Video of Chris Camp cracking his 25 foot bullwhip!

midwestwhips · Post by **midwestwhips** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:53 am

I just wanted to share a quick video I shot of Chris Camp cracking his 25 foot whip this weekend. I would have had more video but my camera batteries died. It is one heck of a whip! If you ever get the chance to meet Chris, have a look at it. Joe Strain did a wonderful job with it.

Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKmu2r7ThM

And thanks to Chris, Dan, Nick, and Gery for a great weekend!

Regards,

Paul Nolan
www.midwestwhips.com

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:10 am

That's a spicy meat'a'ball!

Great stuff! Thanks!

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:47 am

Man, that thing is so long that if I cracked it, I would forget that I cracked it, and it would scare me death when it finally cracked.

Herr Jones · Post by **Herr Jones** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:57 am

. . . cool . . . no wonder you guys are so far from the camera, any closer the whip wouldn't fit in the shot.

rhboyd · Post by **rhboyd** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:19 am

fantabulous!!!!

great... now I need a whip!!!!
-r!

ydam · Post by **ydam** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:50 pm

Holy Crackin Kangaroos Batman...that is crazy. That almost seemed like the audio was delayed it took the whip so long to crack. None the less that was very kool...thanks for sharin.

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:18 pm

25 feet?

Gee, I think I'll stick with the 8footer for now.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:21 pm

Bufflehead Jones wrote:Man, that thing is so long that if I cracked it, I would forget that I cracked it, and it would scare me death when it finally cracked.

louiefoxx · Post by **louiefoxx** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:38 pm

the best part of that video besides the whip is the cow moooing in the background!

Louie

VP · Post by VP » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:58 pm

Bufflehead Jones wrote:Man, that thing is so long that if I cracked it, I would forget that I cracked it, and it would scare me death when it finally cracked.

My thoughts exactly.

nammann · Post by **nammann** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:08 pm

midwestwhips wrote:I just wanted to share a quick video I shot of Chris Camp cracking his 25 foot whip this weekend. I would have had more video but my camera batteries died. It is one heck of a whip! If you ever get the chance to meet Chris, have a look at it. Joe Strain did a wonderful job with it.

Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKmu2r7ThM

And thanks to Chris, Dan, Nick, and Gery for a great weekend!

Regards,

Paul Nolan
www.midwestwhips.com

Thanks Paul that was a great weekend, like the video, that is an awesome whip to see and hear in person, WOW! now thats loud.

Jaredraptor · Post by **Jaredraptor** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:21 am

Whoa................that's one big whip!

Canada Jones · Post by **Canada Jones** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:38 am

Great clip (also loved the cow mooing). My question - why such a big whip?

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:54 am

My question - why such a big whip?

Why Not ?

Great video Paul !

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:14 pm

Awesome Video!

My question - why such a big whip?

Ohio has really big cows!

Canada Jones · Post by **Canada Jones** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:25 pm

Ripper wrote:
My question - why such a big whip?

Why Not ?

Great video Paul !

I guess if you do not mind carrying it around! I have trouble with the 12 footer I am using. I am looking to get an 8.
Canada

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:53 pm

That size would be for more of an"exhibition" whip and not one you would carry around Im a thinkin......

Canada Jones · Post by **Canada Jones** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:55 pm

Yes. And what an exhibition it makes. Great to see the video and knowing how hard some of these longer whips are to use makes it all the more impressive. Would you get a larger crack out of a whip like that?
Canada

WhipDude · Post by **WhipDude** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:13 pm

Yes, bigger crack out of it and the whip is usable to people highly experienced in whipcracking. Chris is able to cut targets using that whip.

Canada Jones · Post by **Canada Jones** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:25 pm

WhipDude wrote:Yes, bigger crack out of it and the whip is usable to people highly experienced in whipcracking. Chris is able to cut targets using that whip.

Thanks WhipDude.
Canada

thefish · Post by **thefish** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:18 pm

Chris said that every time he did shows at a fair or a big event, the old timers would come up to him and regail him with stories of seeing a Wild West performer take an apple off the top of someones head with a 20+ foot whip, so he said, "Hey! Why not?" and called up Joe Strain.

I think Joe was just so curious to see if he could do a 24 foot Kangaroo Hide bullwhip in his typical Indy style that he took on the challenge. He'd done some "stunt whips" for movies in that length before where he braided an overlay over a steel cable, (for attaching to harnesses and swinging,) but NEVER a full braided belly whip like that.

And a beautiful whip it is. You stretch it all the way out and look down the length. The seam is straight as an arrow, and the taper is a nice constant.

Chris uses it for wraps as well as targeting. I asked if he threw the whip, then went to lunch, balanced his checkbook, took in a movie, and THEN came back in time for the whip to crack and take his bow.

It was really funny to watch Paul try to do a "Sidearm/Overhead" combo with the thing. The sidearm he got, but the overhead failed miserably. I wish I'd had a camera for the attempt at this where he shouted back at us, "Hey, does this look as lame as it feels?"

Yes...Yes it does.

But, in his defence, he got it to crack. All I got was a big red streak on the back of my neck, (which is STILL there, but healing nicely...) I think I'll stick with sixers and eights... ;-)

-Dan

Video of Chris Camp cracking his 25 foot bullwhip!

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