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Picked up a pair of J. Crew Kenton Pacers this past weekend. Very nice boots.

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I prefer a well worn, beat up, sweat stained hat anyway. I wear my fed 4 fishing, working in the yard, hiking etc. Dust it with Chinchilla powder for Halloween. if it falls apart, I'll hang it on the wall and buy another one.

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Those Wolverines are gorgeous boots. Here are my budget Indy boots. Picked them up at my local workwear place for $35 last year. They were made by a Canadian company named Daoust who also made awesome skates back in the day. The store had a rack of these, which have probably been sitting in the stoc...

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Gus's whips are awesome. If you're going to spend $200 anyhow, you might as well a get a really good, usable whip.

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I had one and could crack it, but for the price I paid, I would have been far better off buying one of Gus Caicedo's, or Adam Winrich's. I have both now, and there is no comparison between Gus or Adam's whips, and a Joe.

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That was very neat. Have never seen the fire whip demo. That looks like fun!

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I got one a couple of weeks ago. Awesome whip. May not be SA, but it's unbelievably sweet to crack.

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At around the 11 inch mark, about an inch or two before the thong starts to curve into the coil, there is a strand drop, a rather obvious one at that, and my question is this, would David Morgan ever drop a strand so early on? From what I know of David's technique, he wouldn't normally be dropping ...

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I hope the poor sap who might have otherwise paid $40,000 for the thing pays a visit here first.

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Thanks. Did some cracking today. It's a dream. I've always had a bit of trouble with the volley but it's a piece of cake with the IOAB. Maybe once the whip gets well broken in it won't be as easy anymore. Will be interesting to find out. Very nice whip.

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Got a nice surprise in the mail yesterday - a Winrich IOAB. It's been raining so I haven't had a chance to start breaking it in or cracking it, but it looks like it's a super nicely made whip. Can't wait to start using it.

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I shellaced one of my whips but didn't like the way it looked. Too shiny and plastic looking. I prefer mine naturally polished through handling.

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I don't think a whip promotes bad habits. I have several whips now, including a Joe, and each of them is different. Everytime I switch whips, I have to adjust my timing and technique. My 6 foot nylon is completely different than my Caicedo, which is totally different than my Joe. The Joe whip is lig...

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I really like my nylon whip made by Steve Huntress. Now my 5 and 8 year olds are learning on it. Looks pretty cute to see a little girl cracking a whip.

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Awesome whips. The more I use mine, the happier I am with it.

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Working fine for me too.

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http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr33/techrtr/IMG_1542.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr33/techrtr/IMG_1546.jpg My first whip was made by the eBay vendor that everyone loves to hate. The whip served me well and allowed me to learn all of the basic cracks and even invent a couple of my own ...

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Awesome thread! I've been comparing my new Caicedo to my old, much longer handled and more flexible whip. The two whips handle completely differently and I was having a real hard time conceptualizing why one was so completely different from the other. This thread really helped me to understand how d...

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Mine arrived a couple of days ago. Once I've had a few days to break it in and play with it I'll post some photos and more info. So far I'm really liking this whip.

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Well, like I said, I have a Caceido in the mail, and a Winrich on order. Maybe all of the shortcomings of the RJoe will become glaringly obvious when I start using the new ones.

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I have one and it works well for me. I have a Caicedo on the way right now and can't wait to do a side by side comparison.

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I use a heavy cordura courier bag. Compressable, lots of room.

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Looks awesome. Would love to try it out.

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I'm learning how to use my right hand (since my left is dominant). I'm surprised how easy it is. In fact, some cracks that I was having a hard time getting the hang of with my left hand were easier with my right and once I figured them out with my right, I could transfer the technique to the left.

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Yeah, I try to limit my practice sessions to 20 minutes at the most. It really is surprisingly physically tiring.

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It's really maddening when you get the hang of something and then your arm gets tired and you lose it. Then it takes a long time to find that sweet spot again. I'm getting closer with the volley now but my forearm gets tired from the back and forth motion. I'll have to build up my endurance along wi...

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Hey Adam, Thanks for the reply. I'll keep on working on it. I have one of your IOABs on order so who knows, maybe when it arrives I'll have the technique down and with a good whip it will be a lot easier to do. BTW, your videos are a great resource. I can't imagine learning how to do some of these c...

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Is it hard to do the Volley with an 8 foot whip? I've been working on it for days and I just can't get it. I end up tangling the whip. I noticed in Adam Winrich's video that he uses a 6 foot whip. I would imagine that the shorter the whip, the better.

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Don't know if you did the right thing or the wrong thing, but making noise and letting the bear know you're there isn't a bad thing. Kind of similar to using a bear banger. Problem with bangers is, if you fire one over the bear, you can scare it towards you. Not really a problem with the whip. If a ...

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I've got a very long oval head too.

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Good to know, I've always been a perfectionist and have gone to great lengths to make my hats perfectly symmetrical (or as perfectly symmetrical as possible).

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Forgive my ignorance, but I just don't get the point of turning the hat. Is it to make it more SA, or does it actually improve the shape of the hat? I would think that you would put the hat on your head so it's sitting naturally, and then start to shape it.

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I've had an 8 foot, 12 plait Jrzjoe whip for a couple of weeks. Now that I'm starting to get the hang of it, that thing cracks like a gunshot. I can do all of the basic cracks without any problem. The plaiting seems really tight and the whip makes a very nice wooshing sound as it comes around. I've ...

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Excellent, thanks very much guys.

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What's the difference between the Flick and the Cattleman's crack? I've seen a complete video of the Flick, but only a short demo of the Cattleman's crack and it looks like they are pretty much the same. If someone can point me to a video that shows the difference between the two I'd really apprecia...

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First off let me caveat by saying i am a TOTAL Newb... This week was about the ONE MONTH point for me... in fact i was asking the same questions not too long ago, but i am going to give credit where credit is due and say that ALL i have learned has been from talking to Lauren and Dan (Thefish) they...

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I'm actually kind of glad that I'm learning on a pretty lousy whip. I see that it puts a lot of stress and wear an tear on the whip and would hate to damage a really nice one. Should have a IOAB in a couple of months and hopefully by then I'll be past the really rough handling stage of my learning.

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Too funny! I've been working on the Coachman's Crack and quickly learned the value of wearing a hat after whipping myself on the ear and back of the head an couple of times. That really smarts!

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Hey Nebraska, I have a IOAB on order right now but in the meantime I'm using an 8 foot 12 plait whip. Can't really say what kind of quality it is because it's the only whip I've ever handled. From the photos I've seen though, it sure ain't no Morgan or Strain. I do tend to jump into hobbies with bot...

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Hey everyone, this is my first post here. Just learning how to use a bullwhip and about the differences between whips made by different makers. My question is, what's more important - technique or the whip itself. In other words, will someone who has a tough time getting a nice clean crack from a le...

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