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What are 1' slings actually used for....?

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20 kN · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,346

I get 2', 3', 4' and 8' slings, but 1'? Who uses 1' slings? I am not talking about dogbones with sewn ends, I am talking open 1' slings. Does anyone actually use these things?

Paul Hutton · · Nephi, UT · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 740

Girth hitch slings for a slight extension to have a foot sling connected to my hand ascender for jumaring. That's what I use one for. Top rope anchors, again, slight extension for equalizing.

That's what's so great about our sport. Constantly using imagination, constantly improvising.

BigFeet · · Texas · Joined May 2014 · Points: 385
Big dead elephant keeping my keys

Best use I've found.

Really though, I have a few that I use for connecting close pieces in some situations, but I use them for things other than climbing too.
Adam Paashaus · · Greensboro, NC · Joined May 2007 · Points: 791

I use one to rack my draws from home to crag just because I haven't found a better use for it.

M Mobley · · Bar Harbor, ME · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 911
20 kN wrote:I get 2', 3', 4' and 8' slings, but 1'? Who uses 1' slings? I am not talking about dogbones with sewn ends, I am talking open 1' slings. Does anyone actually use these things?
cheaper than ones with sewn ends, throw the womans hair ties on there and you have a 1' draw
Danger · · Taipei City · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 160

I bought a few before I knew what the fuck i was doing and i used them for racking my quickdraws until recently when i started climbing trad.

Not wanting to buy a new set of biners and slings specifically to climb trad, I found that combining 1' slings with a regular quickdraw allows you to easily extend placements, since there's usually a biner on the cam anyways.

Obviously with a nut you would still need a long draw or alpine, but for cam placements you have an easily extendable quickdraw which you can also clip in short too. Faster, easier, and cheaper than an alpine draw. Not as light but hey you cant have your cake and eat it too.

trad quickdraw setup

beensandbagged · · smallest state · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 0

Double it up for a quick draw, 6 or 12 inch what do you need ?

Eric Engberg · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 0

hero loop

Tom Sherman · · Austin, TX · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 433

You could use them to basket hitch wires when the biner clip would otherwise fall directly on an edge (preventing crossloading biners).

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35

I used them plus tape as project draws and another to girth hitch the handle of my drill.

None of that was intentional, I was several beers in that night and had polished off a bottle of wine for dinner. 30cm seemed long until the package showed up.

David Gibbs · · Ottawa, ON · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2

I have a couple that I bought before I knew they were almost useless. I use them, now, for organizing gear: all my draws clip to one; all my other stuff (slings, lockers, spare spring gates, etc) clip to another.

slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

headband man! gotta keep that fabio-esque hippy hair out of your eyes somehow.

Zach Parsons · · Centennial, CO · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 95
Adam Paashaus wrote:I use one to rack my draws from home to crag just because I haven't found a better use for it.
Yep.

Tom Sherman wrote:You could use them to basket hitch wires when the biner clip would otherwise fall directly on an edge (preventing crossloading biners).
I like this, I may actually use the thing for climbing now!
whitewalls · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2014 · Points: 146
youtube.com/watch?v=f4QfF-_…

Alpine trad draws
Tom Sherman · · Austin, TX · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 433
whitewalls wrote:Alpine trad draws
Whoosh!
whitewalls · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2014 · Points: 146
Tom Sherman wrote: Whoosh!
Tried really hard to concentrate on her technique!
Locker · · Yucca Valley, CA · Joined Oct 2002 · Points: 2,349

It's time again to request that somebody PLEASE SHOOT ME NOW!

I've had it!

I'm ready.

whitewalls · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2014 · Points: 146
Locker wrote:It's time again to request that somebody PLEASE SHOOT ME NOW! I've had it! I'm ready.
Fatally or just wounded? Here in Northern Ireland there is 'the six-pack' - ankles, knees and elbows. Is that what you are looking for, or just one to the napper?!
Luc-514 · · Montreal, QC · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 12,506
whitewalls wrote: Alpine trad draws
I completely missed what she did with that sling and biners.
whitewalls · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2014 · Points: 146
Luc wrote: I completely missed what she did with that sling and biners.
You're not alone - I've watched it 8 times now and I'm still none the wiser!
NC Rock Climber · · The Oven, AKA Phoenix · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 60

That video was mesmerizing. I could watch it for hours on end.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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