I haven't bought any whoopie slings yet, and now that I've seen this, I may never buy any pre-made. The process looks a lot simpler than I would have imagined. Thanks for doing this!
I haven't bought any whoopie slings yet, and now that I've seen this, I may never buy any pre-made. The process looks a lot simpler than I would have imagined. Thanks for doing this!
I bet picture hanging wire would work fairly well too if it was thick enough. Yeah I added a link in the description to my other video showing the tapering. But you did it right, and what a difference it makes right? I tried to skip it the first few times I made things, but its crucial. Once you get the basics of how to do it easily you make just about anything. Let me know if there's anything else you want to see how to make.
I bought some pre-made stuff before I figured out how to do it myself, and everything was made extremely well (very exact, no stress signs, made to manufacturer specs). But once you get the process down and use the right tools, you can make things at the same quality level.
You've started something now..........the whoopie slings are done, so I've now made 2 soft shackle carabiners as well!!!!
The secret is definitely in tapering the ends, once you've done that it pulls through really easy.........here in the UK I'm paying £1 per metre for amsteel, there aren't many suppliers at the moment.
Does anybody know of an alternative???
the cost of the USED hammock was certainly the least expensive item in this game
after reading about WHOOPIES i went on the search for the Amsteel & threads on how to make some of these cool accessories
150' @ 28¢, a couple rings, a couple longer straps, a couple, a couple, a couple.............
and, of course, the list goes on
this video & the one on the SAMSON website were/are INVALUABLE!!!
once the simple, did i say SIMPLE, tricks are mastered the production of these parts becomes a game & the results are a WIN/WIN deal
i have now removed one of the covers that surrounds the connection point on my hammock and am making a set of ring replacements for the ropes
the ring will just barely stick out of the end of the hammock & i will attach my WHOOPIES to them
this should allow any water to drip off the rings as well as allowing me to separate the hammock from a wet suspension system, for storage
for anyone who may be in doubt about doing this stuff yourself, DON'T BE!!!
THIS IS FUN!!!
as well as being productive
sw
"we are the people our parents warned us about" jb
steve
Just finished building a pair of whoopies for my WBRR. Thank you so much for posting this video. It was easy and actually quite enjoyable. I will be hanging on these tonight. Thanks again.
Life is short and then it's forever..
just an update on my success...
i hung my new system, this week & it worked as intended
a couple adjustments was all it took, to make everything level/the desired angle
that being said/done, i took a little time to play with a 40" piece of 7/64th Amsteel
i spliced a 2" loop in each end of the piece, w/ a 6" bury of tapered tail
i used the double pass thru in the process
once finished, i used it to link my grandson's 1-ton dually to my Jeep & towed it across the pasture
I AM CONVINCED THIS PROCESS IS STRONG ENOUGH!!!
thanks, again for the VERY CLEAR/INFORMATIVE VIDEO
sw
"we are the people our parents warned us about" jb
steve
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