Originally Posted by Shug
That's why it is a good idea to have a quality toggle that can take the weight even when, for whatever reason, the whoppie ends up sitting directly on the toggle. And since it is a quality tool, we lanyard it to either the whoopie or the tree strap so that it is not lost or forgotten.
Last edited by Gravity; 06-03-2013 at 19:31.
I always make sure I put the whoopie sling on the knot. Great picture Gravitino
I made 2 toggles out of the emergency broken pole sleeve for one of my tents. Super light weight and very strong. Just cut it in half and cleaned up the ends.
I was careless at one camp, not once but twice: as posted above you want a stick (or whatever) that can stand the compression! I never found the first one I squeezed in two, but the 2nd one (I would have swore it was sturdy enough!) was obviously pinched in two. It looked like a piece of clay that had been pinched in two. It was WAY annoying that I hit the ground TWICE in less than 2 minutes.
It was totally MY fault. After examining the #2 fail, it was obvious that I had chosen poorly. That was my only 2 failures in about 200 hangs with whoopies & toggles on a Marlin Hitch! Again, it was TOTALLY MY FAULT!
It did remind me of the rule: There are two types of hangers, those who have fallen, & those who will fall!
So far my fall rate is about 0.01%, but I still fall sometimes, and 100% of the time it is, you guessed it: TOTALLY MY FAULT!
Be careful of the sticks you choose: Dry, hard for YOU to break by hand, no obvious cracks & etc. AND, as stated above, make sure that you hang your whoopie on the KNOT, not the stick or spike!
Have fun!
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Not_Yet,
Good idea, I recently purchased a hammock that included toggles with lanyards, which make for easier removal from the MSH, but never considered attaching them to the hugger. Thanks for the tip!
Hangin' High and Dry
Shell casings work beautifully...and i leave them tied on the strap so i can't lose them
A pair of 357 mags will be on my kit soon! Love that idea. They should work great with my dynaglides.
H4x
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I came to the forum today with a question, and didn't even have to use the search function to get my answer!
I got my whoopie slings today and will probably do my toggles out of carbon or alum arrow shafts, then laynard them to the whoopies. Although, those teflon fittings DO look pretty sturdy and tempting, and the ridges would prevent any random slippage (in theory).
Hi, I'm new here and have set up my hammock with whoopee slings, tree huggers and the MSH. Having fallen out once when the stick broke (the sling must have moved) I've used the MSH onto a carabiner and then hooked the sling into the carabiner. I know the carabiner isn't going anywhere but can anyone see a problem with this down the line?
I'm going to be sleeping in it for about 7 nights soon so need to feel safe.
Thanks in advance.
Using a carabiner works fine. In fact the better thing about it is that there is no chance for your adjustable loop to fall off since it's hooked into the biner.
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