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    Lite Owl- whoopie sling connection

    I've had a Lite Owl for a month and love it- I've been out on it with and without a pad this winter and have been really comfortable, great product. Because I'm so happy with It this is just a curiously question.

    I've noticed in looking and reading a lot of gathered end hammocks have a continual loop that connects the hammock and the whoopie sling, and the Lite Owl came with the whoopie cinched directly on the whipping. Any comfort/functionality gain or lost going directly to the hammock there or is it merely a matter of preference?

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    Having that little ball of hammock material at the ends makes it easy to slip the UQ shockcord on without hardware.
    Warbonnet hammocks also has the whoopie cinched directly on the whipping.

    I own both types and can't say it makes any difference to how the hammock feels.

    Typical hardware needed for the other style:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bkfizzle View Post
    ... Any comfort/functionality gain or lost going directly to the hammock there or is it merely a matter of preference?
    The one potential consequence of whoopie sling connected directly to the hammock is that rainwater could run down the suspension and soak the ends of your hammock. I used to have my whoopies on my Lite Owl like yours. While I never had a problem, I now use continuous loopr and dutch biners between my Hammock and my whoopies.
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    It is the lightest and simplest way to attach whoopies to a gathered end hammock.
    While rain water can run down the whoopie, I never had any problem with it directly making my hammock wet.
    The whoopies can get wet and dirty which can transfer to the hammock when stuffed and stored in the stuff sack w/ the hammock.
    That, and the lure of Dutch bling, is why I added dog bones/continuous loops to my hammock. The loops and D.biners make it easier for me to add my bug net or winter net.
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    I carry my huggers, Dutch clips, toggles and whoopies bundled and bagged near the top of my pack.
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    Either method works equally well !

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    Sincere thanks for the replies, the water break and the wet/dirty whoopie slings make sense. I've been nothing less than thrilled with the setup as is but I may give that a try.

    If I were to purchase the continual loops and Dutch biners, what would the best method of connecting the loop to the hammock whipping be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bkfizzle View Post
    Sincere thanks for the replies, the water break and the wet/dirty whoopie slings make sense. I've been nothing less than thrilled with the setup as is but I may give that a try.

    If I were to purchase the continual loops and Dutch biners, what would the best method of connecting the loop to the hammock whipping be?
    A simple string, shoelace, etc tied to the whoopie just under the tarp does a great job in providing a water break
    if you ever find yourself in a real down poor and you notice the water is wicking down to your hammock.

    In the 5 years I've been hanging it's never happened to me.


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    A long time ago I removed my continuous loops and ran my whoopies directly through the end channels of my hammock. I've gone back to continuous loops for two reasons. 1) it makes swapping between suspension components (whoopies, UCRs, webbing) easier. 2) In a pinch during really tight situations I've hung directly off the continuous loop on one end of my hammock. Not ideal but it can be the difference between hang or no hang.

    The summer I experienced some minor capillary action and found the end of my hammock slightly damp. That was in some very harsh wind/rain conditions. Just recently I cut a 10x1/16" narrow strips off my pack towel (shamwow) and laced them through the end of my continuous loops.

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    Very good point octothorpesarus.
    The ability to hang directly from the loop when the trees are too close together is (imo) the best reason to change the whoopie attachment.
    Or,at least, carry a dog bone/ loop for tight spots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bkfizzle View Post
    ... what would the best method of connecting the loop to the hammock whipping be?
    Lark's Head hitch works best for me.
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    Several times the available trees were so close together that I hung just the continuous loops directly on the marlin spike. I would rate this as the number one advantage of having continuous loops.
    Number two would be that I can open up the suspension to install a separate bugnet on the hung hammock.
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