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Helium rope mod using Amsteel whoopie sling

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DaveH

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I'm planning to modify my new Helium sticks with a DIY versabutton and rope. I saw some 7/64" Amsteel Blue whoopie slings on Ebay and thought that maybe the whoopie offered a good substitute for trying to tie knots in Amsteel.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultralight...012491&hash=item41d402bbc7:g:eCQAAMXQUY1Q~nvo

Has anyone tried an Amsteel whoopie sling for hanging sticks? Any thoughts on how well it might work? I have no experience with Amsteel but with a 1,600# breaking strength would they not be sufficiently strong for this application?
 
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Phaco

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Cranford uses the same idea with their rope steps, and approximately the same diameter rope. I would think that you will be okay with amsteel, assuming you have an appropriate amount of bury for the whoopie.
 
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