If they are like whoopie slings but use poly pipe then maybe there's a name that combines the words 'poly' and 'whoopie'.
(can you see where I'm going with this?)
Poopie slings!
If they are like whoopie slings but use poly pipe then maybe there's a name that combines the words 'poly' and 'whoopie'.
(can you see where I'm going with this?)
Poopie slings!
"Live like you will die tomorrow, but learn like you will live forever." Gandhi
Well all went fine until I added body weight. The poly tubing did not have strength where holes were cut and gave way. So back to the drawing board. Maybe I'll try aluminum tubing?image.jpg
I've been giving this thing some thought in prepping for a video I hope to make soon. Be it ring or biner or tubing or piece of wire, the cord is applying force on it at the point of departure (in a directional perpendicular to the cord) on a concentrated area of the device; roughly the same as the force on the cord in the direction of the tree---with a 30 degree angle that would be your body weight. If the area is the edge of hard tubing, then you're stressing the cord as though pressing on it with a metal edge with that same weight.
I was surprised then when the PVC pipe seemed to be holding...except it didn't...which I don't find surprising.
be careful out there folks. You don't want to introduce anything into the suspension that makes it weaker than its current weakest point.
Grizz
(alias ProfessorHammock on youtube)
No body ever listens to me.
'Cause you poop your pants when the poly pops!?
Try aluminum rod with holes drilled on an angle (and chamfered) to create more "rounded" areas for less stress/cutting on the rope. I suggest 3/8" rod (or larger) with 1/8" holes.
Here's a sloppy candy cane Xmas sketch to illustrate...
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[QUOTE=gmcttr;889924]No body ever listens to me.
I listened, but still had to give it a try. The holes didn't actually pop, more like the side wall collapsed.
I liked the weight of poly compared to say aluminum. As with any tube though when you cut into the side you lose the integrity of the tube. Hindsight right
I think a drilled hole will work, just a little more work. Hole would have to be large enough for free movement of the rope.
Going back to what I said earlier in this thread about the possibility of using a trail stick. Bonepile tried it, but said the loops would spin off the stick. Well, I got to thinking about it and here is what I came up with. I hung this on my hammock stand and pulled with all my might. It didn't slip. I can't try it, as I dont have any more amsteel to play with that is long enough to rig my hammock. I will let you smart people here play with the idea. In the pic I used a hex key to simulate the trail stick.
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Eagerly awaiting Grizz's study and report.
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