When it's cold I HATE trying to unlock my line from the wasps. Secures too well. Flies are much easier.Originally Posted by Brewguy
When it's cold I HATE trying to unlock my line from the wasps. Secures too well. Flies are much easier.
I agree about the wasps locking in pretty tight and have found pulling the line from the hook portion first makes it release a lot better. I use the same technique to release fleaz that I have on the stake tie outs.
That is a good point. We mostly get out in the cold and I find tying knots is horrible. Sounds like one hook and one fly would do what I need, then just keep my prussic loops on the tarp like I have now. Thanks for all the tips, some times there are so many options it is hard to make sense of what you need.
One thing nobody pointed out is that with Stingers you are less likely to walk off and leave a ridgeling attached to the tree.I have yet to do it but have come close so I make sure to use YELLOW zingit as my ridge line.
My current favorite setup is Yellow 2.2 zingit with 3 prussics on it,a wasp,and a Dutch hook.The prussic nearest the hook end is used to make a V for the hammock straps,then likewise on the other end with the wasp.After that I simply slide the tarp with the two remaining prussics into position and stake it down.I have always locked the wasp at the tail but am going to try the "head lock" next time to see it that would be easier to do in cold weather.
I use Nama Claws to secure the doors of my SuperFly at the corners.Works great!
Ditto. I also have one setup with a tarpfly and the wasp is far superior. I will say if you use a WB tarp or any tarp that has split rings for the RL tieout you can skip the soft shackle and just do straight prusiks.
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I think you guys just talked me out of getting a wasp. I've been using the flies with no problem. They are just tiny to fiddle with cold hands or gloves. Wasps were just a tad bigger. I secure the other end with a Nite-ize mini biner to a continuous ridgeline. The tarp is on prusik knots so I can center it quickly over the hammock. Works well for me so far. No slipping on 1.8 line.
I am so glad I saw this post as I was about to buy a new CRL with wasp and Dutch hook from Dutchware. My current one is several years old and is starting to fray.
I use flyz on each end to tie up my tarps but use the CRL for other reasons in camp (i.e. candle lanterns and such).
Last weekend when I was out on the N. Georgia AT, I woke up and it was just near freezing. I could not for the life of me get the wasp to unlock from the line. I was about to cut it down when I gave it one last tug and it let go. Now that I know it was cold weather-related, I will only use it in warmer weather.
The temperature has nothing to do with how well the Wasp secures. You'll experience the same issue in warm weather. It's just that it sucks even more having to deal with it in cold weather with cold hands.
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I have not seen anything, but may have just missed it...has anyone tried to modify a wasp to release more easily? That's about where I am at, and would appreciate any tips or suggestions (even if it is, "don't do it, you'll just ruin the wasp").
Dutch has reccommended using a flat-blade screwdriver to pry upward on the "wing" a little. I'd probably try making very small, incremental adjustments.
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