Hi
This is my first post to this forum. I've only recently discovered the beauty of hammock camping and am making a transition from ul tents to hammocks, or at least as another option. A few months ago I bought a blackbird XLC and love it, perfect for my 6'4" frame. Now I'm trying to lighten my set up so I can start taking it on longer trips, rather than summer overnighters. After reading this forum, I decided to try dutchware hooks and whoopie slings, replacing the buckles and long straps. However, since it was all foreign to me, and I didn't know what I was doing, I bought them separately. But I want the Dutch hook sliced onto the adjustable loop. In my eagerness (and impatience!), I tried to pull the amsteel cord out, and when it wouldn't come through because of the thick end, I cut off the thick part and pulled it through. Then I slipped on the dutchware hook. However, I've never handled amsteel before and thought I could re-singe the end, like I do with guylines. But....it doesn't melt together like a guyline. And I realized I have no idea how to re-thread it through that chinese finger puzzle section.
So I'm looking for advice:
1) what's the best way to re-thread it: do I use a safety pin to re-thread like you would to a drawstring on a swimsuit or sweats?
2) what's the best way to keep the cut end from unraveling over time or slipping back through? Just tie a knot? Start over with a new whoopie sling?
Hope I explained this clearly. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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