Rat Man
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Hi, jsw-sling; I'm fairly new, myself, with less than a years experience. First, Rockman's tutorial about the braided split pouch sling is very popular. I'm dsylexic from Lyme Disease and I was able to follow it and make a functional sling on the first try, so I imagine anyone can do it. Since then I've made about eight or ten slings of that style, each one a bit better than the last. To just get started and get a feel for things, I think the easiest functional sling to make is Malik Lund's Appu-sling. It's made from just one single cord, strap, string, or whatever. You just tie a couple of knots and you're there. It makes a very functional sling that you can make at a moments notice, almost anywhere, out of whatever you can find. I was just using one an hour ago and it was tossing large acorn sized rocks over a hundred yards. Your best bet is to use a 72" leather bootlace. The tutorial for that sling is in the tutorial section. It's a great survival tool. You'll find the people on this forum will bend over backwards to help you out and educate you. Your best bet is to experiment, experiment, experiment! Good luck, Rat Man
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