Initially installed sslstrip via infusion with no luck, then removed sslstrip along with twisted-web using opkg. Once both were removed, I then reinstalled twisted-web using opkg and sslstrip via infusion.
I still couldn't get the damned thing to work - so via console I installed sslstrip with command "opkg install sslstrip" and low and behold once i started sslstrip infusion, it came up as installed but when I tried to start infusion pineapple froze leading us to where we are now :-(