Is it bad to rack pro on a full strength runner? Spoke with a climber who was totally against it because of the danger if a piece caught in a fall. Are gear slings made to tear at a certain load or could they theoretically do the same?

I have a metolious gear sling, with the four loops on one side and an extra one to go under your arm on the other. I am pretty sure it would not break loose.

I believe most are full strength or close. I'm sure none are designed to break under a force that is safe for your neck. What would that be? Less than 50lbs? There's no such product.

And yet, we don't hear about necks wrung by gear slings in falls. So either the slings just don't catch on things, or the configuration of including the arm and shoulder in the loop protects your neck. Either way, full strength is OK.

cool, thanks for the input guys. Think i'll continue keeping things on slings. How ironic would it be to take a long fall due to lack of placement only for something to hang up on the way down.