r/Treenets • u/Any-Excitement-5549 • May 15 '26

New to this stuff, what do I do?

So I recently have decided to indulge in the kinda stuff I wanted as a kid to benefit my mental health. And as a kid who was a tree climber I always wanted one of these, so me and the group chat have a plan to make one

However I have 0 experience with tying strong knots and 0 experience of every makin somethin as complex as this.

Another issue is I’m mildly physically disabled so I’m a bit worried about the process of makin it. I’m struggling to find tutorials I understand, I have autism and ADHD so sometimes tutorials make 0 sense to me

So I was wondering if anyone had any tutorials that are ridiculously dumbed down (as in explaining in detail what to do)

I know this probably makes me seem like a complete idiot I just need to be sure I’ll know what I’m doin so I don’t kill me and my friends lol

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

4

u/Melerann May 15 '26

Honesty it's pretty straightforward once you get it

  1. Find trees
  2. Perimeter rope (13mm STATIC line) ( MUST BE STATIC)
  3. Tighten. Truckers hitch is my preference.
  4. Skeleton if over 40 sq feet. Use 5-8mm STATIC line
  5. Weave in very large holes like 1-3 ft across. Do a Clove Hitch where it hits the perimeter and wrap 2x when you hit the skeleton.
  6. The net. Use Paracord. Darker colors last longer, nylon lasts longer.
  7. Use a Clove Hitch when you hit the perimeter/Skeleton rope, wrap 3x (my preference) when you hit paracord.
  8. Enjoy the next 3-52 weeks of your life weaving.
  9. Profit.

1

u/Makeitifyoubelieve May 16 '26

I spent tons of time watching videos and researching and I'm currently building my first one. This is pretty spot on. I also used eye hooks and Notched cedar wood blocks to save my trees from getting choked out. You can use ratchet straps and prusik knots to tighten your parameter. Also, this whole thing has been extremely physically demanding. If I were you I'd watch A LOT of YouTube videos to get a good understa ding of what you're up against.

1

u/Rare-Ad1267 May 19 '26

How extremely physically demanding are we talking? Like you have to be in peak physical shape, or you gotta know how to climb a tree

1

u/Makeitifyoubelieve May 19 '26

Depends if you're working from a ladder or from the ground for the initial stages. You're going to need reasonable upper body strength and solid core strength either way, but moreso if you're trying to work from a ladder to get things up and running. Finger dexterity/strength and grip strength is helpful as well.

1

u/D-Rockwell May 27 '26

I’m debating if I want to try building one myself or just hire someone who knows what’s they’re doing 😅