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Title: 48" Practical Paracord Smiling Sling
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 10:45pm

Channing's been talking about posting a tutorial for a while. I wasn't sure if he was ever going to do it or not. But it's up. The Practical Paracord Smiling Sling tutorial.

https://youtu.be/wixFtQObLKU?

Title: Re: 48" Practical Paracord Smiling Sling
Post by Pocket rock.et on Jun 26^th, 2026 at 3:52am

YouTube also suggested a video posted a few days earlier by another channel with a similar sling, which seems a little strange to me.:
https://youtu.be/rd0ItpL8MOM?si=UKLgAtmUcC1RI7Dr

I didn't look in detail, correct me if I'm wrong.

Title: Re: 48" Practical Paracord Smiling Sling
Post by erricrice on Jun 26^th, 2026 at 8:13am

Yeah, there are a lot of paracord slings out there with similar 4-strand braid designs. But Channing's is definitely the most refined of the bunch! And he's made a million of those smiling slings, so you can tell the quality difference from all the practice compared to making one yourself. He's a pro!

Title: Re: 48" Practical Paracord Smiling Sling
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 26^th, 2026 at 9:48am

I've seen some other stuff from that guy in the past. Seems like a pretty good channel.

But good grief, I wish he would stop calling that a Balearic sling.

Title: Re: 48" Practical Paracord Smiling Sling
Post by Rhodophyta on Jun 27^th, 2026 at 10:25am

Man I have done 4 strand braiding and I feel like I just learned how to 4 strand braid.

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jun 26^th, 2026 at 9:48am:

I wish he would stop calling that a Balearic sling.

I've seen dude in videos in the Balearic Islands at slinging competitions, he should definitely know better!