Hanging a Play by Hook

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Ever since I saw the strap on the back of the Play, I thought it would be convenient to be able to hang the Play from a hook. If you’re commonly using the Play in your backyard, or anywhere really that’s not it’s charging home, and don’t want place on a surface, a hook is a good option.

The main problem with this is that the strap is 90% degrees the wrong direction. Using that with typical hook is going to have the Play facing the wrong direction, or if against a wall, twist the strap in a way that puts unnecessary strain. Adding a carabiner, or something similar, between the Paly and Hook would fix this issue. However, all the carabiner’s I’ve seen have a curved surface. Maybe not an issue, but that would likely mean the strap doesn’t lay evenly in the carabiner, and puts more strain on the edges of the Play strap rather than evenly across the entire strap.

Perhaps not an issue, and the strap won’t eventually tear, however, I’m wondering if there is a better device out that can be used in between a hook and the Play strap that is easy to use and doesn’t put any strain on the strap?

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craigski

Local Superstar

A reusable velcro/loop and hook cable tidy?

https://www.google.com/search?q=velcro+cable+tidy

AjTrek1

A lot of carabiners have an expanded end as well as the small end. So I don’t see a problem with putting strain on the strap. The only issue I can see is that given the position of the strap and adding a Carabiner the Play may tilt downward with the lower rear edge of the base resting on the back surface to which the hook is attached. I could be wrong as I haven’t tested my theory.

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buzz

Grand Maestro

Searching for “90 degree hooks for hanging” calls up hundreds of hooks. The ones that I scanned through weren’t exactly what I’d use. You could mount the hook on the side of a block of wood to introduce a 90 degree offset. A very quick and cheap “hook” could be built with a pair of angle brackets.

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

Lazy and cheap here, a zip-tie or if I'm feeling fancy a Velcro tie.

Some hook I'd be using often, a bent chunk of brass welding rod left on the hook.

A carabiner doesn’t seem a good option to leave attached to the Play.

Airgetlam

I’ll be honest, I had to look at my Play to understand what you mean. 90 degrees doesn’t mean up or down, it means in one of the other axis.

Would you have preferred a corded / twisted string type connector there? I get the issue. Given that carabiners are sold in many, many sizes, I’m surprised you haven’t found one that works, although I suspect you want a 90 degree (why, oh why isn’t there a shortcut for the degree symbol on iOS’ keyboard?) hook instead. But that’s a whole ‘nuther internet search which I’ll leave to you, sir ;)

Bruce

Airgetlam

Damn you, @melvimbe …here, this might satisfy some curiosity.

Bruce

AjTrek1

Hey @Airgetlam and @melvimbe

Put these on 😂

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Airgetlam

;)

Hopefully, Danny knows I’m teasing…but Amazon does have both 90 degree hooks (again, why, iOS? If memory serves I have to long press something, but it isn’t obvious, and I don’t do it often enough) as well as rotational carabiners…

But he raises a good point.

Bruce

Airgetlam

Ok. Just to drop it here, it’s a long press on the zero key. Not that I’m going to remember that the next time….

Bruce

buzz

Grand Maestro

I couldn’t find the symbol either. I think the degree symbol implies science and science is ‘complicated’. Apple tries to hide ‘complicated’.

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