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    Quote Originally Posted by mtncmpr View Post
    Many thanks to Ken!
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    where is the stock suspension chord in the video? im confused...

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    Quote Originally Posted by trekkingnut View Post
    where is the stock suspension chord in the video? im confused...
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    Go to the 2:08 mark of the video. (The stock cord has already been removed.)

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    No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun... "TIME" by Pink Floyd

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    when you said convert stock chord to whoopie slings, i naturally meant, you would convert the stock chord into a whoopie sling... not cut it off and make a new whoopie sling out of something else and then attach that to the hammock... haha. o well... lesson learned.

    maybe retitle your post to convert hennessy hammock to whoopie slings or how to make whoopie slings for hh hammock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trekkingnut View Post
    when you said convert stock chord to whoopie slings, i naturally meant, you would convert the stock chord into a whoopie sling... not cut it off and make a new whoopie sling out of something else and then attach that to the hammock... haha. o well... lesson learned.

    maybe retitle your post to convert hennessy hammock to whoopie slings or how to make whoopie slings for hh hammock.
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    Yeah, I see where the title I used could have been misleading. It has been changed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtncmpr View Post
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    Yeah, I see where the title I used could have been misleading. It has been changed.

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    thanks mate. i shall await the day when someone actually makes a whoopie sling with the stock chord, although i dont see why you couldnt i guess...

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    Would this solve the garda knot rope wearing problem?

    I just ordered my hennessy expedition and planning to go on my first hammocking trip! I am looking at the garda knot setup and noticed a lot a ppl have brought up the issue of rope wearing out.

    I have an idea and would like some advice:

    I wrapped the rap ring with a method i found here:
    http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/ringbolt.html

    It looks like this (Sorry for the poor quality. I used my webcam cause my digicam's battery's dead.):
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtong77/4905815337/


    Do you think it can preserve the suspension line better?

    Any other thoughts?

    Thanks!

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    Nice wrap job on the ring, jtong77.

    I'm not sure if the wrap will help or not. After I first got my HH, I tried the descender rings (without any wrap) and stock cord for a little while and my HH stock line showed stress rather quickly. A small area of the inner core started poking out of the outer sleeve like there was a small cut on the outer sleeve from the pressure exerted on it. I changed it out to Amsteel Blue whoopieslings pretty quickly after I discovered the damage. Seems there are folks that use the stock cord and ring combo with no apparent problem, so I guess ymmv. Maybe someone that has tried a wrap will join in and give some input.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jtong77 View Post
    I just ordered my hennessy expedition and planning to go on my first hammocking trip! I am looking at the garda knot setup and noticed a lot a ppl have brought up the issue of rope wearing out.

    I have an idea and would like some advice:

    I wrapped the rap ring with a method i found here:
    http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/ringbolt.html

    It looks like this (Sorry for the poor quality. I used my webcam cause my digicam's battery's dead.):
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtong77/4905815337/


    Do you think it can preserve the suspension line better?

    Any other thoughts?

    Thanks!
    sorry, am super busy at the moment thats why im not replying much.

    the stock chord that gets damaged i believe is more due to friction (i.e burning the outer sheath) rather than pinching itself... so wrapping paracord around it will result in higher friction and thus more damage... do you see what i mean?

    im one of the lucky few that doesnt really seem to have a problem with the garda hitch. going to possibly do another video on how to reduce the stress applied to it....

    give it a go and see what happens and the post your findings i guess!

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    All,

    Good videos. So far I've been practicing my Ultralite
    Backpacker A-SYM set up in my backyard using the stock suspension. I will go with it on my first hammock trip coming up in a couple of weeks. Just a two nighter.

    Afterwards I will probably try to go with a new suspension - maybe whoopie slings. Still not really sure what they are, but I'm trying to learn : )

    Again - thanks for the great videos. Helped me tremendously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by comfortablynumb View Post
    All,

    Good videos. So far I've been practicing my Ultralite
    Backpacker A-SYM set up in my backyard using the stock suspension. I will go with it on my first hammock trip coming up in a couple of weeks. Just a two nighter.

    Afterwards I will probably try to go with a new suspension - maybe whoopie slings. Still not really sure what they are, but I'm trying to learn : )
    Again - thanks for the great videos. Helped me tremendously.

    This will help (shows the whoopieslings being used)... check out Shugs video (specifically about the 5:30 mark). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7NZVqpBUV0
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    If you haven't done so yet, his series (I think about 10 videos) for hammock basics is very good so check them out.

    Also, check out Kens video on how to make whoopieslings and attach to a HH at
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CorthADuXs


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