I just realized this is in the wrong place , oh well

So we will! That CanDo is really on the ball

Welcome Admiral_Gallaway. Wisconsin eh? Fresh-water admiral?

Matthias

Admiral.Gallaway wrote on Jan 24^th, 2007 at 6:55pm:



Hemp perhaps? The synthetic twine may be mason's line - is it more plasticy or fibrous and soft?

That cordage will suffice just fine as a pouch material. Run a search for split pouch slings and you'll get the idea. Here's a sling from just the cordage of a coconut's husk: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?board=1;action=display;num=1120019688;start=0
See here for all sorts of ways to weave, net, tie, braid, knit, and twist a pouch with no material other than the cord: http://www.slinging.org/articles.html
Other than that, just try anything you run across, it's probably easier to not search, but just to keep it in the back of your mind, so that you'll recognize what you're looking for when you find it. A lot will work - conveyer belt strap/firehose/nylon webbing to name a few less common pouch materials.

Welcome aboard Admiral. Always nice to have another seadog around. As far as your sling is concerned you can make the pouch out of just about anything. Mine is made from medical tape and has held up quite well, but denim, old socks, duct tape, even plastic bags can be made into decent slings. Just go through the various threads of this Forum and pick out a design you like and the instruction here will tell you how to make it.