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Apr 10^th, 2018 at 12:43pm

It's finally Spring!

I've already done some slinging at the summer cottage but to be honest it was pretty cold most of the time and I had to keep drying off the rocks I was using because of all the snow so today was the first day of proper slinging and boy did I find a good spot. Lauttasaari, an island just outside the centre of Helsinki, has perfect sling stones and beautiful views. I spent about 2 hours out there after work, got sunburnt, my arm is going to kill tomorrow but I am one happy slinger.

I also got to try out this new sling and it's great. I was hoping to make a fairly chunky sling but it ended up really quite slim and after wetting it down it's super flexible. Really great to use and some of the best braiding I've done. I also tried some of the leather dubbins on it that I posted about a little while ago and it does seem to have helped hold the loose fibres down and it's so smooth it looks rather snake-like. The picture is before wetting and coating it. I've found it's very good for Bealeric style.

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JudoP Funditor Offline Rocks away! Posts: 938 UK	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #1 - Apr 10^th, 2018 at 12:54pm Lucky guy! I'm stuck in a city with pop of 1m+ so not much slinging for me for the near future...
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #2 - Apr 10^th, 2018 at 12:59pm It's a fair way from home for me but as I've been going there every day anyway and I will be for the next 4 weeks, it makes sense to take a sling or three (this new one, the alligator sling and the one you sent me ) and spend some time out there. I need to be a bit better prepared next time; water and sunscreen for sure.
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Reply #3 - Apr 10^th, 2018 at 6:13pm

Very nice!
If the sea level starts to rise around Finland, we know who to blame Cheesy

“Hey! Who put all those rocks in the water?!”

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RS Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 165	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #4 - Apr 10^th, 2018 at 10:59pm looks cold ...
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Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2018 at 11:29pm

Yeah I think I will legitimately have to change up my slinging spots now and then because every stone of a certain size is going to be going for a swim in the next few weeks Cheesy

There's still a bit of old frozen snow and some sea ice but it was fairly warm. Not sure exactly but at least plis 10C in the Sun. The wind of the sea could be a bit chilly but when slinging with a jumper on I was more than warm enough.

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You are a great guy Kick but also slightly scary at times. - Morphy
"Nothing matters, but it’s perhaps more comfortable to keep calm and not interfere with other people." - H.P. Lovecraft, in a letter to Frank Belknap Long, 7 October, 1923

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #6 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 8:46am Beautiful area and sling. You're a lucky man!
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Reply #7 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 10:58am

Was out there again today for 3 hours. Sun burn on my sun burn despite the sun cream but worth it. I had a fair few people come up and ask me what I was doing as well. It's funny because everyone says Finnish people are very quiet and don't talk to other people but I've had people asking me about slinging on the beach and asking me about nålbinding on the bus and train. When I was doing my first Finnish language course we had a joke "Finnish people don't speak... to you".

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You are a great guy Kick but also slightly scary at times. - Morphy
"Nothing matters, but it’s perhaps more comfortable to keep calm and not interfere with other people." - H.P. Lovecraft, in a letter to Frank Belknap Long, 7 October, 1923

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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1515 Finland	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #8 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 3:50pm Even in the 70s older and younger Finns knew sling. For today's Finns it is unknown.
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Reply #9 - Apr 12^th, 2018 at 12:25am

I've been surprised because most of the people asking have been older (but then I was out in the middle of the day on a Wednesday so...) but I also had one couple, I guess in their 30s, who knew what a sling was but had never seen one being used in real life. They were really interested and I would have given them a sling of I had any to give away. Next time I'll remember to bring some spares. But yeah most people have known what it is which I wouldn't have guessed honestly.

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You are a great guy Kick but also slightly scary at times. - Morphy
"Nothing matters, but it’s perhaps more comfortable to keep calm and not interfere with other people." - H.P. Lovecraft, in a letter to Frank Belknap Long, 7 October, 1923

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JudoP Funditor Offline Rocks away! Posts: 938 UK	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #10 - Apr 12^th, 2018 at 4:59am To this date I've only had one single person who knew what a sling was- most of the others are completely baffled, but usually quite interested!
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #11 - Apr 12^th, 2018 at 8:28am Very cool slinging spot. Thare's nothing quite like a pebble beach for slinging
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manospuercas Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 16 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #12 - Apr 12^th, 2018 at 6:00pm Nice find
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Slinging Heaven Reply #13 - Apr 13^th, 2018 at 7:39am I've had to have a break because my arm needs a rest and I keep burning my face but I'll be back there on Monday
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Re: Slinging Heaven
Reply #14 - Apr 14^th, 2018 at 2:20pm

I envy you. Where I live, the closest gravel beds are 35 miles (60km) away and the gravel is smaller than the first joint of your little finger.

Plus, as it's on the banks of the Alabama River, it normally requires a fairly long muddy walk to get to them.

OTOH, I get a long relaxing walk and I can get rather muddy while slinging rocks at stumps and logs out in the river, so I generally have a rather good time.

Plus, there's the wildlife. All sorts of ducks, geese and other birds, I see Bald Eagles and Ospreys fishing almost every outing. 'Gators, bears and feral hogs are there, too, so I stay alert, nothing like something out there that will eat you to make you pay attention to nature. Grin

I also see raccoons, squirrels, opossums, and all sorts of other smaller critters on a pretty regular basis.

And the fishing is rather good, too.

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