Nano Whoopies (Using Mason Line!)

[leiavoia]

You can make a whoopie sling or utility constrictor rope (UCR) out of just about any braided cord, including ordinary mason line it turns out.



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Mason line is that cheap stuff for setting guidelines when aligning bricks or fencing. It's <$5 for 250 feet, has a 17lb working load, and most importantly has a hollow braid which makes our whoopie sling possible. (It also comes in more common twisted varieties, so pay attention when purchasing).

In order to make this work, i had to resort to using a wire i pulled from a grocery store paper twist-tie. No other tools were small enough. I was able to make a perfectly good nano-whoopie with locked brummel eye splice on one end and a fully functional whoopie sling with 8" bury on the other end.

And i have no use for this.

What can you do with a mason line nano-whoopie?

[Here's an older thread i found on a related topic]

[alphabennett]

Ha! I can't honestly think of a good use for this. It's a bit too light for tarp tie out, and any gear I have that may hang doesn't need a whoopie. If it were mine, it would probably go into the "because I can" box of stuff I'll never actually use.

I will say, if you put a locked brommel eye on both ends of the whoopie, you get a much larger range of usable length.

[Mittagsfrost]

Adjustable ridgeline? That's the way I use a whoopie sling made from mason line.

[Red Wing]

Braided Mason line works great for tarps.

[XJ35S]

I found a spool in the road of some stuff, It seems to be the same size as zing it. I like this idea. I need glasses!!!

[MDCrab]

Braided Mason line works great for tarps.

Second that. I've been using it for over 2 years now. If I remember correctly mine indicated a 50 lbs rating, I also use shock tensioners. If my tarp is subjected to any force greater than that I want the lines to break not the tarp. Also managed to make a couple dogbones, (very difficult with old eyes and lack of splicing tools that small), they come in handy for hanging the pack and such.

[MikekiM]

How about an adjustable length pack hanger for us card carrying gram weenies with sub-20 lb packs?

Pretty cool.. I love the twist tie wire.


Sent from somewhere east of Montauk...

[nothermark]

I made lines like that to support an small wire antenna. Rather fun to mess with the stuff. ;-)

[MDCrab]

So I actually went out and bought another spool of orange and black since I had run out. The label marked it as 165 pound test. Now I'm not going to make a hammock suspension with it, but I'm pretty sure it can handle anything I need for my tarp. I like the visibility of the orange and black.

[slugbait]

You can make continuous loops with braided mason too- don't ask me what for- just because. I use a high E steel guitar string for all my splicing.