Posted by: the-gr8t-waldo
cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps - 05/30/15 04:38 PM
when hiking and was forced to hang my hammock off of trees. the only trees we have are soft woods, and they made a somewhat mess of my tree straps. so I'm back home now, and would love to clean 'em up, rather than toss and make a new set. does anyone have a slick trick to clean? I'd settle on fast hardening as a second...I just hate handling that sticky goo!
Posted by: the-gr8t-waldo
Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps - 05/31/15 12:11 PM
ok, so I got a reply from the hammock forum for this....turns out denatured alcohol dissolves the stuff and does not effect the poly straps. good to know, information
Posted by: bluefish
Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps - 05/31/15 12:16 PM
Spray on wd-40, let sit for a minute. Wipe off with a rag with a little vinegar on it. It's what I use on ropes that get pitched dropping trees.
Posted by: OregonMouse
Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps - 05/31/15 03:38 PM
For clothing, saturating with cooking oil, letting it stand and then using strong detergent seems to do the job (it's a very old remedy; I heard about it in the 1950s), but I'm not sure about those straps.
Posted by: finallyME
Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps - 05/31/15 04:05 PM
I put my straps in a little plastic baggie. I just let them get gooey. It doesn't bother me.