Quote Originally Posted by Mustardman View Post
The main reason I didn't splice a fixed eye is that it requires a longer bury, meaning the whoopie sling bury will be pushed further from the hammock, and the minimum distance between trees is larger. I buried the tail from the overhand purely for aesthetic reasons, and it was only two inches of tail at the most.
Okay, thanks. That satisfies my curiosity and I knew you had very good reason.