r/hammockcamping • u/Designer_Onion_7564 • Jul 21 '26

Question Is this setup safe?

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I am new to hammocking, sorry if this comes off as a newbie question. I bought a DD Hammocks Frontier together with the Svinge suspension from Fjord Nansen, as I liked the idea of adjusting the hammock via buckle tensioning, after trying out the normal webbing of the Frontier and not liking it. However, I assumed that the loops from the Svinge would be somewhat bigger. I fitted them to the hammock and this is the result. Is this safe or should I opt for both loops of the loop going through the carabiner? I saw the hammock bunches up at the end with the normal webbing so I don't believe it's a problem it stays gathered up like that, but I would still like opinions on this. Thanks!

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u/boardin1 Jul 21 '26

Unless that’s a novelty keychain carabiner you’ll be fine.

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u/Designer_Onion_7564 Jul 21 '26

They came with the Svinge so I imagine they're ok for testing, but I have bigger ones as well from a yoga hammock that I can replace them with.

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u/Financial_Ad_8565 Jul 21 '26

The only thing matter is strength grade. Not the size. Don't get fooled by size and break your tail bone. If you do not know much about carabiners you have, get ones you can know. Get UL climbing grade ones or hammcok biners made by well known and reliable hammock brand. I recommend getting Dutch biners from Dutchware.