Nylon

Frank Wolf · Post by **Frank Wolf** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 4:33 pm

Howdy.

I'm looking for a whipmaker who makes good nylon whips. The model I'm looking for is a replica of the target whip made by Peter Jack, 'The Whip Man'

I have one of these beauties but the weather here in Finland is keeping the outdoor-training time short.

Any suggestions?

Indiana Joe · Post by **Indiana Joe** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 5:23 pm

Did you check out these threads?

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1488
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1881
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1774
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1829

Basically, it seems to be Rhett Kelly http://www.cowwhips.com

and Tim Bass http://www.basswhips.com that do some great work with nylon.

Let us know how it goes!

I.J.

Frank Wolf · Post by **Frank Wolf** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 4:58 am

Well it looks like Rhett has a waiting time of 6 months so I have to look elsewhere.

WSP sells whips made by Krist King. Anyone have any experience with them?

Whiper Jones · Post by **Whiper Jones** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 5:45 am

Frank,
as soon you know, let me know too!
Indeed here is so wet all the time...

sab04 · Post by **sab04** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:10 am

I used a 6' wsp nylon whip and was very impressed with it. I liked it so much that now I have to get one for myself, but 8' long instead of 6'.
The 6' is a little hard to crack because of it's length and very fast action.
-Scott

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 11:17 am

I have cracked the WSP, Krist King whips and they are great. The bullwhip and the swivel handled stock whip were just loads of fun to crack. It's hard to believe something that inexpensive would be that good. In my book, you can't go wrong especially if you require a whip that sometimes you need to use in less hospitable conditions. TWO THUMBS UP.

BTW, Vince Bruce who is a internationally known trick roper and whip cracker is now using nylon whips for his act. He has a pair of 6 or 7 foot nylon whips that he carries on a special holster on a gun belt. We saw him at the last WWAC and asked why he switched to nylon. He just said that they are cheaper and less hassels. Amazing to see a performer of such high caliber using nylon whips.

-Sergei

Frank Wolf · Post by **Frank Wolf** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 11:32 am

Whiper Jones wrote:Frank,
as soon you know, let me know too!
Indeed here is so wet all the time...

Maybe we should order some of these WSP-whips... I imagine the price is so low that there wouldn't be problems re-selling them? I'm thinking about getting two 8 footers.

Whiper Jones · Post by **Whiper Jones** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:40 pm

Maybe we should order some of these WSP-whips... I imagine the price is so low that there wouldn't be problems re-selling them? I'm thinking about getting two 8 footers.[/quote]

Yes, lets do so!

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:26 pm

Whiper and Frank, sounds like y'all know each other. Cool!

Frank Wolf · Post by **Frank Wolf** » Fri Mar 28, 2003 3:36 am

Indiana Texas-girl wrote:Whiper and Frank, sounds like y'all know each other. Cool!

Well, Finland is pretty small country. Hadn't had the change to really crack whips together but we have met several times now.

Indiana Joe · Post by **Indiana Joe** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 6:13 am

Frank,

The Yahoo Whip Enthusiasts group had the followng post which listed a couple of other nylon whip makers:

At 07:50 AM 3/24/2003 -0500, MastrGatekeeper@AOL.COM wrote:
>I do have a question does anyone know what a
>good CHEAP whip would be to have on hand for new people

I think there are some moderately priced whips out there that are excellent value. Nylon whips from Billy Anderson, Rhett Kelley, Greg DeSaye and others in the $80 to $150 price range are fine to loan to beginners.

Andrew

Cheers,

I.J.

Frank Wolf · Post by **Frank Wolf** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:13 pm

Thanks for the tip.

For the record: I'm looking for whips for myself that won't get ruined if they get wet... the problem isn't the novice users, I have a cheap nylon whip for them to try but I usually use the whips on a surface that gets real muddy after the rain.