Something to think about ...
In the history of this "hobby", we used to do a lot of things using strips. Window trim, gutter lines, mega-trees, matrix panels, etc. Somewhere along the timeline the mantra of "friends don't let friends use strips" came about. As some of the folks spouting this mantra are considered in the upper echelons of practitioners, most followed this advice. Most.
Now, if you don't tell anyone, we have a "PEX Tree" (16 feet tall with 16 "legs", 3/4" PEX tubing with 30/10 strips inside) that has been in use since 2014. We have replaced several strips along the way, but for the most part they have worked just fine. (It helps that the PEX tubing is mounted in such a way that it cannot move.)
I have often wondered just how much movement they would be able to take, but alas, I followed the group. (It doesn't hurt to be a lemming, once in a while.)