Thanks much, Dutch sure has a lot of options. Four years and one pandemic later we all dress like you!

Mr Emory, thank you for your talents, hard work and dedication to make the hammock world and life a beautiful place!

This series has been great to watch as I look to get rid of my old daisy chain tree straps to something lighter and better. Thanks Shug.

Merry Christmas Shug! Thank you so much for all the effort in showing us just how much fun a night in the piney woods can be.

You are above average if you enjoy wilderness ! Have a safe trip Shug and best regards -Yves

So glad you're still making videos, made the mistake not checking your channel for a couple years

Beetle Buckle with Whoopie sling looks pretty good.

Thanks Shug, watching you work that Beetle by the Ears helped me gain confidence with my new suspension choice over my original Warbonnet Cinch Buckles.

Whew, glad you cleared that up. Thanks for putting this series & all ALL this info together.

Love ur vids shug. Very informative.

Hey shug shuggity shoog! I was wondering if you could make a video on backwoods cooking. Perhaps show how you reheat your pancakes you made the night before, or little tips and tricks for one-pot cooking. It would be nice to have all your cooking tips in one place. Just a couple ideas! Thanks

Dude, thanks for being so thorough! I'll stick with the marlin spike for now. KISS is my method. (Not the band but the acronym). Cool and entertaining videos. Stay warm.

Thanks pal . Just looked at your promo film absolutely brilliant. Lol

Yeah I just bought beetle buckles and longer straps. I found that with shorter straps and whoopie slings which is the lightest setup, the straps were too short for some trees. So I figured if I need longer straps anyway I might as well just make it as simple/quick/easy as I could.

Your the man shug. Much respect.

The way to remember is once you have thread it back through the tap makes the buckle look like a c for closed and if you haven't done it it's a o for open. That's how I remember it

I just watched all parts of Suspension Series..... and my head hurts... lol. Most seem like great ideas... but which do I choose.... screw it I will buy them all.... hahaha

Love the 'Do over'!

Great videos! (Don't forget to build a bounce board.)

Time to "fess up".I realized I was doing my Dutch buckle incorrectly when I sat down in the hammock and the strap slipped on thru lowering me to the ground.Yes,this after sleeping in it all night!I like all of Dutch's stuff except whoopie hooks.I got the buckles,cinches,sliders,and beetles.It's an addiction.......................

Very Good Shug! I have bought a lot of gear from Dutch over the last few years. A little off topic, but watching some of the ultralight guys videos they have next to nothing for first aid. In my opinion I think that they are starting to push their gear too much to save weight. A six or seven pound base weight sounds good, but if something happens when they are alone it could be a nightmare. Warmer clothing is another area that they push the limit.

I drove myself crazy trying to get the ridgeline "just right"(bending it easily when you sit in it). I decided that's not 100% necessary. I hope I'm right! I was comfortable without the perfection!

Loving that Clown College T ... not to mention the Tabasco one!

I put maple syrup on my whoppie slings the marlins love it, never had a problem i stick around late into the morning before breaking camp , Whoooo B b bbbbbbb budday! good info though Shugg of the third person ................................

You just keep-on keep'in teach'in me stuff ! he-he. I like it..... =)

strong materials will not deteriorate under static bodyweight loads, just ask any trad climber who commits their life to rappels off of webbing and dyneema on a regular basis.

Good stuff Shug...you should start making youtube videos or something. ;)

Hey Shug. You're one cool dude, and someone I could get along with on the trail. No worries, I live to far away to find you. But you are a kindred spirit, and would love to meet you sometime. I know this may sound creepy in some way...a little liquor will do that. I'm just a regular guy who appreciates what you're showing. Also, I love BBQ. Maybe try Big Bob Gibson's rub someday. Now that I'm done sounding like a weirdo, on to your next video!

I don't use the buckle, but I use and like those straps.

