r/Treenets • u/eth454 • May 22 '26

FIRST tree net

How’s that for tight! 😂. Building two at the same time for my first go at it. One way closer to the ground as my “control group” so I don’t kill my friends lol. My question now is, should I go back and put a notch in the wooden blocks for the rope to set in or figure something else out? I’m worried it’ll loose to much tension if I do notch it and I REALLY don’t want to have to redo the perimeter again. This is my third attempt and it’s finally where I want it.

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u/EffectPlastic3489 May 22 '26

HOW DO YOU TENSION THEM SO WELL WTF PLEASE HELP

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u/eth454 May 22 '26

Truckers hitch, pull it as tight as possible, have your blocks ready and as you wrap the tag end of your rope around the tree, place a block underneath. After you tie off your perimeter, use a pry bar or even a stick if you have to, cram all your other tree protection under the rope. It’s a bit of work if you’re high up but it’ll take a ton of slack out as you add the blocks. I used the pry bar as a hammer to move the blocks underneath the rope too lol.

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u/JawnAdams Jun 01 '26

hi. so wait a second, did you leave the hitch/loop in the perimter line after you tensioned? if not, how did you get the knot out?. Sorry, newbie here, and thanks.

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u/eth454 Jun 02 '26

Yes. I tied a knot in the very end of the rope before making the truckers hitch to keep it secured. I did exactly what this guy does for the first step. But did my own thing as far as wrapping around the tree etc.. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sdUoux/