday, but with this sudden catastrophic failure of course everything changes, this product should be recalled from the market place. I can only imagine what might happen if someone suspended a hammock over a hard surface or at some height and such a failure occurred.

So this is the second time I've purchased these straps. I had to purchase these for a second time because I misplaced the first set I bought. Now I feel it is very important to note they changed the design of these straps. I searched through my history to specifically buy the same straps. The previous version was a very thick strap and felt very durable. They also came in a zip-able pouch where I always placed them back into after use. This new set came in a plastic bag and rubberbanded together. The quality of the strap is lighter but feels cheaper as well. The only improvement is the S hooks; that now one end has more of a curve for a better secured hammock. These straps work but don't feel like they will last as long as a thorn has already punched through the strap (this didn't happen on the last strap set). In the end they still work, just not the same quality the old set had

I ordered this at the same time as my hammock. After receiving both I put it between a couple trees 23 feet apart. The hammock itself is 11 feet (out of the box, prior to stretching). There was plenty of length in these straps to cover the 12-foot difference. I installed the straps according to the Amazon photos, with the O ring directly supporting the hammock and the other opening just keeping the strap in check.I was hoping to lie on it with my wife, as this was always the idea I had in mind. After I received the product already I looked and saw that the load rating was for up to 275 lbs. I interpreted this as being 275 lbs per strap for a total of 550 lbs overall load. I wonder if that is intended to be interpreted as 550 lbs of tension, which means supporting much less actual gravity load (because trigonometry and all that).I was able to lie on it plenty of time alone and with my daughter for a total of perhaps 230 lbs together, and other than the expected stretching and settling we had no issues. When my wife and I got on the hammock at the same time--amounting to about 330-350 lbs together--the strap promptly broke where the O ring was transferring the load.I promptly gave up on this strap and started looking for other straps. In the photos for other straps I noticed that the O ring was only carrying a small amount of the tension as it was only there to hold the strap in place and the full amount of tension was carried by the other end of the strap. I quickly rearranged everything accordingly, and tied a knot to stabilize it. It seems to work fine, including for me and my daughter. My wife still declines to try getting on it with me again for now.tl,dr: I recommend installing the strap opposite to the configuration shown in the photos. Use the O ring only to stabilize the strap, and use the other end to carry the tension.

i used them only twice, on perfectly good trees. One of the strap instantly had a rip in it and was fraying badly right at the spot where the carabiner attaches. What a bummer. Had to send back. So annoying.....

EASY. Anyone who has had to set up a hammock in a different place every night for any period of time, knows that searching for the right place and setting it up is not as easy as you'd think. I have a small trailer I pull behind my motorcycle. I keep a tent in it and prefer the tent in normal camping situations, but in cold weather a hammock keeps you off the body temperature sucking ground, (even w a mat). In rain I have a tarp for the hammock, that works excellent and being high and dry beats a wet ground or having to dig a trench and you still end up wet. I spent about 40 hrs with my S&W Governor, my smartphone and a pee bottle in my hammock once waiting out a storm, came out of it dry as a bone. Tip: Weave a small hand towel through the rope webbing going to the clips but under the tarp, if it's going to rain, so that any water that might run down the ropes hits the towels and drips to the ground instead of getting to the hammock.

I ordered these straps to go around two trees to attach my hammock to. The straps are not adjustable and are extremely weak. I attached the straps and hooked up the hammock and climbed on. I weigh 200 pounds and the straps stretched a lot and made a lot of noise. A minute later, one strap broke. It didn't come apart at the ring, it broke about a foot back. The material is weird and I cant tell what it is....I bought cheap cloth straps that are way more durable than these. Like I said, the material these are made out of stretched and then creaked and quickly broke. I'm going to buy a cheap pair of ratchet straps at Walmart....they are way better made.

I just bought these straps and received them in the mail with my new hammock I weigh 225 and was only able to get half my weight on the hammock when the stitching tore out of the strap and the hammock dropped to the ground The metal ring went flying past me. Poorly made