What the whoopie?!

[PTDan]

Hello wonderful people ( always start with a compliment when you're after something ) can anyone explain to me how the whoopie sling system works? I'm a bit confused and couldn't find a video that goes in to detail. I'm using a webbing system which leads to a ring and so forth to the hammock. Any replies will be greatly appreciated

Diolch yn fawr pobol!

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Its a length of amsteel (incredibly strong synthetic rope) with a fixed eye at one end (for your hammock gather) with a larger loop the other end that feeds back in on its-self for a section - so as to constrict under tension. Without tension it simply slides longer/shorter by hand.

It makes for a very strong, quick adjusting suspension that needs no pre-stretch, for those of us that forget to (that'll be me)

Hope that helps

Yaygoo aygar weygelcaygommon.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...EMeUaPQDOaW2QW6uYGoDg&ved=0CEEQ9QEwAQ&dur=476

 

[PTDan]

That's amazing. Thank you so much. And super fast too : )

 

[The Big Lebowski]

No problemo

If you do decide to go for them, have a look at Dutchware tree straps with Ti buckles. Your whoopie sling simply fastens
over these (instead of a toggle) and your done.

I can hang in around 2 minutes and have tarp, UQ, bag and brew on in less than 10.

 

[copper_head]

Woopie slings were a revelation to me, highly reccomended!

 

[PTDan]

Gentlemen I am converted. Such a simple design. One last question, what if you wanted a drip lign?

 

[copper_head]

Gentlemen I am converted. Such a simple design. One last question, what if you wanted a drip lign?

You wont be disappointed

The end of the free line on your woopie works as a drip line, I also have caribiners to attach my hammock to its suspension. These act as storm rings which is another way of breaking the path of water ingress, plus you can clip your UQ or storage bags etc to them.

I learnt a huge amount about all this by watching Shug's videos on Youtube. He has a playlist on his channel called 'Hammock how to, for noobs and what-nots'.

[video=youtube;d7NZVqpBUV0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7NZVqpBUV0&list=PLB87 52777861C2AA8[/video]

 

[Filterhoose]

Use two krabs, simples

Windy

 

[resnikov]

Loose the krabs and use soft shackles. Lots of info on here about they. Cannot link it as on my phone

 

[mountainm]

Just loop the fixed eye end of the whoopie through the hammock channel instead of the cord and larks head it in place. The tail of the whoopie works as a drip line.

 

[PTDan]

Thank you all for your responses. Makes me wonder why they don't supply whoopie slings in the first place. They clearly are superior

 

[Tank]

Thank you all for your responses. Makes me wonder why they don't supply whoopie slings in the first place. They clearly are superior

Works for some but not others. Plus if they supplied them with the hammocks how would they make more money selling mods.

 

[tartanferret]

I'm using a webbing system which leads to a ring and so forth to the hammock.

You can still use your rings should you wish. By using a continuous loop of amsteel on the ends of your hammock, It's just a 12" loop that allows you to bring the drip rings closer to the hammock.


Really easy to make..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8AgxuJ9sew

And cheap too..http://www.ddhammocks.com/product/amsteelblue

Or you can buy them..http://ukhammocks.co.uk/shop/articl...pUHM5LNZ0GisRRbmGJq0&shop_param=cid=3&aid=55&

 

[mountainm]

Wow, didn't know DD were doing it that cheap, free post too.

 

[Hog On Ice]

If you don't like using the Dutch buckle or a marlinspike hitch to hang the whoopie sling onto just get/make the whoopie slings with a Dutch whoopie hook instead of the bead in the big adjustable loop, put a shortish continuous loop on the end of the hammock, tie the whoopie sling fixed eye to the tree strap, then just hook and unhook the whoopie hock to attach and detach the suspension - no MSH, no Dutch buckle, and no whoopie sling falling off the MSH while adjusting the length

note I have no association with Dutchware or Dutch other than having camped with him a time or two in the somewhat distant past and currently I don't use any of his hardware bits for my suspension - I have moved on to UCRs larksheaded to the hammocks which are removed by loosening up the larkshead from the end of the hammock - I have found this approach to be the lightest usable approach for me.