What do you think? Would you hire TreeNet Willy to make a tree net in your backyard? Be sure to follow him on social media to see all the awesome photos and videos of his work-and don't forget to comment here as well! We all hope for your continued growing success! I seriously want to go and make one of these myself now. Luke: Will, thank you so much for telling us about your work! My favorite thing about working at Paracord Planet is hearing about what our cutomers make and what motivates them. The endless smiles from people I've never met before, that's the best part. It's great to be able to spread the love and share my work with others who enjoy it just as much as I do. There's no other feeling like watching someone else fall in love with the small world I've created with these nets. Will: My favorite thing about nets is being able to create a common space that myself and others can enjoy. Luke: One final question: What keeps you creating? Will: The best way to contact me is through my email at I do have a website at and I'm on Instagram and Facebook with much more of my work. At 26 years old and a decade of weaving, there are very few, if any, at the same age with the same treenet experience. Im actually one of the few net weavers that doesn't come from the slackline community, approaching it with my own artistic style and focusing on accessories and the small details of the net. Most are intertwined with the slackline community, the creators of the spacenet. Will: Over the last decade, treenets have created their own small community of weavers all over the nation. Luke: Is there anything else you would like our readers to know about you, your work, treenets, or anything else? It's hands down one of the best feelings in the world to be able to create such a unique experience that so many enjoy. It's amazing how many people find out about these special hangouts. Then the guys in front of me, who we weren't talking to but clearly heard the whole conversation, turned around and started freaking out saying that they've been there too and its one of their favorite places in Durango. I told him that I'm the dude that makes all the treenets around town and he started freaking out. He starting talking about these nets up at the college, Fort Lewis, that he loved to chill in every week. I was waiting in line with my buddies on the huge staircase going up and I recognized a friendly face from my hometown of Durango. Will: One of my favorite net stories was when I was at a concert at Red Rocks. Luke: Wow! Do you have any other good stories about making rope nets? electronic group, Modestep, performed their new single Higher, while suspended over a one hundred foot drop. The net was shipped out to the mountains of Queenstown, New Zealand where the U.K. Together we built a spacenet that was around 20x30ft for Jaegermeister's yearly Ice Cold Gig event. August of 2017, I met up with Brian Mosbaugh and some of the Moab Monkeys. Will: I have had some pretty cool projects in this last year. Luke: What has been your favorite project or client? #SPACENET HAMMOCK FOR FREE#I try to use static rope when I can, but typically I get the dynamic for free from climbing gyms. The backrests and retaining walls require less paracord, but I still go through a few thousand feet wrapping around a 10x10ft grid.Īs far as rope goes, I typically use climbing rope for both the perimeter and for the interior structure of the net. I like to make the holes in the grid small enough, so that someone won't put their hand or foot through the net. A 10x10ft platform would use somewhere around 3-4 thousand feet of paracord. Will: The amount of paracord I use greatly depends on the dimensions of the net, as well as the size and number of backrests/retaining walls. Luke: How much paracord/rope goes into each of these nets? I've only been doing space nets for about a year now, so that number will drastically go up with festivals and other similar events this summer. Will: Over the last ten years, I bet I'm little shy of 100 treenets and close to 50 spacenets. Luke: How many tree nets do you think you have made? My standard triangle spacenets hold 1-2 people and are small enough to put in a backpack and rig up in in various places. I make a standardized spacenet hammock, which has three anchor points where I use ratchets straps to get the net to the proper tension.
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