Whoopie Sling and rain

[HillbillyHanger]

If you have a whoopie sling that is connected to the hammock with a larkshead, what stops rain from running down the sling into the hammock? Is the string drip line that is tied on the hammock that effective or do you need to have a continuous loop and a biner, Dutch biner, etc. to connect the sling to the loop? Tnx in advance

[Ol' Faithful]

Usually a string is very effective, in addition to the other "water break" systems. This might help: http://theultimatehang.com/2014/05/h...nd-drip-lines/

[pgibson]

The Tail of the adjustable loop helps to channel the water down and away.....I have never needed more than it.

[sidvicious]

string.

sv-

anything will do.

[wa4chq]

I know there are many ways to hang your hammock when using whoopies or UCR's......so it's what works best for you. I use a CL with a ring on my hammock ends. I have the adjustable loop end of my whoopie toggled to my tree straps. The other end of the whoopie is toggled to the ring. The toggle is my drip-stop. The first major rain storm hang I had, I was using this arrangement and I never had any water run down and soak the hammock ends. The ring is not necessary but I like having them so my CL's don't pull thru the hole on my bishop bag.

[goobie]

The Tail of the adjustable loop helps to channel the water down and away.....I have never needed more than it.

Neither have I, with whoopies or UCR's. No need to overcomplicate things.....

[HillbillyHanger]

Thank you all.