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By freerangequark
From Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Sep 27, 2008
Halfway up Devil's Tower.

I have several 48" slings that I double up and "rack" opposite my shoulder sling. Sometimes when I go to pull one off, I inadvertently pull a sling that is below one of the others and it makes removing the sling a little more cumbersome. Is there a better way to do this to make removing one of these slings a smoother process?

Thanks
Glenn

By Jay F. Weekly
From Georgetown, KY
Sep 27, 2008

I've always had good luck taking the sling and clipping a single carabiner into it. Then I hang the sling across my shoulder and clip the free end into the biner again, effectively making it as long as a doubled sling. Repeat as necessary with your other slings. When you then need one, simply unclip the biner from one of the two sides and pull. It will come free, and won't snag on the other slings. (I hope this makes sense, I haven't had my morning coffee yet...)

~Jay

By Nate Oakes
Sep 27, 2008
~2000' above Boulder.

I do the same thing as Jay, works great.

By freerangequark
From Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Sep 27, 2008
Halfway up Devil's Tower.

Jay F. Weekly wrote:
I've always had good luck taking the sling and clipping a single carabiner into it. Then I hang the sling across my shoulder and clip the free end into the biner again, effectively making it as long as a doubled sling. Repeat as necessary with your other slings. When you then need one, simply unclip the biner from one of the two sides and pull. It will come free, and won't snag on the other slings. (I hope this makes sense, I haven't had my morning coffee yet...) ~Jay



Hi Jay,

It makes perfect sense. I'll give it a try tomorrow.

Thanks!

-Glenn

By saxfiend
Administrator
From Atlanta, GA
Sep 27, 2008
Relaxing at the P1 belay of Fruit Loops at Rumbling Bald.

Jay's technique is what I use also; when I'm racking up, I'll do this with the double-length sling(s) first, then put my single-length slings over the shoulder on top of the double-length. That way, the long sling isn't in the way of the short slings that I use more often, but still easy to get to as Jay explained.

JL

By Peter Kananen
From Cincinnati, OH
Sep 27, 2008
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just be aware that if you don't give the sling a half twist, and lift the sling and biner off your shoulder without unclipping one end of the sling, the biner will slide off.

By freerangequark
From Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Sep 27, 2008
Halfway up Devil's Tower.

Peter Kananen wrote:
just be aware that if you don't give the sling a half twist, and lift the sling and biner off your shoulder without unclipping one end of the sling, the biner will slide off.


LOL... I figured that one out pretty quick once I tried the suggestion.

Thanks!

By Jay F. Weekly
From Georgetown, KY
Sep 28, 2008

Peter Kananen wrote:
just be aware that if you don't give the sling a half twist, and lift the sling and biner off your shoulder without unclipping one end of the sling, the biner will slide off.



Oops, my bad! I hope you don't have a new bail biner on my account...

By George Wilson
From Las Vegas
Sep 29, 2008
Photo by Nate

I only ever carry 3-4 long slings...I like to daisy chain my 48" slings and clip them to separate biners..Clipping the biner dead end to live end and storing on a gear loop. Do this the right way and the sling pulls right out. Saves confusing sling sizes for me, don't know that it's a common practice!


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