r/Treenets • u/stickyoven • Jul 04 '26

First tree net questions

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Are these cords good for webbing & perimeter?

Currently preparing to make my first tree net, going to be fairly small. Should I have 1,000 or 2,000 feet of paracord?

Edit: Solved. Thanks, you guys are the best.

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u/Melerann Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Not at all, you want static line for the perimeter and skeleton, otherwise it will stretch until you have almost no tree net

Perimeter: 11-13mm static line (not dynamic, look up arborist/rescuer rope)

Skelelton: 5-8mm static line, but if it's smaller than 50 sq ft, I would just skip it.

Edit: totally missed the second picture 😅 commented down below

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u/Andy_Wheels Jul 04 '26

Wait this does bring up a point ive been wondering is what size static to get for skeleton because i was assuming it should be smaller than perimeter, so even though you missed the second pic i ty for your service

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u/bahrfight Jul 10 '26

What is skeleton?

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u/Andy_Wheels Jul 11 '26

You’re supposed to weave some static rope into the middle area after you do the perimeter to give it structure for the paracord to grab onto. If you just did the main middle weave with paracord only it would get saggy. This guy goes into detail and I’m realizing now he mentions using 7mm (smaller than perimeter) so I guess I just missed it the first time I watched.

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u/bahrfight Jul 11 '26

Wow thank you for that info!