Floral wire worked really well as a fish tool for me, at least with 7/64" line. And, it's readily available in department and craft stores, and it's inexpensive.
Floral wire worked really well as a fish tool for me, at least with 7/64" line. And, it's readily available in department and craft stores, and it's inexpensive.
I thought of a neat trick to prevent your finish end loop from getting sucked into the line. Use a tooth pick inside the loop as you tighten it. The loop won't go inside and it will stay rather small.
This is THE BEST video out there for learning to make whoopies. I made my first pair last night using the D string off of my acoustic (I use 12s on my acoustic). Thanks to this video it was a breeze. The only thing I'll change is next time I'll probably use the B string because it's not wound. It seemed like the winding coming loose at the crease I made in the string was catching threads on the inside while I was making the bury. Thanks for helping out a true beginner.
I had to laugh at myself the last time I made a pair or whoopie slings. I was at Boy Scout Camp with my son and left my good fid at home. I tried a variety of items taped to the end of the running end of the amsteel and just managed to get my self royally frustrated. After a couple of hours I eventually gave up.
Then I had to run home for a meeting and grabbed a piece of wire from a little 12V LED light fixture... really thin, like maybe 16 gauge (if I remember correctly). simply folding the wire over the thinned running end of the amsteel and twisting it tight I was done with both whoopie slings in about 3 minutes.
If ever there is a job that screams for using the correct tools, this is it.
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Whoopie slings are so yesterday....
Check out Dutch's new speed hook. It eliminates half of the Amsteel and the need for a whoopie.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...chwaregear-com
Hey now, idk if they'll ever replace whoopies. Maybe for the gram counters. I'll stick with my whoopies and Dutchware strap buckles.
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Originally Posted by Thumbs
Whoopie slings are so yesterday....
Check out Dutch's new speed hook. It eliminates half of the Amsteel and the need for a whoopie.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...chwaregear-com
Nooooo...I just ordered 75ft of amsteel. After watching the video I got all excited to replace my stock hammock stuff and make some continuous loops and even tons of soft shackles!!! But these are pretty cool too. But for the cost it's still worth buying a bit more amsteel. And the weight is really negligible too. But still an awesome looking product.
You can never have too much amsteel. You'll go through 75 feet in no time.
Preach it!
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Can anyone direct me to a video or other instruction for correcting an impatient pull through of a whoopie sling? Argh!
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