Whoopie Slings for Hammock Suspension 

Three years later and I’m still referring to your videos.

Thee most entertaining hammock vids ever..." You're welcome"

best tutorial on whoopie sling so far, thanks!

Greetings from Ireland 👍 Best review I’ve seen in ages dude and very funny 👊 everything explained , thank you 👊🍀

Thanks for the tips , you are the heisenberg of hammocks 🙌

Hey Shug , I’m from South Australia and I can’t thankyou enough for teaching me about hammocks , I’ve made my own continuous loops , whoopsie slings and adjustable structural ridge line and gone from a novice to a self confessed pro.

thank you for sharing your systems Sean! I always enjoy watching your videos!

Probably the best comprehensive show of Woopie Slings and how to use them Ive seen. Your videos are a great help to anyone who looks for the knowledge to enjoy Hammock Camping. Thank you Shug.

I love the Dutch hooks!

Great video as always, informative and entertaining.

Great info on this subject, Shug. Thanks for sharing it, my friend.

Lots of Shug videos makes the winter so much better!!

Fantastic explanation and I like how you repeat, show and explain with closeups

That was the best video I've seen on Whoopie Slings! Well done!

I started into hammocks because of the simplicity. Bought a length of ripstop from ripstopbytheroll, seamed, gathered the end with paracord and hit the trail. (OK I hit my back yard first). From there of course you learn about tarps, tree straps, quilts, bug nets, and much, much more. So I was surprised to hear you say recently that hammocks are complicated. But as usual you are right. They are just so flexible there are all kinds of things you can do to improve things. I think that's what really draws me to hammock camping. There are just so many things you can try and many are easy and cheap. I just camped with the boyscout in 26 degree weather in gear that cost me about 160 bucks, a bit of DIY time and a few tricks I learned on youtube. (I couldn't do it without my coat zipped around my foot box, courtesy of the Shug).

As the British would say, "Brilliant!" Thank you for another great video.

Nice to see the things we learned and used in the Navy 30 years ago be put to good use today!! Great video!!

Sir... u are a Hammock Master! thanx 4 the tips.

I love my whoopie slings Shug....thanks to you. I made Mule Tape Tree straps and I love them too.

'I get to say whoopie sling a lot' part really got me 😂

Full Power! rich with clear practical info.

Whoopie!! A funny, yet thoroughly succinct tutorial. Thank-you...

Interesting setup... It is the first time i see a whoopie sling arrangement. Thanks for sharing, very informative.

Thanks for the explaining! Really helpful

Hey Shug! I have been watching your channel for years and this Christmas we were gifted our first hammock! I immediately thought of you and your channel when we opened it. I can't wait to give it a go in a couple weeks. thanks for this great info! here in Texas it shouldn't be terribly cold and hopefully we won't need all the down you need. :) thanks for being so inspiring to just get out there and do it.

Thank you kindly, sir. Very informative and easy to understand.

thanks for all of the great videos. i recently switched my eno doublenest over to whoopie slings. they make it so much easier to setup my hammock.

Great vid!! Educational and entertaining! You have a terrific voice.

Thanks Shug. Because of your videos I shopped at whoopieslings and got me a set. I will be using them this evening if all goes well. Awesome job on your videos.

This video was so helpful. I watched it before buying whoopie slings, after, and after landing on my derrière. Each time I learned something new or understood with more clarity. So well done!

You are a fountain of knowledge. That's for the detail and humor.

still one of my favorites!

good vid dude. I'm new to hammocking, this will help me get started. thanks.

Love your Video. You are such a cool and funny Dude... You blow those Hollywood people out of the water... Thanks for a great and informative video!!!

Thanks! Switched to marlin spike toggle, more adjustability now.

i love the whoopie sling all in one system so easy

I love your videos so much! You are such an awesome teacher! Thanks! Def subbed!!!

Pure gold!! 👍

Thanks again for your great video sir. Godspeed.

I ordered my first hammock today. decided to purchase one after seeing your videos. can't wait to start Hammock Camping! thanks for the great video's.

Hello Shug from Czech, you are perfect teacher. I have to create whoopie sling for next hammocking.

thanks shug,! as always, very helpful and informative :)

I just LOVE your humor…..you are absolutely hilarious and fun to watch! BTW….i'm a guy so don't get to excited about the LOVE word….lol. Have a great day my friend...

when a hammock comes along... youuuu must whip it! whip it good!

Great video with clear explanations !! Bout to take the Warbonnet plunge :D T.Y Mr E

So the knot.. and not the toggle. Got it! Thanks for the video Shug

fantastic explanation!

Wow, I remember those Chinese handcuffs. Cool reference, great video.

hey shug great video great video for sure very informative right to the meat as it were

I like your hat (and hat collection in the background).

great video. thank you

Just because you enjoyed saying woopie so much iv subbed 😄

Once again the light has dawned on Marble Head. Thank you very much!

I just want to say, thank you!!!

Outstanding!

Nice video! Great info. I ran my static end of my whoopie sling through my end channel to remove one component. Otherwise it's your same setup. I use Dutch buckles and am not pleased. Fell on my tush because they were apparently upside down. Grr. Almost went to a Marlin Spike Hitch that time to get it done. Thinking of getting the new Beatle Clips. Liked the idea of tying the tail end as a redundant water break. So many more comments but I'll end there. Love your stuff. Thanks Shug!

informative and entertaining! Love it.

Thanks, Shug. I thought this going to be more basic stuff for Noobs, but I actually learned a bit. (Wait, does that make me still a noob??) Always happy to learn from the master lollygagger.

