After I had them lying around for weeks, I finally got around to exchanging the webbing of my WBBB with the Whoopie slings. It was much easier than I had thought
When selecting the slings, I went with 8 foot tree huggers, to be able to use larger trees as well. Up to now I haven't had the chance to hang in many different locations, but in the backyard, the only space to hang is between two beams that are supporting the balcony. Naturally, those don't have a huge diameter. With the webbing suspension, different diameters haven't been a problem. However, with the whoopie slings I cannot adjust the tree huggers. At the moment, I solved the problem by putting the tree hugger around the beam several times to shorten it. This is a bit laborious, and it makes adjusting the height difficult.
I have a couple of ideas how to solve the problem - but not sure if they are workable or safe.
1. Can I simply tie a loop into the tree hugger to use this to attach the carabiner too? Or will this weaken the webbing?
2. A good solution would also be a prussik on the tree hugger; this way I could easily shorten or lengthen the webbing. But will this weaken the webbing? And is the prussik strong enough for the weight? Will it hold on webbing anyway?
3. I could also sew additional loops into the webbing. But that is quite a bit of work. It would also be permanent and the distance between the loops would of course not be adjustable.
I wonder why the tree huggers are permanently fixed to the whoopie sling - does it save a lot of weight to make it permanent as opposed to be removable?
Otherwise I love the ease with with I can adjust the whoopie slings! It's so much easier than with the webbing (although they are more versatile).
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