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sv Funditor Offline Posts: 764 ireland	A cheap wee sling, but it works! Jul 24^th, 2010 at 1:53pm I made a couple of vids and posted them on Youtube. How to make a simple sling, and how to use a simple sling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak9-rynriUQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmjHaghK2F4&feature=channel Paracord costs £2.99 for 50 feet, and it only takes a few minutes to make a sling. sv
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Reply #1 - Jul 24^th, 2010 at 5:39pm

Nice, SV. I'll have to practice that one. I'm a huge fan of simple slings. For the first few months of my slinging I used nothing but Malik Lund's Appu-sling for that reason. Being able to throw together a sling quickly out of what's available is a good survival skill:
http://slinging.org/index.php?page=making-a-simple-string-sling-an-illustrated-g...

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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: A cheap wee sling, but it works! Reply #2 - Jul 25^th, 2010 at 1:11am timothy potter also has a method for http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/ropesling1.htm i personally don't have mush luck with thin slings like that. even with slightly thicker balearic ones. but then i like using midgit pebbles, which you couldn't even use with that even if you had a high tech precision machine.
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Bill Skinner past-moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: A cheap wee sling, but it works! Reply #3 - Jul 25^th, 2010 at 10:43am I have some cordage that is too stiff and too short for a good braided sling. I now have a use for it. Thank you for both links. Bill
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Re: A cheap wee sling, but it works!
Reply #4 - Jul 25^th, 2010 at 10:44am

Rat Man, the Appu Sling is better than mine. Why? because it's all one piece, doesn't need cutting or melting, and can be carried at all times as a paracord bracelet.
xxKid123, your pouch design is inherently strong. My release cord sometimes needs re-centring on the pouch until the knot tightens.
For ball-bearings and small pebbles, add a duct-tape pouch. It looks flimsy but works well.
Funnily enough, after using a thick sling I always notice an improvement when I go back to Paracord.
Thanks for the good ideas, gents, there's always a lot to learn here.

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Reply #5 - Jul 25^th, 2010 at 1:47pm

sv wrote on Jul 25^th, 2010 at 10:44am:

Rat Man, the Appu Sling is better than mine. Why? because it's all one piece, doesn't need cutting or melting, and can be carried at all times as a paracord bracelet.
xxKid123, your pouch design is inherently strong. My release cord sometimes needs re-centring on the pouch until the knot tightens.
For ball-bearings and small pebbles, add a duct-tape pouch. It looks flimsy but works well.
Funnily enough, after using a thick sling I always notice an improvement when I go back to Paracord.
Thanks for the good ideas, gents, there's always a lot to learn here.

if your ducttaping over it, i recommend stitching it together. much better finish.

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gibbon Tiro Offline s(l)inging! Posts: 12 the netherlands Gender:	Re: A cheap wee sling, but it works! Reply #6 - Jul 25^th, 2010 at 6:05pm cool. i like simple slings. thank you!
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