Why The Overkill?
Added 2023-03-15 13:59:45 +0000 UTCPatrons: This is the 3rd of 8 posts in March. I've wanted to test whoopies for a really long time so today's video is exciting to at least me! I'm setting up to write a Bolting Bible for knots and splices this fits in nicely for that long game. Speaking of the Bolting Bible, I hope to give you a sneak peak to that on Saturday. It will take weeks to finish the latest version as I spend my first 4 hours every day writing it until my brain turns to mush. It's way way better than any previous update.
Today's Video:
Whoopie slings are spliced adjustable slings but Samson's instructions say that the bury has to be so long for the adjustable eye that it's almost unusable. For our 1/4" or 6mm Amsteel Blue sk75 Dyneema, that is a minimum of 3 feet long. Of course, it can be as big as you are willing to make the tail. We wanted to test if you can get away with smaller bury lengths and also the strength a whoopie loses because it doesn't have a gentle taper, but abruptly comes out of the side. Samson says you can expect 70% of the average breaking strength which is believable but it is sure fun to test it anyways.
Our blog has the data: https://www.hownot2.com/post/whoopies-tested
Jarod Lojeck can make custom dyneema products for you: SpliceOfLifeCT@gmail.com
Samson's Instructions https://www.samsonrope.com/docs/default-source/splice-instructions/12strand_c2_whoopie_sling_amsteel_amsteel-blue_web.pdf?sfvrsn=ae4d2872_2
