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I have to say, I’ve been researching this for a few days and your videos are the best. I can follow and understand everything and there’s no rambling. Thank you.
@@jeffmyers7062I finally took my setup out and my shuttle slipped through the night. I looked and my shuttle is shorter than what you show in the video. How much if the main line is buried in the shuttle?
That second loop in the main line where you pull the loop through then flip the tail is super slick I definitely appreciate this video.... thanks for sharing
You kidding me. As a rather new hammock-er, just when I’m thinking I have it all figured out, you come up with something I can not now live without. I’ll have to add this UCR to my hammock repertoire.
@@jeffmyers7062 do you have a video of this system in action actually showing how to use it? u been using whoopie slings with a flat strap marlin spike mounting system. but i'd like to eliminate the flat straps and spikes if possible.
If anyone else had trouble with the shuttle slipping, I was able to make it work by using 3 turns through the shuttle's fixed loop, or by having the fixed loop lark's head around the main line.
More magic......I feel the need ta say thank you so darn mutch fer all the differnt things I have learnt how ta do frum yer vids.i have spent countless hours learnin frum u,witch means you have spent three times the amount I could think of teachin people like me that you don't know frum Jessy.... just sayin.i appresheate you and yer vids.thanks bud
@@mydearriley how is it going to bite the tree? in over 40yrs of hanging my tarp with paracord never had any damage to a tree. everyone i know uses paracord to hang a tarp. or am i missing something?
This is a UCR, I have been using this as my Adjustable ridgeline in my hammock for years. I also carry a few if I need a suspension as well. Rule of thumb (as you call the shuttle), if I plan on carrying my climbing weight a minimum of 8"~12" in the bury. I also use the half turns in my trucker's hitches, locks down, and keeps it taught. BTW your stuff I like a whole lot better than what Dutch has to offer.
You're measurements for eyes are a bit off, I have a excel sheet made by Samson Rope for small diameter rope if you want it. Otherwise, really helpful video, thank you Teacher!
Nice video, shows very clearly how it's done. Is this something you would use as your suspension, like instead of a whoopie sling? I've never seen something like this yet, but it seems like it would be more flexible in terms of min & max length, compared to a whoopie
Great video, I made one from 7/64 Spectra with a 9” constrictor but it doesn’t want to hold. almost holds with the knot at the end… Any suggestions or help for me? Thanks again.
@@jeffmyers7062 I plan on stringin up my ridgeline fer my rain fly,slid the first floatin loop ta the right spot, have pre hung knots on my fly,soft link them tagether and milk the loop,walk out my other end and soft link it ta the other floatin loop and milk it...guess I'll just have ta see....
Can ya put a knot instead of a loop on the red line,and then go around a tree and "soft shackle" like connect it befer headin ta the other tree and connectin a rain fly with pree strung prusik loops er whutnot? If I'm not 2 confusein.....
@@jeffmyers7062 well got gone it....I know if ya wanna.. with this stuff a feller can do bout anything he wantsta do.....would it be efficient and werk like I think is my question? Lol
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Love all your ideas Jeff - Thank You Greatly I have seen a larger eye splice on the end of the shuttle used to form a prussik around the main line. How does the grip of that compare to your half turn??
@@jeffmyers7062 thanks Jeff again for all your ideas. I tried to make the UCR exactly like yours, but the loop was a little large! so I used 2 throws and it works a charm
I'm quite impressed with the UCR design, particularly the half-turn feature. I crafted a few for my recent camping expedition, but faced two challenges. Firstly, the half-turn wouldn't firmly grip the main line, and secondly, the shuttle would slid along the main line when I put my full weight in the hammock. For reference, I weigh around 200lbs and utilized a Grand Trunk Single Hammock: Nano 7. I'm contemplating extending the shuttle bury length to 8-12", as suggested in some comments, and perhaps reducing the size of the half-turn loop. Could there be something else I'm overlooking?
weird , these work past 500 pounds no problem for me , you can use a 36 inch main line and milk the bury too, the half turn is just there to milk the bury automatically anyway ....
