I keep a bundle of rope, as well as 2 hammock straps with my hammocks. Between the two i have been able to hang on any frame.

I have never used a whoope sling, mostly because we are sparse on trees in my part of New Mexico, so i almost always am using a stand of some sort.

Awesome!

And that's annoying about the landlord. Surprisingly, thankfully, my landlord was pretty chill when I had one

He also said our flowers around the trunk were choking the tree.

Sounds perfectly sane. 😬

I have one tree in my yard, but my landlord went ape shit when we put a bird feeder in it, said we would kill the tree. He also said our flowers around the trunk were choking the tree. Anyway, I made a hammock frame from pipes.

Not my photo, but that is the style I made.

I just wrap the line three times around the trunk and tie a bowline. There are other types of knots but that’ll be the easiest and most secure. You can do the same with straps but tying a bowline in straps can be a challenge. I would use a half hitch or two since they’re easier to tie in straps.

Hammock knot? For rope? Got a link? I've heard ropes can hurt the tree, cut into the bark.

These are hammock straps, with loops for length adjustment, like this:

That helps spread the load out so the tree is happier.

I do agree the trunk is best, usually that's all I do. But I was trying to fit 4 hammocks in here. The branches were plenty stout, plus if you keep the angle acute enough, that is, if you're hanging correctly, you can reduce the lateral load, like this:

I see way too many people with bad hang angles, not only does it make it harder to lay diagonally, or even impossible in some cases, it actually increases the load on your straps. Which if they are ropes, is worse for the tree. And if it's an old or undersized rope, they can fail. I did that once, thankfully only a few feet off the ground 😬

You should learn a hammock knot and tie them around the trunk, not the branches. Using the branches will catch you out eventually when one breaks. That’s not fun in the night while sleeping, trust me.

A hammock knot will go around the trunk and uses tension to stay up. Much less likely to break or slip.

It's a little tricky, but you climb them like a ladder. The key is opening the top hammock wide before climbing into it, so you don't roll out. Also helps if your hang angle isn't too obtuse, which would make it easier to roll out of.

Basically if you keep them close enough in height relative to each other, and you use a normal proper hang angle, you can climb right up and in.

That said, my wife won't do it, doesn't trust herself to not fall. So if you feel uncomfortable, definitely don't try it.

How do you get to the top hammock? And more importantly, how do you get down?