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    Senior Member LostCause's Avatar
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    Yes. Rope diameter. The fid length is 21 * the diameter of the rope being spliced.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fid

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    Dredging this thread up again since I had been messing with using whoopie sling ridge and tie-outs on my tarp.

    I have lately been incorporating soft shackles, the type with the little pull tab to make for quick/easy use with cold hands wearing gloves.

    The combination works well with whoopies, no knots, hardware or marlin spike hitches.

    I can keep the soft shackle attached to the adjustable end of the whoopie so I don't have to worry about the end getting buried and the soft shackle can easily be released should the whoppie get accidentally cinched all the way up to the end.

    I love the ease of adjustment this system provides. Quick and easy tear down and re-pitch.

    I can pitch the tarp porch mode, but easily re-pitch steep and tight should I need the protection when a storm comes in the middle of the night.

    I also get no tangles anymore. When packing up I just fold the lines in a half three or four times and tie them in a half hitch.

    They unpack clean at the next camp, undo easily. Staking out easy and adjust away.

    So far so good anyway after three nights.

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