Hammock Suspension

it was more fuss than it was worth for me. with the biners my hammock is hung in 30 seconds. plus it limited the distance i could hang from. trees have to be further apart when using whoopies.

i think i'm one of the small minority though. whoopie slings seem to have a solid following over at HF and they're definitely lighter than the straps and biners.

I use biners and straps as well; really like how quick and easy it is. I also know a couple of hammockers that switched to slings and like the weight savings but wish they had stuck to carabiners.
You are correct, though, in that slings are very popular and lots of people swear by them.

I've been hanging since '99.
Started with a Hennessey.
Tried whoopies, straps, toggles, UCRs and whatnot.
Have gone back to the Hennessey lashing method. Most versatile. I did not like being limited with the whoopies as far as distance from hammock to tree.
With the lashing you can tie yourself right up against a tree if needed. Everything else needed a minimum distance.
No extra hardware.
Still in a Hennessey.

Really did not like the Amsteel. Not nearly abrasion resistant enough. And the way it flattens out looks so disconcerting.

"it was more fuss than it was worth for me. with the biners my hammock is hung in 30 seconds. plus it limited the distance i could hang from. trees have to be further apart when using whoopies."

Just wrap the tree straps around the tree more. I thought the same you had, then watched a YouTube video where the guy just kept wrapping the tree strap. The whoopie will limit a bit, but a couple feet isn't bad.

the whoopie is the limiting factor, not the tree straps. it's a question of sometimes the trees being too close together.

The distance does have some function in the shape of the hammock. In a similar vein, having the head or foot end a different length than the other will effect the hang. The optimal distance is 12'-15'.

Peruse some of the information below, all gleaned from posts at hammockforums.net