Whipping Failure aka now I get it

So as I slowly sat down into my 11 oz Hennessy clone yesterday to figure out the tie outs on my underquilt, I heard and felt a "pop pop pop" noise by my head. Expecting to see shredded 1.1 oz nylon, I discovered that somehow the whipping on the head end of my hammock had failed. About 20 inches of folded material was dangling in the slight breeze.

15 minutes later I had refolded and re whipped (more securely now I hope), but suffice it to say I now get why Hennessy punches a hole through the material with a hot nail.... but I still didn't do it myself.

I am curious if anybody else has had this happen to them. Cheers,

Logan

I have only had my whipping fail on my speer clones when I'm in a hurry and do not hem the end seams, or do not tie a not in the end. But I sure do know how it feels :(

A few people have had the whipping slip. It's a pretty easy fix. How are you whipping the hammock: Sheet bend knot, wrapping cord or string, or using wire ties?

it sounds like the material slipped through. Did you have the hemed edge on the outside? Did you have all of the ends on the outside of the whipping? I had that happen when some of the edge was on the wrong side of the whipping.

Good for you buddy...nice to see you involved in a cool new hobby and trial and error; it's been great talking to you about this stuff over the phone too. Props for going public with the confession- hope it was a gentle touchdown!
Keep tryin and fryin till it's all worked out...
christian

So what I never did was roll hem the ends of my hammock. I sewed the "tube" and called it good. I have made the hammock so that I have an interior and exterior loop on each end (adjustable ridgeline on one end and ring buckle on the other). In between the two knots, I have whipped the ends like crazy using roughly 6 feet of tightly wrapped cord. There is about 1/2 inch of fabric sticking out the end when I'm done.

I suppose that if I suffer such a misfortune again, I'll sew the ends shut, effectively creating a rolled hem. Thanks for the thoughts.

Logan