Originally Posted by
DrPhun
“Lots of people hang regularly on 7/64" whoopies with 8" bury for the eye splice and the adjustable bury. I don't think I've ever read about any failures.“
So have you ever looked at the Eno Helios suspension? I have a set. It is like a weird corporate designed whoopie sling. The cord looks like 7/64” or 1/8” Amsteel. The bury on the adjustable loop is only about 3”. The bury on the eye is 4”only and is stitched all the way. Why would they do that? Supposing it is rational (it doesn’t have to be) perhaps they want the adjustable loop to slip before anything breaks? And the bury on the fixed loop is made to be stronger than the adjustable loop, with no chance it can work loose so the stitching, and plus maybe for customer confidence? I have not had it slip. The conclusion I make from this is that the Amsteel has much more strength than we need at over 1500 lbs. The longer burys specified are so to match the strength of the cord, but they don’t really need that much strength for our use. It makes you think.
And on the loose end, instead of a backsplice is a heavy metal tube that weighs as much as the cord. Strange!
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