Using slings for draws

Had not considered using a bent gate on one end of my trad slings. I'd be more likey to cross them over using that system. Thanks!

Zach Parsons wrote:Just make sure that you keep the biner that goes to the bolt and the biner that goes to the rope consistent. You don't want to mix and match and risk getting burrs on the rope biner. My extendable draws have one straight gate biner and one bent gate biner, so this is easy for me. A band is good, but if you move the band you lose the indicator.

This is also a good point, on all of my extendables I use a nano for the bolt/gear side and a helium for the rope side. this keeps weight down and makes it easy to know what goes where. also while the nanos are super light, they can sometimes be hard to clip, this some what alleviates that issue.

Different colors also work well. Bolt/gear goes on the silver end, rope on the red

Stich wrote: Quickdraws are superior for sport climbing and they clip a lot easier. They can also be configured so that the way the gates open on the bottom is predictable, whereas with a runner equipped draw it is hard to tell. That said I no longer reconfigure my draws for sport then back to trad. I just bring both.

obvious post is obvious :)