Its the lightest and smallest splicable line for whoopie slings available today. American arborist supplies, 882 south matlack street, unit a west chester, pa 19382 call 18004418381, fax. Fold material over as shown above and attach hook and loop. A pair of dd readymade whoopie slings provide the lightest and most compact suspension for your hammock. So, since i got so much positive feedback on my previous videos, i figured id make a video and show you my process. Dd hammocks also sell dyneema braid, and their price is the. Whoopie slings are generally made with amsteel cord. Making big whoopie slings for heavier hammock hangers. If you select dutchware whoopie hooks, we install them on the whoopie and it provides an instant connection to the channel loops of your bias hammock. I meant to say bead splicing amsteel to craft a set of whoopie slings. I should mention that the whoopie hook is designed to be used with 764. Of course, i also cut weight with my new whoopie sling suspension system too.
Apr, 2012 i should mention that the whoopie hook is designed to be used with 764. Depending on arm length, size sling by adjusting the hook and loop on the inside of the sling. I recently upgraded my suspension system to use tree hugger straps and whoopie slings. Flemished eye splice, not a texas tucked or turn back eye splice. On this picture the loop at the left side is done this way, and you can see the portion where the cord is fed inside itself at the top. Whoopee slings feature an adjustable loop with a fixed eye at one end. Make a mark on the short length at a distance of 1x the diameter of the rope away from the newly formed eye. The samson documentation invariably lists amsteel blue as a class 212strand product, but that documentation often does not include the 764 size because it is too small for the marine and industrial use that samson caters to. Simply put, a whoopie sling is a rope designed with an adjustable loop. The hammock alone in its original shape weighed 11. Splicing fixed eye amsteel and amsteel blue whoopie slings have a break strength of 70% of the published average rope break strength.
Position open sling on affected arm and secure strap around neck. I switched from the adjustable webbing suspension for a few reasons, although the webbing suspension worked great and was super easy to use it is a little lighter but not alot so no real big gain there. These whoopie slings are made from 764 silver amsteel, which consists of braided dyneema. Buy whoopie slings tree climbing gear northern arb. Doug is correct, a whoopie sling is formed with a single piece of hollow core braided ropeusually amsteel or dynaglide to form an adjustable loop. Adjustable 764 amsteel cord, spliced with a fixed loop on one end and a fully adjustable loop on the other, giving you a tremendous amount of control over the hang of your hammock. Tom sawa provides shoulder immobilization and controlled range. Smaller line, like dynaglide, will work, but even with the larger amsteel, be sure to inspect the line for abrasion before any hang. Categories equipment, hammock suspension tags amsteel, dd hammocks, hammock suspension, light weight, whoopie sling leave a comment post navigation. They are made from amsteel or dyneema rope which is amazingly strong stuff. Whoopie slings function much like a chinese finger trap, they easily adjust and weigh next to nothing. Adjustable length is roughly from 40cm to 180cm per sling giving you plenty of room to choose suitable trees.
All of our whoopie slings feature a clear plastic safety bead on the adjustable loop to prevent pullthrough. Just to the right of that is the exit of the whoopie bury. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Admittedly, the phrase whoopie sling sounds intriguing. The video below shows whoopie slings being fitted to a hammock, and shows how easy it is to adjust their length. It doesnt take much adjustment to change the way your hammock hangs, so be conservative. Amsteel blue line, both for the whoopie sling and for the loop that is attached to the hammock. A whoopie sling makes use of this hollowness to take the end of the cord, open up a hole somewhere down the cord and stick it in. One end of the rope passes through the core of the sling so when the load is added to it, its core becomes tight and firm around the rope inside. Attach a fid to the otherfar end of the rope the end with yellow tape in the photos and pass it through the centre of the rope at the mark made in. With a 10 foot hammock i need about 15 feet of space between the trees. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. Its basically a long whoopie sling that gives you a range of adjustment between 81 and 116.
Lighter, small zinc or galvanized nut, 2 or so of craft. The whoopie sling works by wrapping the sling around the trunk of a tree or a heavy load bearing limb and pulling the end of the rope within the sling through a spliced choker. Donjoy soft shoulder bracing this functional shoulder brace designed by dr. I took the setup on a 6 day trip to the boundary waters and it worked great. Ive been using both types of slings and have likes and dislikes with each.
Im trying to find a good picture of my setup but the whoopie sling i use is 764 diameter breaking strength around 1900 pounds and it just. Polyester webbing tree huggers rated up to 1,500 pounds 2 black toggles 2 6 ft 764 amsteel blue whoopie slings rated up to 1,600 pounds 1 2. By adjusting the size of the eye in the rope through the choker the user is able to adjust the length of the sling. Whoopie sling adjustable rope slings blairs arborist. A whoopie sling for hammock camping a whoopie sling is an easily adjustable rope sling designed for tree pruning or tree removal. The whoopie sling derates the rope by no more than 5% so you can be certain these will give you years of service with no knots to tie. Final adjustment offers 26 feet of flexibility on each whoopie sling. Dec 04, 2012 this whoopie sling can be adjusted from short to long in just seconds and is often used by riggers to anchor a block or friction device to a tree. The average strength rating of 764 amsteel blue is 1600 pounds. Whoopie slings make adjusting the hang height of your hammock super quick and easy and no knots are required. But, in favor of the whoopie, and lumberjack helped me to realize this, in tension, the loopie can slip and adjust, but the whoopie, when under tension, in no way can.
