Tarp Ridgelines using 2 whoopie slings? ANSWERED

[NJHeart2Heart]

Anyone experiment with doing a ridgeline using whoopie slings? I got a little purchase happy with whoopie slings, and have been playing with my ridgelines, so I'm wondering what I can do with the extras (I have 4, 3 have whoopie hooks spliced on).

[HandyRandy]

Some folks use whoopies made from zing it or similar cordage for tarp ground tie outs, or for hammock ridgeline. If I recall correctly, they are going to be tricky to loosen when under tension. Because it’s harder to pull slack from a tarp ridgeline, that might be a PITA.

[dakotaross]

I think its a great idea, just leave your strap larked to the whoopie and clip on the other end of the strap to keep it all together. Or keep'm separate if you want. Only issue could be that it would be harder to get close to the tree given the minimum length on the whoopie (would need to ensure enough tree spacing). I guess with the hooks, you'd want a loop on the strap to connect to, or else on the tarp ring, adding a little extra length.

Edit: ah, forgot about the tension thing, as you don't have slack like you would with a hammock hung at a decent angle; I've had to hang at a real shallow angle before and the whoopies were hard to disengage. However, disconnection at the clip or hooks should still work fine, if a little tight.

[Brooklyn]

It's an interesting idea. Please try it out and report back.

[TrailSlug]

This will work fine as long as you do not run into a minimum distance issue with the whoopies. Depending on the bury they will have a minimum usable range other than that they should work.

[DutchConch]

I thought it was a good idea too. I also had extra whoopies just laying around doing nothing. So I tried it. It was difficult to get them tight enough and then it was hard to loosen it under pressure. I have had good succes with using just one whoopie and then dutchware on the other end that I can get nice and tight and then loosen under pressure.

[NJHeart2Heart]

Good thoughts all. I did think about the tensioning issue, especially loosening up, as I had that problem with suspending my bridge hammock.
Yeah, I might just play with it a bit and see what I can do.
Thanks for the further inspiration to give it a try and report back

[Shug]

I tried it a couple times. Found them hard to loosen if you like a good tight tarp ridgeline pitch.
Shug

[Humneso]

My issue with whoopie slings on a hammock is that they limit how close you can be to the trees. Sometimes I'll just attach a tree strap directly to the CL, just letting the WS hang because of that issue. I think that may be even more pronounced with a tarp. Being that a tarp doesn't bear nearly as much weight, my main tarp ridgeline setup is a simple loop on one end, with a trucker's hitch on the other to tighten it, with the tart attached via prusics.

[HandyRandy]

Also no mechanical advantage, which is a big disadvantage for this application. A UCR makes a great adjustable hammock ridgeline if you are looking for a place to use your cordage.