Really have enjoyed these videos!! With the beetle buckle kind of act similar to Cam buckles in essence? If you had long enough straps on the beetle buckle would you even need the whoopie sling? Thanks for the great info

Hey Shug! I'm a long time watcher and beginner hammock camper, and I'd like to thank you for your informative videos! I have one question or suggestion though: looking at your comprehensive series on hammock suspension, I'm seeing a dozen different sliding buckles with various trimmings that seem to my engineering eye functionally identical with each other and descender rings for the main parts, and pretty much the same goes with whoopie slings and the UCRs that implement the same exact principle for the same function. It would be fantastic if you could drill down deeper on the pros and cons of different general types and whether the particular implementations are good or bad examples of you catch my drift. I'm familiar with using whoopie slings and I spliced myself a set with soft shackles for tree straps, but as of now it's hard for me to grasp the differences between all these set ups in different usage scenarios and I don't have the time or funds to try each and every type for myself.

I forgive you, Dutch Buckler. I sure wish I was smart enough to use a Dutch buckle. 😦

Beetle buckles with the option for a spreader bar. Any luck getting Mrs. Shug out there? Mine just begrudgingly agreed to join me this spring. Thinking Jay Cook for maximum wow factor and minimum effort.

Dutch Buckle..Whoopie Sling. Readers Chuckle...Clown Sings Beetle Buckle..Dutchware Gear. Hang with confidence...Shug is here.... 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😎

he he just clowning around the dutch buckle

In order to use the beetle buckle must I get those kind of straps the black and white

Shug I appreciate the videos as always! I hope you and yours had a very Merry Christmas! I do have a question though. I'm going winter camping in a few days in the Smokies, the temps are supposed to be around 12-15 degrees at night. I have a 20 degree synthetic bag, and a 30 degree down quilt. Do you think using these in a combination would be sufficient? And if so, should I put the quilt on the outside of the synthetic bag? I will be ground camping for this endeavor. Thank you

Informative video Shug. One question for you about your custom Hammock Gear Incubator 20 under quilt/black and orange UQ. How many ounce overfill do you have in that? I like the loft and that probably raises the UQ performance. Thanks for any input.

Loops and buckles, toggles and slings, these are a few of my favorite things.......yo White Noise y'all.

Hi Shug! Do you think the woopie slings are necessary with the dyneema straps and cinch buckles? Seems like one can be eliminated.. my new Xmas setup is Dutch clip with dyneema to cinch buckle/continuous loop to Dutch biner to continuous loop/hammock... I see eno came out with their Helios tree straps/slings Seems lighter but short spanned... Either way all good systems just wanted to get your opinion😆wooo buddy!

The warbonnet ridgerunner has amsteel Loop going to an aluminum D ring. Can I remove that d-ring and use the dutchware gear bridge hammock suspension system with the titanium hook directly? Thanks

Is that what the picture shows on the card for the buckle? Something still looks off. Sorry I don't use them ether, and I'm probably wrong my self. I am only trying to help. You really are the best.

Dude. My hammock suspension is always too tight. I can’t get it perfect. Is too tight bad???

Hey Shug, what length are your tarp tie outs? Have a great Christmas.

Shug, check out the Northmen channel on YT. Especially Traditional Crafts of Norway, episode 2. That guy is your doppelganger.

Have a look at the video on dutchwaregear.com.com for the proper way to use the Dutch buckle, you got it wrong on your second attempt as well. :) Your way will work but it seems safer the way it's done on the Dutch site. Love your videos though :)

Shug, I can't believe you didn't shoot this video wearing the Dutch bowtie!

Gordon Sumner @ 2:25 !

Hay Shut..... have you every ran into Big Foot while out in your Hammock...

Shug i had a question. I am looking into using mule tape 3/4 in 2500lb capacity for a hammock with no hardware! Have u ever used this or could u do a video on this??? Thanks

you didnt thread it right

I forgive you, Shug... I prefer simple knots... though I'm "knot" always "left"...

No buckles No Dutch clips 15' pair UHMWPE with Becket hitch on a bridge hammock. I like knots. Don't like weight.

shuge is not an acceptable spelling in words with friends... darn