View Full Version : Whoopies saved the day
Lastczarnian
05-20-2015, 15:35
I went on a two day camp last weekend and my whoopie slings saved the day. The only trees I could possibly hang from were a good 25-30' apart. My first thought was this is not going to work but after I started loosening the whoopie slings I realized they are long enough to make it with the straps I was using.
Hammocking: the art of creating solutions :-)
Lastczarnian
05-20-2015, 21:58
Here is the only pic I could find showing my setup last weekend. That's my Eno DN in the background
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm216/greatfam4/longdistancehang_zpsau0b9hca.jpg (http://s297.photobucket.com/user/greatfam4/media/longdistancehang_zpsau0b9hca.jpg.html)
backpacker
05-20-2015, 22:03
Whoopies save the day!
Rain Man
05-21-2015, 08:45
Usually if the trees are that far apart, you simply can't get the straps high enough on the trees to have a 30-degree angle of hang.
Glad you were able to work it out!
Lastczarnian
05-21-2015, 10:39
I had to stretch in order to get the straps high enough but I'm well over 6 foot with long arms so that helped a lot.
Detman101
05-21-2015, 17:12
Usually if the trees are that far apart, you simply can't get the straps high enough on the trees to have a 30-degree angle of hang.
Glad you were able to work it out!
If you have a built in Ridgeline that keeps the hammock at a particular length/hang, does tree spacing matter anymore as long as you have straps or whoopies long enough to reach?
ksbcrocks
05-21-2015, 17:24
If you have a built in Ridgeline that keeps the hammock at a particular length/hang, does tree spacing matter anymore as long as you have straps or whoopies long enough to reach?
The more horizontal your suspension, the more tension on your suspension. At 30 degrees the tension is equal to your body weight, but it can very quickly increase to forces capable of causing failure..
Rain Man
05-21-2015, 18:37
The more horizontal your suspension, the more tension on your suspension. At 30 degrees the tension is equal to your body weight, but it can very quickly increase to forces capable of causing failure..
What he said, for sure! The angle of a hang is one of the four major components of calculating failure.
SmokeBait
05-26-2015, 08:37
What he said, for sure! The angle of a hang is one of the four major components of calculating failure.
Exactly! With trees 25-30 feet apart, the tree huggers would have to be 9-10 feet in the air to maintain the recommended 30 degree angle. Derek Hansen's Hammock Hang Calculator (http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator/) is an excellent resource for computing hang heights and forces.
Detman101
05-26-2015, 12:34
Awesome! Thanks everyone!
hikingdude
06-06-2015, 14:49
Whoopies save the day!
You say whoopies save the day, yet you have ENO Slapstarps as your suspension!
By the way, I love your username and profile pic.
backpacker
07-06-2015, 22:40
You say whoopies save the day, yet you have ENO Slapstarps as your suspension!
By the way, I love your username and profile pic.
Yeah, I gotta update what gear I'm using. I've got a Warbonnet Blackbird with whoopies now.
Drybones
07-07-2015, 16:22
Exactly! With trees 25-30 feet apart, the tree huggers would have to be 9-10 feet in the air to maintain the recommended 30 degree angle. Derek Hansen's Hammock Hang Calculator (http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator/) is an excellent resource for computing hang heights and forces.
Looks like it worked okay...he didn't fall. I don't see an issue if you have a strong enough ridgeline, that's why I've considered switching the zing-it out with 7/64 amsteel, I have a trip planned out west and suspect I may get into the same situation of tree spacing being wider than desired.