What are 1' slings actually used for....?
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I have no idea how that video is relevant to a one-foot sling. |
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Tug wrote:Butter face?Mantlepiece/fire? |
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FrankPS wrote:I have no idea how that video is relevant to a one-foot sling.About as relevant to a one-foot, two-foot, three-foot....... |
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FrankPS wrote:I have no idea how that video is relevant to a one-foot sling.How could it not be relevant? |
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they work well to extend a belay device out while rappelling with a prusik |
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I have tried these. |
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Racking up draw sets, piton sets etc., as a rope holder on hanging belays, girth hitched to your belay loop for a "dangly thing" of your choice. Unconventional use: girth hitch 5 or 6 of them together and you've got a PAS! A cool "climbing bracelet" gift for your girlfriend's birthday when you're broke. |
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whitewalls wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4QfF-_gAZ4 Alpine trad drawsClip two biners to a sling. Slide one biner though the middle of the other, and clip the biner that you moved anywhere to both strands of the sling upon exiting the biner that remained stationary. This gives you a quickdraw. Take one biner, unclip ONE strand, leaving the other strand inside the biner--you just extended your quickdraw. Double check both biners to make sure the sling doesn't behave awkwardly when you extend. |
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wrote: youtube.com/watch?v=f4QfF-_…I'm sorry is this, carelessness, a lapse of cognitive aptitude, or just simple incompetence. Any of you saying alpine draws, can you please take A 30cm SLING make an alpine draw, and videotape it. I sure would enjoy. |
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Tom Sherman wrote: A 30cm SLING make an alpine draw, and videotape it. I sure would enjoy.X2, I find it funny people are saying they use 1' slings with alpine draws. I dont think they realize that means their quickdraw would be about 3.5" long. |
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Someone just wanted to show those nice tips in the video. |
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I will say that clipping one of these with a single biner to your harness is the cleanest, least bulky trad set up out there. |
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Pete Spri wrote:I will say that clipping one f these with a single biner to your harness is the cleanest, lwar bulky trad ser up out there.Could I get an interpreter over here? Anybody? |
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FrankPS wrote: Could I get an interpreter over here? Anybody?Auto cell phone fill-in fail. |
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Somewhat off topic, but as long as we're talking about making alpine draws, I got this from a buddy this summer: |
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Gunkiemike wrote:Somewhat off topic, but as long as we're talking about making alpine draws, I got this from a buddy this summer: Make an alpine draw from a FOUR FOOT (double) runner. It'll be long. Now do it again. NOTE - it gets bulky at this point so you'll only want to do this with the skinniest slings. Rack as usual. The neat thing is that it deploys to the full length just like any other alpine draw when you drop all but one of the loops.The 180cm (6ft) runners (such as the 8mm contact slings) work really well for this, since they end up at same length as a regular alpine draw (8 in). I find the 120cm (4ft) draws end up too short and bulky to handle easily when double tripled (5 in). Try it...no one seems to buy the 180 slings so they go on sale frequently. These ultra long slings come in rather handy sometimes, especially in an alpine setting. |
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Gunkiemike wrote:Somewhat off topic, but as long as we're talking about making alpine draws, I got this from a buddy this summer: Make an alpine draw from a FOUR FOOT (double) runner. It'll be long. Now do it again. NOTE - it gets bulky at this point so you'll only want to do this with the skinniest slings. Rack as usual. The neat thing is that it deploys to the full length just like any other alpine draw when you drop all but one of the loops.I actually learned a trick from a friend for the doubles, pass the biner through and clip the loop, same as for the normal alpine draws. now twist the sling and clip one biner to the other, it ends up short and out of the way. |
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Luc wrote: I actually learned a trick from a friend for the doubles, pass the biner through and clip the loop, same as for the normal alpine draws. now twist the sling and clip one biner to the other, it ends up short and out of the way.Hey, thats a good idea...I'll try it! |
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Luc wrote: I actually learned a trick from a friend for the doubles, pass the biner through and clip the loop, same as for the normal alpine draws. now twist the sling and clip one biner to the other, it ends up short and out of the way.Yup, thats what I do, works perfect, especialy for the skinny runners but even for wider nylon. |