linear whoopie, constrictor

[Jim S]

ooops bad idea, sorry.
Jim S

[hippofeet]

Nice. but spectra is flat, and buzzes in the wind.

[Jim S]

hippo it would take a lot more wind than I would want to hammock, in to makes this stuff buzz, HOWEVER take a hint from truckers, acouple of twists in their flat load hawling ratchet belts keeps them from vibrating.
Jim S

[GrizzlyAdams]

Hey JimS, thanks for posting. What you've shown is what was called a "Utility Constrictor Rope". The post that started it, and the whoopie mania as a side product is here.

What many of us have learned is that a UCR works most reliably if the tail (the end OTHER than the one with the blue be-ribboned ring) has some kind of tension, e.g., weight or is pulled by a prusik loop.

Search for UCR and see all the ways your idea has been taken

[WV]

It looks strangely like a UCR ("unversal constrictor rope") installed backwards. Have you hung from this yet?

[WV]

Hmmm ... "utility" ... "unversal" ... I can't keep up with these abbreviations and acronyms.

[taffy]

thanks for your reply jim i searched on e-bay ireland then uk then america and still cant find it, not to worry anyway.

[Jim S]

Spectra is too slippery for this to work well.
I guess this isn't anything new, so anyway use other less slippery cord to do it. SORRY
Jim S

[WV]

Spectra is too slippery for this to work well.
Jim S

See post #4. We have ways of making you constrict, ha ha ha!

[GrizzlyAdams]

Spectra is too slippery for this to work well.
I guess this isn't anything new, so anyway use other less slippery cord to do it. SORRY
Jim S

hey, there is no need to apologize for posting on something that came to mind and happens to have been banged around a bit here already. There are far too many posts to be master of knowing what any appreciable fraction of them contain.