First time swinging.

[nunzionuk]

I am going camping over easter, and hope to use my new hammock. BUT I am unsure what knot to use to connect the hammock to the Karabiners

I have know how to connect the tree huggers and woopie slings.

Any help is welcome, and will likely save me from a painful drop

Dan

 

[udamiano]

get four of these

http://www.needlesports.com/Catalog...lay-Abseil-Ascent/Abseil/Rap-Ring-OME-RAPRING

two for each crab

take the hammock rope and once around both rings and then on the next turn put the rope between the rings, the weight on the rings will keep the rope from coming out of the rings and allow for easy hight adjustment

have a look at this link to a youtube tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iJTjful66M

 

[nunzionuk]

Isn't this what the whoopie slings are for?

Am just looking for a knot to tie the black webbing that is on the hammock already to tie to the karabiners that the whoopie slings connect too.

 

[spandit]

I'd use a Frost knot (and have done in the past on my hammock tapes before I switched to soft shackles) - it's a secure tape knot which leaves a neat loop at the end for attaching to the carabiner. You won't be able to undo the loop afterwards, mind (well you might, but you'll need tools!)

Dead easy to tie:

http://www.student.virginia.edu/~brmrg/knots/FTL/frost.html

 

[nunzionuk]

Thank you spandit that is what I was after.

Also thank udamiano, the rings look good

 

[spandit]

These rings are a bit cheaper: http://www.ddhammocks.com/product/hammockrings

 

[Shewie]

Why don't you take the black webbing out and thread the fixed end of your whoopie through the channel instead?

 

[Teepee]

Why don't you take the black webbing out and thread the fixed end of your whoopie through the channel instead?

What he said....

 

[spandit]

Why don't you take the black webbing out and thread the fixed end of your whoopie through the channel instead?

In a lark's foot/head knot - no reason I couldn't do that with mine and remove the soft shackles for use elsewhere