Another great video Jeff! 👍 Have you ever considered using this 'shuttle' idea on a tarp ridgeline - for tarp positioning? I'm thinking it might be good for winter tarp setups because it would be more glove friendly than regular prusiks. I still haven't looped a pull-loop inside my prusiks yet, which may be the better solution. I'm going camping soon and I have some extra 1.75mm dogbones. I'll test it out on my 1.75mm ridgeline and see if it's a decent idea. Just thinking about it right now I think it will be better than my prusiks as far as ease of use goes. I'll try to remember to let you know how it goes. If it works great I'll make a video. updates on other things I've commented about in the past: I made UCRs for my (front porch side) tarp guy-out lines and they work great! I was worried they might slip, but they've worked flawlessly on several multi-night camp-trips. Going between porch mode and storm mode takes me seconds with no fiddling. My tarp panel pullouts are dogbones with a prusik, with the prusik then installed onto the panel pulls. I think you've covered this in a video. It makes it super easy to adjust the tension of the pullouts going to my trekking poles sitting over the ridgeline. Another idea I mentioned once was using button-knot prusiks on the tensioning side of my tarp ridgeline. It's hard to explain, but I have two prusiks that connect together with button-knots to take the place of the knot on a truckers-hitch-style setup. It works GREAT! I can build up a lot of tension, it's easy to undo, and I don't have to put any crazy bends in the mainline. Thanks for sharing all your ideas! Anytime I see someone asking if someone just sells this stuff pre-made I make sure to give them your info. 👍
I just use a prusik knot. Yesterday I upgraded to las-it prusik+soft shackle combo on each side of the tarp and it works. I guess that a UCR would work, but supposedly it requires more length for the bury than a simple prussik. Shorter buries may work with less tension. I'm going to try the pull-loop on my silnylon tarp later, using 1.8mm reflective cord
Rolando Mocan : When I was rigging up my tarp I wasn't sure what style I wanted to use so I made my porch the UCR style. After several months and at least 30 nights using the tarp I've learned I like the prusik style better. It's just lighter and more simple. The UCR is still pretty cool in its ease of adjustability. I think if I lived somewhere colder (I'm in Texas) then the UCRs would be easier to use with gloves on. The prusiks can get fairly tight and require a little finger manipulation to loosen. And for your info, or anyone else reading: I used about four-inch buries on my UCR with 1.75mm Zing-it. I've never had any slipping, even in gusty winds where my tarp is bouncing around. I ended up making a larks-head at the end of the UCR with my loop (dogbone style on both lines) I never knew the purpose of when I made them. That completely secures the UCR in bad weather when the tarp is flapping.
Thanks for the tutorial! Just made a pair last night and it seems like a nice design. Btw, just curious, but what’s the purpose of having a loop in the end of the main line that hangs down?
This is pretty much a UCR, right? Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing! Jeff, I'm thinking about purchasing stuff from you and having it shipped to Europe. With questions about that, how do I best contact you? Via email? Directly via eBay? Or something else? Thanks again and best regards from Germany, jochen
And if I made a couple of them floating loops and put them on a tarp ridglin and had the knots on the fly would they make an effective shackle connection and hold after a milking ? Instead of danglin toggles n prusiks...
So the half turn isn’t holding for me. I’m making my 4th one and just realized it must be because I’m making the loop too big. I’m getting the inner diameter to almost one inch when squeezed together while measuring. Heads up for anyone with the Same issue.
Wire for 7/64 splicing size 16 wire www.howardpianoindustries.com/piano-music-wire-in-10-lengths/ Wire for splicing lash it and 2mm use size 12 www.howardpianoindustries.com/piano-music-wire-in-10-lengths/
I appreciate this tutorial but I am having some issues. I have used this and another UCR tutorial and have had similar results. I am actually wondering if it is something to do with my amsteel. I built mine with yellow 7/64 Amsteel which I had purchased on a spool in conjunction with some grey 7/64 I had laying around. What happened on both occasions with UCRs was that the far end of the shuttle where the extra line comes out ends up slipping and in doing so the threads of the amsteel get bunched together effectively tightening the weave and leaving a trailing section with the shuttles amsteel's threads all pulled apart... I have built 4 different UCRs now all with similiar outcomes. I don't see this as an issue with your design. I just figure you have seen some stuff and might have an idea. Does this make any sense? Do you have any thoughts?
@@jeffmyers7062 I actually added an extra inch to the bury just for good measures beyond what you suggested in the video. It actually seemed like the tail was not even getting a chance to work it did grip really well though. Would you expect a line slipping through a bury to damage the outer line?
@@jeffmyers7062 funny enough.. it is kind of like an exaggerated version of what you see happening in your new whoopie 2.1 video at 47 seconds in on the orange whoopie except the strands are longer and the weave above is tighter... so tight you cannot really get it to loosen. I dunno.. Maybe UCRs are not for me. I love all your stuff. I found your shop on Etsy and will definitely fill a cart as a thank you for all of your videos. I have learned tons! I appreciate if you have any thoughts but will just keep on keeping on if you don't. Thanks again.
Same here, I'm quite new to hammocks and tried UCRs over the weekend. All my cordage is 7/64 and both constrictor shuttles have 8 inch bury (measured before inserting the main line). BUT I had followed other tutorial that had bigger eyes on the end of the constrictor, and said a prusik or other friction knot on the free side of the constrictor shuttle (the side pointing to my hammock) wasn't necessary. I use the UCR inverted to Jeff, with the shuttle attached to the anchor and my hammock hanging from the main line. For safety, I did a slippery half-hitch on the loose tail of the main line, about an inch before the bury. Under load, the main line slipped and the half-hitch almost got buried within the constrictor shuttle. When I wrangled the lines free from each other, I was left with a big gaping hole on the shuttle, with about 3/4 of an inch of loosened weaves. THEN I tied a prusik knot on the main line using the free eye of the constrictor (the one pointing to my hammock). Slippage stopped. But the damage had been done and I have retired those constrictor shuttles. I made new ones using this tutorial and left over 9 inch bury (measured before burying the main line), which resulted in an actual bury of 8 inches. I did Jeff's half-turn, but find it doesn't hold like a prussik with a larger eyehole. In ANY case, with the longer "real" bury, I have experience no slippage... so far.
