How do you carry nylon loops?

[Nailsbeats]

I have been carrying 4 in my little bag on the back of my saddle. I was wondering how to shorten them up and clip them to the back of the saddle as I have seen guys do. Is this better then the bag method when you climb? How do you do it?

 

[oldirty]

daisy chain them. i usually do that or put a fig8 in it and put both ends on the biner.

 

[Ghillie]

:agree2:

 

[Knotahippie]

I carry em' over my shoulder, or if odd length, wrap em' in an 8 and clip em' on.

I carry 4-6, 1" tube, double shoulder length.

 

[Marquis]

I too Daisy Chain them. Put them in the back of my saddle and they are pretty much out of the way until I need one

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I used to daisy chain, but then I started wrapping them into a sort of monkey fist.

Much faster and more compact, and they stay tied when on a carabiner on my saddle.

Be carefull with the web slings. if they are loos, the narrow edge can cut through the entire sling when it sinches. Had it happen twice before I figured out what was going on. Now I stick with rope slings but for my leftover webbing on very light loads.

 

[Knotahippie]

I used to daisy chain, but then I started wrapping them into a sort of monkey fist.

Much faster and more compact, and they stay tied when on a carabiner on my saddle.

Be carefull with the web slings. if they are loos, the narrow edge can cut through the entire sling when it sinches. Had it happen twice before I figured out what was going on. Now I stick with rope slings but for my leftover webbing on very light loads.

Gotta be way careful with damage/burning thru a sling, buddy of mine lost a big chunk that way.

I use em' as a handle alot for cuttin' med. size stuff to throw down, sling it, cut it and hold on.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I use em' as a handle alot for cuttin' med. size stuff to throw down, sling it, cut it and hold on.

Another way to do that is to use two slings and a carabiner, cut between them, let the limb fall onto the sings, then remove and toss.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Thats how I do it John, I don't like to hold something in one hand the saw if I don't have to. Unless it is rediculously small, but most stuff is long and when it goes it starts cranking on your wrist and you wonder if you bit off more than you can chew. Although I used to do it a lot until I got the slings.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Can somebody please post a pic of these sling carrying techniques?

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

call me next week, and I will send you a pic on the phone.

 

[knudeNoggin]

Be carefull with the web slings. if they are loos, the narrow edge can cut through the entire sling when it cinches. Had it happen twice before I figured out what was going on. Now I stick with rope slings but for my leftover webbing on very light loads.

Wow!!
Can you be explicit in what / how the sling failed?
Are you talking about simple girth-hitching (aka choker),
and which part cut, which was cut through?
(Would a metal connector --steel ring or 'biner-- remove this problem?)

Thanks,
*kN*

 

[Nailsbeats]

A pic on the phone? My phone don't roll that way, I still got the old crank style, lol.

Really though I aint gots no phone that takes pics.

 

[originalhooker]

place to store & failure reason

easiest for the 36" is to put them around your waist above your saddle belt & connect the ends with a carabiner - ride without any bother. The 48" go around your waist and just tuck one end through the other and add a biner for weight, they'll hang fine. usually can do 2-3 loops with no distraction. If you'll need more for large canopy removals, clip them together & just flip them in a crotch above you as you climb. Many times I hang 5-7 from one vantage point, rig what i can, zip em' out, while the guys undo, I reposition myself, rig the rest on, and drop them out. When your out and need them again, change the rigging line from a zip connection to a lowering line and clove hitch several limbs for removal.

Most of the time when they bust, it's a burn from hitting the zip line or catching on a limb or other obstacle when under weight, visualize the rigging & decent before you cut.