I picked up some cheap Polypropylene cord at Lidl the other day, 1.7 and 2mm. Thought I might use it as guy-lines for my tarp.
I decided to make some adjustable guys and a whoopee sling seemed ideal, except for the fact that a 12' length of cord only made a 6' maximum guy. So, I thought I would experiment with using the whoopee sling the "wrong" way round, by splicing a loop on the running end of the sling (as well as the normal one on the standing end).
When using the "wrong" loop, it was a little more slippy, so I increased the size of the threaded-through part by a couple of inches, that gave it enough friction.
The big advantage of doing this is that I can use it two ways. In conventional mode it adjusts from about a foot long to 6', then in "wrong" mode it adjusts from 6' out to 10' 6" (not bad from a 12' length); making for a very adaptable guy-line.
Sorry if this is old hat, but I searched and Googled and not found any reference to using whoopee slings this way.
I decided to make some adjustable guys and a whoopee sling seemed ideal, except for the fact that a 12' length of cord only made a 6' maximum guy. So, I thought I would experiment with using the whoopee sling the "wrong" way round, by splicing a loop on the running end of the sling (as well as the normal one on the standing end).
When using the "wrong" loop, it was a little more slippy, so I increased the size of the threaded-through part by a couple of inches, that gave it enough friction.
The big advantage of doing this is that I can use it two ways. In conventional mode it adjusts from about a foot long to 6', then in "wrong" mode it adjusts from 6' out to 10' 6" (not bad from a 12' length); making for a very adaptable guy-line.
Sorry if this is old hat, but I searched and Googled and not found any reference to using whoopee slings this way.
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