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  2. Whoopie sling - Wikipedia

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    A whoopie sling for hammock camping. A whoopie sling is an easily adjustable rope sling designed for tree pruning or tree removal. [1] [2] The whoopie sling works by wrapping the sling around the trunk of a tree or a heavy load bearing limb and pulling the end of the rope within the sling through a spliced choker. By adjusting the size of the ...

  3. Swing yarder - Wikipedia

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    The swing yarder has several drums to pull in the cables. The cables run up an angled boom and then to the far side of a setting. By using two cables set up like a clothes line, the rigging can be pulled out and logs can be pulled across a logging setting where the trees have been previously felled.

  4. Hammock - Wikipedia

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    A hammock, from Spanish hamaca, borrowed from Taíno and Arawak hamaka, is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting. It normally consists of one or more cloth panels, or a woven network of twine or thin rope stretched with ropes between two firm anchor points such as ...

  5. Whoopi Goldberg makes rare appearance with daughter Alex

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    Goldberg, 68, and Alex, 51, were all smiles as they posed for photos at “A Night With Whoopi” on July 20. “The View” moderator was 18 when she was welcomed Alex with then-husband Alvin ...

  6. Marlinespike hitch - Wikipedia

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    The hitch is frequently used by hammock campers to attach adjustable rope slings ("whoopie slings") to the webbing straps that are used to attach hammocks to trees. By passing the working end through the marlinespike hitch, this knot can be used as an alternative method of tying the Bowline knot.

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    Kim Kardashian opened up about her dating life in a recent episode of The World’s First Podcast with Erin and Sara Foster. Kim Kardashian Explains What She Is Looking for in a Partner Now Skip ...

  8. It turns out Punxsutawney Phil is wrong more often than not - AOL

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    Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil might be the most well-known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new list casts doubt on his accuracy.Phil did so poorly that even nonliving critters outshine ...

  9. Sling (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    Slings and now more often 3-foot alpine draws or shorter quickdraws are used in-between pieces of protection and the rope to minimize rope drag [2] Hitch around a chock stone or a tree to use as passive protection [2] Clove hitch around chicken heads or sling around horns [2] Longer slings or cordelettes can be used for equalized belay stations