Homemade gear sling... Thoughts?
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I spend a few hours today making a gear sling and wanted to get some opinions from people who have used this type. I have only used single, over the shoulder slings. Everything fits pretty well for me but the actual slings feel a little low to me. I put in a small daisy on the shoulders with the top loop being bigger for quick clipping to the anchor. I hacked up a retired harness for the buckles but all the rest of the webbing is new. All thoughts or suggestions welcome, this is my first one so its definitely not gonna be perfect. |
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wait for it
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Looks good. Load it up with a ton of gear and report back. |
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Craftsmanship looks nice but it looks a bit low to me. |
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Good job dude! |
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This is the second time you've inspired me to make my own gear! I saw your etrier post and went out, bought some webbing, and made my own too. I may do the same here... Nice job! |
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That is not something that I would use, but the craftsmanship looks great. |
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I think its great. Agree with a bit long but look like superb craftsmanship. What else have u made? I have a friend back in CO that made me a custom crag bag. Wish I had skills like u guys. Awesome job. |
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Check out the Yates version of this rig. It rides much higher than yours does. |
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Looks a little heavy and would not work while wearing a pack, I always climb with a pack on trad routes (unless it is a short route) which in that case I would not need all that gear. |
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Its more for aid than trad, however I wouldnt be opposed to using it for longer 6-8 pitch routes that I was doing in a day. I am going to shorten the shoulder straps so it sits higher on my body, it is riding a little low right now. I am also going to shorten the slings and maybe do two equal length slings like on the yates vs. one short and one long sling like the fish or misty mountain. It is pretty comfortable so far loaded with gear but I still havent had a chance to use it yet. I will post some pictures of the modified version. Hopefully I can get to it today. |
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I think your gear loops would be better if you put |
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Nice craftsmanship! |
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Steve Williams wrote:I think your gear loops would be better if you put flexible plastic tubing on them before sewing them to the harness. You can pick them up for cheap at Home Depot.Just what I thought when I saw it. The plastic tubing makes unclipping gear much easier. |
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OK, I took some advice and made a few changes. |
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Much props |
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Nicely done on the improvements! |
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Great job, Cody. |
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That rig looks damn nice! |