Need some help with whoopie sings for HH

[waddle]

So I am going to try my first DIY project to make some whoopies for my HH, just a quick question how long of a space should i leave between the locked brummel loop and the adjustable bury to have enough space to rig it to the HH? I know you have to leave more space than for a normal gathered end hammock, just not sure what I should use as a starting place. Thanks for the help. (plan is for 10' whoopies, 4in bury after brummel and a 9 inch adjustable bury) any other pointers would be helpful, I have a guitar string for a fid, and 100' of amsteel, I am fairly familiar with doing halyard splices on a sailboat.

[HomeMadeHiker]

there is great vid on youtube that spells it out perfectly. Search whoopie sling mod and i think you'll find it. Ill post the url later this evening.

[last1up]

Here are my notes on the whoopies I made. I marked up 12" from the end of my fixed eye. That would be the end of my adjustable bury. So, after putting them on my HH & the hammock end covers. I have a 2" space before the adjustable bury.

[DerNageler]

I would be interested in that link as well. I am awating my HH Explorer and would like to cut it over to Whoopie Slings and use my tree slings when I get it.

[waddle]

i have seen that one, but he just makes it as he goes along, and not with a locked brummel. I can hash it out myself but was wondering if there was someone with previous experience that had a good reccomendation.

[Dos]

this is the original

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=9349

[sandpiper]

When I converted my HH, I created the locked brummel and went ahead and wrapped and secured to the HH, installed the end cover and then marked for the bury. I have an indoor hammock stand that is shy of 13 ft, so it was important to keep the bury as close to the HH as possible so it would fit.

[DerNageler]

Marking the exit point on the adjustable end after doing the wrap through on the hammock makes sense. I think I will just do that and then remove and measure and post the distance later for my HH Explorer.

I have found that a Wallyworld yarn needle works just fine to use when fishing the splice through.

Also, I found that the spreadsheet at this link http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/a...0&d=1299872378 was really helpful. I was able to type in the numbers and it did the calculations and I keep a copy in my DIY binder.

[JaxHiker]

I think I left about 10". If it helps you can read about my conversion.

[DerNageler]

Thanks for the post to your conversion. The pictures are helpful.