Ohhh, riled up are you? Good. Now listen up. Health at every size is a lie. This entire movement with overweight people screaming oppression is made up of people scared to fail. You are scared. You want someone else to blame for your own failure and that’s more comfortable to you than taking responsibility for […]Read Post ›
About a year ago, I decided I wanted to make a whip from 275 paracord. For those who don’t know, 275 is very very small, about half the size of regular 550 pracord. I had managed to make one as a prototype, but the plait count was off and the build was just so wrong. […]Read Post ›
How are you doing Whippers? I had mentioned last week how you can easily log your calories and set yourself some goals. By this time, you should be trying out different ways to move around and have an idea how to get those calories under control. You are doing awesome! You may have even seen […]Read Post ›
Good morning whippers! I hope you are doing well today! Happily, I was able to step on the scale and see a couple more pounds gone. Of course that is so encouraging when you are on your journey. My goal this year was to lose 90 pounds. I know I will make it and so […]Read Post ›
So, I was finally talked into sharing my story with the world, which you can read in it’s entirely HERE. I am not the average whip maker inspired by Indiana Jones. I was, instead, inspired by a random person with a random whip at an Old West Festival. There were no movie heroes for me. […]Read Post ›
I’m not sure if you are an avid follower of the awesome Paracord Planet or not, but when shopping for ideas the other day, I noticed a new product in the 550 paracord section for metallic cord. WOOO! First, a little customer service story: I had purchased the rainbow specialty cord from Paracord Planet. It’s […]Read Post ›
Hello whippers! I just wanted to alert my readers to a couple of things on the site. First, I am finally able to post some art whips. There is one in there now and more will be coming as I am able to finish them. Also, a new section under Practical Whips: Off-The-Shelf Practical Whips […]Read Post ›
If you read my blogs at all, I am sure you know about Willow. A sentimental kind of whip, in which I had used a finished piece of diamond willow, made by my dad, as a handle. It was the last piece he had made before he died, and I made a whip from it. […]Read Post ›
The weather here has been extremely cold lately, dipping down to as much as 17 below F, which is not unusual for Wisconsin in winter; however, this winter in particular, I have discovered a few things I would like to share. I love cracking in the snow, but usually when I am, it is a […]Read Post ›
Having found my love for whipcracking and ultimately, whipmaking from the Whip Basics family, I owe a lot to the site and the people therein. From there, I had the encouragement and the support I needed to learn and grow as a whip maker through knowing how my whip works. That being said, I support […]Read Post ›
