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    Alternative whoopee sling with fixed loops on both ends?

    I remember seeing a new way to do whoopee slings that involved two pieces of amsteel rope, each with a fixed loop at one end. One was shorter than the other, and the long one was buried through the shorter one, so instead of having a big open variable size loop, you essentially have a fixed loop on both ends of a variable length of rope. Has anyone made something like this? Youtube videos anywhere? Im looking at improving the suspension on my hammock chair, and a fixed loop might be easier to deal with.
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    I believe they are called ucr"s utility constrictor rope, much has been said about them here on the forums.
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    okay thanks... I knew I read something about them before, but just couldn't remember the name. I needed something different for the adjustable ridge line on my hennessy as well, because once the variable loop gets drawn down in the hammock end under a little tension, its almost impossible to adjust. Since I switched out my original suspension for whoopies, my mosquito net droops too much, instead of being drawn out straight by the tie-outs. On my last trip it was actually touching my face.
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