These whoopie slings are made with 764 samson rope amsteel blue in a variety of lengths and colors. Buy whoopie slings tree climbing gear northern arb supplies. Chafing sleeves in the loadbearing eye and the body of the sling help protect against abrasion. This article is within the scope of wikiproject forestry, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the profession and science of forestry on wikipedia. Hook full length sling loop classic arm sling, universal classic arm. Sign up to get notified when this product is back in stock. Just select your diameter, length, and color above. Jun 07, 2011 doug is correct, a whoopie sling is formed with a single piece of hollow core braided ropeusually amsteel or dynaglide to form an adjustable loop. The new wave in suspension is a thing called a whoopie sling. Hey guys, ive been slowly tinkering as i make my first diy bridge hammock, and to complete the suspension i needed to make a pair of whoopie slings. The faint mark on the far left is the end of the bury for the fixed eye loop. Adjustable lifting slings allow snug lifting control and minimize the number of fixed length slings required. It also shows how incredibly easy it is to adjust the whoopie slings length.
Adjustable whoopie and loopie slings wesspur tree equipment. A whoopie sling is an easily adjustable rope sling designed for tree pruning or tree removal. In a whoopie, the load, in a straight pull is brought down on just one leg of rope, so here you begin with the strength of the rope, then subtract any loss caused from the splice. Dd hammocks also sell dyneema braid, and their price is the lowest weve found in the uk email us if you find cheaper. With one fixed eye and one adjustable, marlow whoopie slings are manufactured using a unique multibraided construction for improved durability without the need for pu coating. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Description premade amsteel whoopie sling for use in gathered end hammock suspension. Offering a variety of uses from an anchor sling, to a mounting sling, even a balancing sling. It sounds like it would involve a willing partner and a safe word as one backpacking light contributor put it. Most find their comfort around 100 so thats a good starting point. The problem is that my whoopie slings are about 3ft long at their minimum length. Constructed with a large spliced eye the multisling can be easily choked on to a product and when tying knots the splice is located behind the knot instead of. Most of the best trees id find were probably about 1015 feet apart so the whoopies were useless. We use 764 inch amsteel to make a whoopie sling with a great range of adjustability.
Loopie slings are adjustable continuous loop slings made from samson tenex rope that makes knotless rigging possible. Whoopie sling completed products whoopie sling an adjustable lifting sling with a permanent eye spliced in one end, and an adjustable eye at the other end to accommodate a wide range of lifting requirements. Attach a fid to the otherfar end of the rope the end with yellow tape in the photos and pass it through the centre of the rope at the mark made in the. The material is extremely durable and has a strength rating comparable to that of steel but weighs a fraction of what steel does and even floats. One of the most popular uses of this sling is to attach a block at the top of the tree without having to tie a knot. Whoopie slings american arborist supplies, tree care. Slings slgs single leg blp100 single leg sling with standard eyes each end blp101 single leg sling with standard eye one end and thimble eye other end blp102 single leg sling with thimble eye each end length feet in features. A whoopie sling and maybe 56 of webbing is going to weigh so much less and take up so much less room than your 8mm rope, its going to stretch less, is more adjustable, and is better for the trees. Connect the power cable set up your slingbox m1 connect the ir emitter cable recommended connect an ethernet cable.
Features a permanent eye splice at one end and an adjustable eye at the other adapts to varying loads fitted lifting control. Wrap the tree hugger around the tree, put the whoopie sling through the sewn end loop on the tree hugger, and hook the hook onto the continuous loop. Whoopie slings are adjustable in length so that one sling can do the job of many. Reflective material snags easily and creates a rough spots on the surface. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
The 764 commonly used for whoopie slings, has only eight strands, but diameters beyond that have twelve. A free sewing project from fabric editions to download for a hip sling bag. Whoopie slings are designed for knotless rigging as one of the eyes is adjustable but the other is fixed in place. This whoopie sling can be adjusted from short to long in just seconds and is often used by riggers to anchor a block or friction device to a tree. The video below shows how to make your own whoopie slings.
Makes a great addition to a suspension system, whether you use toggles, carabiners or soft shackles. Specs product details color silver, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue material dyneema fiber diameter 764 overall length 6 ft lead length 8 weight 20 g. This is an easy sewing project that is prequilted using a basic quilting pattern perfect for beginners. Pros most inexpensive whoopie slings on the intraweps. City sling bag free pdf download from fabric editions, inc. The following video shows how you can attach a whoopie sling to your hammock replacing the rope it came with. You can buy whoopie slings from companies like dd hammocks, or if you wish make your own. I wont go into a great deal of detail about how to make them as it is very thoroughly documented on, such as this thread. The hollow core rope acts as a constrictor on the piece fed through itself much like a chinese finger trap. Sep 05, 2016 you can buy whoopie slings from companies like dd hammocks, or if you wish make your own. Classic arm sling, universal classic arm sling, universal. Feb 07, 2016 a whoopie sling and maybe 56 of webbing is going to weigh so much less and take up so much less room than your 8mm rope, its going to stretch less, is more adjustable, and is better for the trees. From what im reading i need 30 ft of amsteel for 2 15 foot whoopie slings for my hammock.
Cons i got the black ones, and they have some kind of coating that comes off on my hands. This gets incorporated into your hammock suspension at the hammocksuspension connection. We recommend these for use with any of our hammocks and advise a weight limit of 150kg. In the video i make them out of some bright green dynaglide, but you can follow the instructions. This video will instruct you on the assembly of your own whoopie sling. Its a 12strand single braid that has a great strengthtoweight ratio. The innovative, technologically advanced design combines soft, breathable fabric with thermoformed padding for cool, lightweight comfort and optimal donjoy.
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