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Slinging cam hooks

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Ryan Pfleger · · Boise, ID · Joined Sep 2014 · Points: 25

How do you sling your cam hooks? Webbing with an overhand stopper a la talons, grappling hooks, etc? Or webbing on a loop with a water knot? Cord? If cord, how do you tie it. I am thinking tech cord  tied with a flat overhand is less bulky than webbing, and these are body weight pieces anyway. How do you rack them? I know many people throw all their hooks in a bag...

Manderson198 · · Chattanooga, TN · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 637

I just cut a section of a sling, and tie a waterknot. Works well. Rack them so they’re easily within reach. If you know you’ll need them, just keep them on your ladders.

Ben Horowitz · · Bishop, CA / Tokyo, JP · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 147

I use waterknot as above, but leave them on each of my aiders so they are always ready. I find it really speeds pitches up to be able to pretty much instantly cam-hook if there is a placement available; camhooks are faster than cams! :) I don't find they get in the way.

Erik W · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 280

Here's a thread from a couple years ago on slinging cam hooks: https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/114202825/cam-hooks-and-webbing

And one for racking: https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/109917215/how-to-rack-hooks

I go with the stopper knot for slinging, and a bag with leash for racking. (leash is for keeping the bag attached to the carabiner when it's time to bring out the ironmongery)

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,043

This is the way. 

Manderson198 · · Chattanooga, TN · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 637
kevin deweese wrote:

This is the way. 

This is what I do for all of my hooks, except cam hooks. I’m sure it’s a marginal difference, but I just like having a single piece of material between the end of camhook and the rock. 

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,043
Manderson198 wrote:

This is what I do for all of my hooks, except cam hooks. I’m sure it’s a marginal difference, but I just like having a single piece of material between the end of camhook and the rock. 

Why?

Manderson198 · · Chattanooga, TN · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 637

Just for the 1% of weird placement where I need as much clearance as possible. Just less bulk to fuss with. Probably negligible difference, if any at all, but it's just the way I've always done it.

Manderson198 · · Chattanooga, TN · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 637

Also, I couldn't fit my old slings I had on through the hole when it was doubled, so I just went with a single pass. That's probably why I initially went with the water knot method, to be honest, haha. But it works!

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