does any one use whoopie slings on tarp suspensions?

**stevebo** · 08-13-2011, 23:07

does any one use whoopie slings on tarp suspensions? what about guy lines? If so, do you still use amsteel? what size? Thanks for the info!

**Alamosa** · 08-13-2011, 23:19

They would not be very effective. The tarp needs to be pulled tight. A whoopie sling will hold at the length you set, but you can not really use it to apply tension to the line.

They work well on hammocks because the tension is added when you enter it after the whoopie length is set.

**JasonJones** · 08-13-2011, 23:20

I use shock corded whoopies on my tarp guy lines. They are the small amsteel stuff so I could splice ends in and make them without knots. (except the shock cord has a double fishermans to make a loop). They work great and are easy to make too.

I'm not sure how well the whoopies would work as a ridgeline as they don't stretch, you might not be able to loosen them up once sinched up.

Make your fixed loop end on the amsteel with a locked brummel. Then make your shock cord loop inside the fixed loop. The other end of the shock cord is captured on the amsteel by just passing the amsteel through itself over the shock cord. Then make your bury for the adjustable end of the whoopie. No fancy knots or zipties etc, just simple and they work great.

**kayak karl** · 08-13-2011, 23:22

i use whoopies made of zing-it for tarp pull outs.

**olddog** · 08-14-2011, 10:09

Whoopies made out of braided mason's twine.

**Alamosa** · 08-14-2011, 10:52

So how are you applying the tension to the line and tarp? Are you simply pulling it taut when you you drive your stake?

**DaleW** · 08-14-2011, 11:40

Whoopies would have more use on the side guys than the ridge line I think. You need all the adaptability you can get for working with varied distances and tree sizes for the ridge line. With whoopies on suspension lines, you have the tree straps taking care of some of the variables.

As to the whoopies locking up, tarp lines aren't that taut. Even at that, once one line is free, the rest are unloaded.

So my answer is sure, why not and it is a fun exercise. I use taut line hitches myself. You end up tying guys all over the place, so I want maximum adaptability.

**kayak karl** · 08-14-2011, 11:49

Originally Posted by Alamosa

So how are you applying the tension to the line and tarp? Are you simply pulling it taut when you you drive your stake?

YEP, after u drive stake.

**olddog** · 08-14-2011, 13:08

muletape huggers w/ aluminum toogles, and shock cords to be added. Still waiting for a good weather report before mixing sil to coat new tarp.

**^shane^** · 08-14-2011, 14:25

When I first got my Spinn BMJ, I made a complete set of 8 whoopie sling guy lines out of 2.2 zing it - 4 corners and 4 panel pulls. I attached them to the tarp by the fixed loop using a larks head. I didn't like the application of whoopies that way and went a different route. Luckily I was able to re-use almost all of that zing it setting up my current guy line system.