Club Obi Wan

Hellooooooooo!

Just wondering if anyone here owns (or has used) a Bernie Wojcicki Indy-style whip?
Being from Oz, I'm looking to get one locally, and yes, money is an issue.
Are they good value for money?
How do they hold up?
Thoughts? Comments?

Thanks,

Rod

Rod,

I purchased an 8-foot “Indiana Jones Style” bullwhip from Bernie around this time last year and he was more than a pleasure to deal with. His e-mails were timely and pleasant, as he always answered the barrage of questions I would hit him with, and his prices were great for the quality he produces.

The whip arrived earlier than expected (on a Sunday!), along with a small "poster" of my whip, and a bag FULL of spare falls and crackers. I was very pleased. Now, I'm no whip expert myself, buy the Indy Gear site lists Bernie as a talented and well respected member of the whip-making community, and his whip appears to be of great quality to my eyes, hands and ears (Those cracks get SUPER loud).

I began my whip cracking for the first time ever yesterday. Yes, I've had the sucker for a year but just got around to cracking it. Hey, it’s been a very hectic past year. I had taken it outside and swung it around a few times before, but never really tried to crack it. Well, yesterday was too gorgeous to wait another day, so I popped in my new copy of "Whip Cracking Made Easy" by Mark Allen Productions and within a minute’s time my back yard bore witness to gunshot loud cracks bursting from my Bernie whip. I can't wait until work is finished today so I can get back to it again. It was that fun! Bernie's whip put up with an afternoon's worth of punishment and cracked like a champ for all four of the beginners’ whip cracks I learned.

For good measure, I even replaced the fall and cracker because the whip had sat idle for a year with not as many Pecards applications as it should have received (my room is VERY dry). I had never even cracked a whip before, yet alone replaced a fall or cracker, but thanks to the EASY, step-by-step instructions on Bernie's site, I was looking like a seasoned pro in front of my gawking family. I preformed 3 horizontal cracks to “set” the fall and cracker in place and my whip was as good as new . . .and louder than ever! I then gave it a light coating of Pecards and left it to rest for a day.

It was a crash-course in whips for me yesterday, but Bernie's bullwhip saw me through with flying colors. In short, I love the whip. It’s very “Indyesque”, has a good weight and is easy to crack. To top it all off, Bernie is a gentleman to deal with, and the price is very competitive. Go get yourself one now so you can get crackin'!

Thanks Bernie!

I hope this long-winded response was helpful.

-Jonesing

Can't thank you enough, Jonesing!
From the sounds of things, I guess I can't go wrong.
I'll be sure to post my own review, should I buy one. At this stage, it looks likely.
But just to be cautious, anyone else wanna chime in?

Regards,

Rod

I'm glad I could help.

It's d@m addicting, my friend. I took my Bernie 8-footer out again last night and cracked until I couldn't any more! The whip looks and performs better each time . . .As do I, I hope.

I love my whip!

-Jonesing

I have just ordered a 10ft indy whip from bernie. from his emails He comes across as a very pleasent chap. and look forward to receiving my whip. I will certainly let you know I get on and what the whip feels like to use.

Don't forget to post some pics too
-Scott

I certainly will, once I figure out how to post them.