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Burlap slings
Jan 30^th, 2021 at 8:33am

I just came across another enterprising sling peddler selling slings in bulk to the Sunday school crowd. These are made from repurposed burlap sacks apparently... just like in Biblical times Roll Eyes

https://www.holylandtreasuresonline.com/Store/Products/Item/-57/1/82.html

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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Burlap slings Reply #1 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 8:42am Ooo boy... I don't see one of those lasting more than, maybe, 10 shots. They look WEAK.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Burlap slings Reply #2 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 8:43am that site sounds vahuely familiar - think we had a thread on it some years back. It's not a slingshot - sheesh, I know it shouldn't annoy me as much as this - but it still does lol
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Re: Burlap slings
Reply #3 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 8:52am

Yeah... I have yet withheld my opinion about the slings themselves, but I will say that the Google search was painful. I intentionally put the words “shepherd” and “slingshot” in the search bar to see if I could find anything new. I managed to do it without throwing my keyboard across the room, but I still feel dirty for having done it.

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Re: Burlap slings
Reply #4 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 9:05am

Kick wrote on Jan 30^th, 2021 at 8:42am:

Ooo boy... I don't see one of those lasting more than, maybe, 10 shots. They look WEAK.

I love how the website says “we don’t know if this is how they were made in Biblical times” as if to suggest that it’s possible.

Um, no. Shepherds probably made slings that worked reliably since it was their main defense against lions and bears, and I’m pretty sure burlap sacks weren’t the primary source material.

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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Burlap slings Reply #5 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 11:42am Looking again, the pouches look ok but those cords are just waiting to snap. I would worry using tennis balls in them let alone rocks...
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Burlap slings Reply #6 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 12:36pm Wrong David. This particular David had his cords snap on the first shot and was run through with a spear the size of a 4x4. See we make trash slings for fun but they get paid to do it. You might say they are professional trash sling makers. Bravo.
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Re: Burlap slings
Reply #7 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 1:48pm

Ah of course. I forgot about David the Noodler from the apocryphal Book of Second Strings. Poor guy didn’t stand a chance.

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Burlap slings Reply #8 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 2:07pm He was throughly unnoodled.
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1601 California Gender:	Re: Burlap slings Reply #9 - Jan 30^th, 2021 at 10:35pm NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jan 30^th, 2021 at 8:52am: but I still feel dirty for having done it. As you should lol
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13682 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Burlap slings Reply #10 - Jan 31^st, 2021 at 3:32pm The slings look crude but functional. One positive... the price is right.
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Re: Burlap slings
Reply #11 - Jan 31^st, 2021 at 10:02pm

Rat Man wrote on Jan 31^st, 2021 at 3:32pm:

The slings look crude but functional. One positive... the price is right.

I’ll sell you a sling that’s at least 3x better for only twice the price Grin

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xud9a - call me zud 👍 Funditor Offline Ringing Slocks ! Posts: 575 Nottinghamshire, England Gender:	Re: Burlap slings Reply #12 - Feb 1^st, 2021 at 6:51am And....... Just out of curiosity I clicked on buy and went to checkout. To the UK postage by usps is $56.66 so a burlap sling delivered is $65.56. I didn't go ahead
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Re: Burlap slings
Reply #13 - Feb 1^st, 2021 at 9:16am

xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Feb 1^st, 2021 at 6:51am:

And....... Just out of curiosity I clicked on buy and went to checkout. To the UK postage by usps is $56.66 so a burlap sling delivered is $65.56.
I didn't go ahead Roll Eyes

Yikes!
I’ve never had to pay more than about $15 to ship a sling internationally. I guess that’s priced to encourage you to buy 100 slings at a time.

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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