Good vid. I used a whoopie sling setup for a whole season of hammocking, but converted back to straps and buckles which I find much more convenient.

awesome video!

I just got myself a pair of whoopie slings as my experiments with hanging the hammock direct to the daisy-chain tree huggers revealed the limitations of having regularly-spaced fixed anchor points and I wanted something that I could use for fine-tuning the hang. Thank you *so* much for explaining what the beads on my whoopie slings are for - it seemed blindingly obvious once you pointed it out, but I had no bloody idea. Great watching the variety of ways you can adapt the hang with a combination of straps and whoopie slings. I'm hoping that with 2 daisy chain straps and 2 whoopie slings, I should be able to adapt to any variations in the spacing and diameter of trees where I plan to hang my hammock.

Thanks Shug! I had a heck of a time fighting with that thing my first time out. I think I've got it now. I probably should have gone with a more straight forward setup for my first hammock.

Spectacular. 🤠

Well done sir!

simple, easy, minimalistic very good

I did not know "milking". Now my whoopee sling is very tight. Thank you Shuge!

I learn more during your video's then me fiddling with gear I know nothing about. You make this so easy. Thanks for the information and where do I send my education money to.

Nice idea of using your loose end of the whoopie sling as a second water stop, not seen anyone do that before.. thanks shug

You are a beast!

Love the humor

This video is so delightful and overwhelmingly informative that I can't help but saying "whoopie sling" multiple times out loud while laughing to myself.

If this guy had a talk show, I would totally watch it.

best video ever.

great video thx Shug, I just received my whoopee slings today, (and yes it is fun to say whoopee slings) I put the emphasis on the whoopee kinda the way you say whoo in whoo buddy but longer and higher pitched on the "pie"...ha! Keep em coming. All secure at 49"N 123"W. All the best to you and yours.

I love how everybody prefers different suspension, I like to have very light tree straps go around the tree and have a DMM, aluminium climbing carabiner join the loops and then have the whoopie from the hammock, go up and connect to the carabiner 😁 I like carabiners and I would carry 2 climbing carabiners anyways so may aswell incorporate them into my suspension

Excellent cheers

Yu tought me all the lessons thank-you

I've got two 6 ft. whoopie slings that I carry with me, although I don't actually use them very much any more. It's kind of a security thing, that I still carry them, if I can't find two trees close enough. My suspension system now consists of mostly two 15 ft. 1inch webbings. Those don't seem to tangle and is quick to use. I use a marline spike knot and an easy release truckers knot on the other end for adjustments. I'm a believer in, the less hardware to keep up with, the better. I tend to loose things. Simplicity is essential to me. Once I learned how to use the easy release truckers knot, I seem to always use it. All it is, is a loop and a bit. Quick and easy. I torque it up and my hammock ridge line keeps my hammock at the right sag.

woopie buddy!!! nice to see your new raven! seems as comfortable as sleeping in heaven!

Another great video, thank you Shug. I noticed you had the tape measure out, and I was thinking, if you were looking for another reason to make another video, I would like to see another video on ridge lines, and the use of the tape measure to get the correct or nearly correct length of the ridge line.

Advanced Hammock building. Who knew there was so much involved to a good nights sleep while camping. I remember the good ole days when all I had to do was wrestle a Grizz for his warm soft bear hair, toss it next to a roaring fire, and sleep. All this hammock science is hard!

thanks bought some!

The old sailor painting is very popular here in Denmark - really nice painting And the video also ;)

"and I get to say whoopie sling a lot" lol You're a funny man Shug. And educational too

good stuff!

Subscribed at "You're welcome . . . " Hah! Thanks dude!

It's funny, I opted for a whoopie sling when I bought my hammock. I saw a lot of videos on using the becket hitch to tie your suspension to your tree huggers. Doesn't work so well with a whoopie sling (unless you don't need to make any adjustments after you hang it). I just received a couple of titanium toggles in the mail today. Marlin spikes will be the way I go!

Who else been milking their bury like mad during quarantine?

I like the jumanji hat on your shelf....

Thanks for the knowledge. I believe what you're referring to as a water break can also be referred to interchangeably as a drip line, a term used in forestry for the point where the rain falls and drips at the outer circumference of a tree.

nice clear vid thx, its like a morning juice power drink, just throw in the blender some dyneema, titanium, dutch, webbing, toggles, ripstop and add shug to taste. breakfast done :)

Thanks for the info, extremely helpful as always! Also, I really liked the look of the bug-net you had hanging with that orange hammock outside. Can you give some details about that?

I sure do like how there ain't any dislikes. mm hmm, I sure do like it sump'm fierce. you post some o'the like'nest vidyas in the tube town o' sugarbury.

Good explanation! I have to say, you were the inspiration to get into hammock camping and whoopie slings as well, even making them myself, which wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be! On another note, I have to admit, I've never been to Dutch's website until the whole chameleon phenomenon, and what caught my attention was the 0° incubator, now I can't remember, and to busy lollygagging to search your vast library of videos, but do you have/used the incubator?

Very good info.. I'm testing the whoopies for the first time for weight savings. The only minor problem is that you loose about 2 feet for hanging on trees close together compared to the cinch buckle/straps setup.

WHOOPIES!!! so easy, even a Shug can Do it!

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Whatever the bottled water is in your neck of the woods I'd really like some.... Thanks for the information, this really helped.

Dang i love your man cave! Got to convince my wife to let me build a nice hobby hut like yours. Noticed you were quite color coordinated with your jacket and hammock on your outdoor segment.. Hmm is it a fashion faux pas to clash ? lol

Great video! Thanks. Show us how make one!