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    Senior Member neo's Avatar
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    i am really begining to love whoppie slings,now they are my favorite suspension.neo
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    While I like how lite weight Whoopies are, I find that they limited my hanging in that I have to work harder to adjust everything (tree straps and Whoopies). Went back to straps and buckles as I could set up my hammock in less time, less hassel.

    Just glad we have lots of choices
    I am still 18 but with 52 years of experience !

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    Quote Originally Posted by gunner76 View Post
    While I like how lite weight Whoopies are, I find that they limited my hanging in that I have to work harder to adjust everything (tree straps and Whoopies). Went back to straps and buckles as I could set up my hammock in less time, less hassel.

    Just glad we have lots of choices
    i use a pair of 7 foot whoopies that lazyboy made for me.i like have that extra foot at each end if i need itneo
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    The Whoopies that came on my Snipe hammock are my first experience with them. I'm still having a hell of a time trying to loosen them off once there's weight from the hammock on them. If I have to adjust them, I find it easier and faster to remove them from the tree strap, adjust the whoopies length then reconnect it to the strap, which when trying to center the hammock and adjust the height of the head and foot ends can take several tries during setup. Yes, they're lighter and less bulky to pack, but so far, for me, not as easy or quick to adjust as the strap and buckle system.

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    Try a UCR

    Quote Originally Posted by trailryder42 View Post
    The Whoopies that came on my Snipe hammock are my first experience with them. I'm still having a hell of a time trying to loosen them off once there's weight from the hammock on them. If I have to adjust them, I find it easier and faster to remove them from the tree strap, adjust the whoopies length then reconnect it to the strap, which when trying to center the hammock and adjust the height of the head and foot ends can take several tries during setup. Yes, they're lighter and less bulky to pack, but so far, for me, not as easy or quick to adjust as the strap and buckle system.
    I had the same problem with Whoopies. I read about UCR's, saw a video by Sgt Rock on them, and then saw a thread on how to make them. They use less cord, and for me are easier to adjust and take down.

    Here's a link on how to make them. https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ad.php?t=66163

    I made my 1st pair out of a pair of Whoopies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gunner76 View Post
    While I like how lite weight Whoopies are, I find that they limited my hanging in that I have to work harder to adjust everything (tree straps and Whoopies). Went back to straps and buckles as I could set up my hammock in less time, less hassel.

    Just glad we have lots of choices
    Ya know ... I've been doing that more and more myself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neo View Post
    whoopie slings love them or hate them.last night was my 1st experience with.i dont see what is great about them.i will give them a few more ties before i throw them in the camp fire lolneo
    its a funny thing now is i love the whoopie slings,i got sick and tired of the difficult adjustment of the ti buckles from warbonnet.i threw away a whole bunch i tri buckles away because i hated them some much.whoopie slings rock.i love themneo
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    Quote Originally Posted by dedominick View Post
    if your whoppie is attached to a fixed loop on your hammock you can bypass it and attach the fixed loop directly to your marlin spike/dutch buckle/ whatever. This is what I have done in the past when i find the distance a bit tight for the whoopies. SO i bring have em on the setup but they dont always get used.

    MD
    This is pretty much what I do.

    It adds a bit of weight, but I've found the Cont. loop/woopie hook/woopie/dutch buckle/strap combination works for me.

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    Well I am a backpacker, and I use buckles and webbing. I compared my whoopie suspension to my webbing and buckle suspension. The weight savings is so minor that I stuck with the webbing and buckle. If I needed to get my base pack weight down below 15lbs then I would swap out. But as long as my base pack weight is < 20lbs, im happy. Besides if I wanted to get my base weight down to <15lbs then I would be doing some major changes to my setup anyway. Not just suspension but hammock and tarps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XTrekker View Post
    Well I am a backpacker, and I use buckles and webbing. I compared my whoopie suspension to my webbing and buckle suspension. The weight savings is so minor that I stuck with the webbing and buckle. If I needed to get my base pack weight down below 15lbs then I would swap out. But as long as my base pack weight is < 20lbs, im happy. Besides if I wanted to get my base weight down to <15lbs then I would be doing some major changes to my setup anyway. Not just suspension but hammock and tarps.
    the main reason i switched from tri buckle to whoopies is the ease of adjusting my hammockneo
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