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    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!
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    Test FAILED

    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by eagleJ View Post
    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 hope you had something soft under you to land on. This just seems like a better idea than the rings. Maybe the aluminum will work. Or titanium ala Dutch.

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gmcttr View Post
    Scares me....I might be wrong, but if that is PVC or another plastic pipe I would be concerned that the ends would break out at the holes...
    No body ever listens to me.

    Quote Originally Posted by eagleJ View Post
    Well all went fine until I added body weight. The poly tubing did not have strength where holes were cut and gave way...
    Quote Originally Posted by Moel Siabod View Post
    ...(can you see where I'm going with this?)

    Poopie slings!
    '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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonepile View Post
    I just tried your idea of using a trail stick, but it won't work.The stick just sort of spins around and all the loops just twist and slip. It's fun to see all the different ideas this thread is creating.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by hangNyak View Post
    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.

    [IMG][/IMG]
    That's interesting. Looks like two opposing 1/2 hitches on the "stick". There are only two loops for the sliding cord to go under, but with the friction of a wood stick that might be enough. I'm going to try this out outdoors tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonepile View Post
    That's interesting. Looks like two opposing 1/2 hitches on the "stick". There are only two loops for the sliding cord to go under, but with the friction of a wood stick that might be enough. I'm going to try this out outdoors tomorrow.
    It may require one more loop, but if it works, thats going to be the lightest option. No need to carry hardware.
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