Hello, it is great to have found this site. I have more questions than answers. A huge 300 year old oak tree has fallen in my yard Using cargo net as safety nettin between the trunk & limbs, I am going to transform the tree into a colossal jungle gym.
I would appreciate any suggestions on how to construct & attach the netting between the spaces. The trunk is 4 ft in diameter, rises in an arch approx 15 ft high with a 60 ft span. There are large limbs that arch out from it along its sides. The concept is to build irregular shaped cargo nets attached to the trunk & limbs.
I am thinking of spacing eyebolts 12 inches apart along the sides of the trunk & limbs. Tie a length of rope to one eyebolt on the tree and run it to the limb eyebolt directly across from it and tie it there. In weaving terms, the ropes connecting the trunk & the limbs would be the warp. The ropes running parrallel to the trunk & limbs would be the weave. Starting at the rope closest to where the tree & limb meet begin the first weave would run 12 inches off the trunk and the second would run 12 inches off the limb. The weaving would continue in a 12 inch fan pattern untill the gap was full.
I am considering 3/4 inch polypropylene over 3/4 manilla rope for durability.
Andre, the pictues you posted of the cargo net interior splices are helpful. Do you have any of the examples of the splice where the weave ends at the last rope.
Thanks, JB