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lobohunter
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Wet weather sling?
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So a few of you may know that oregon is a fairly wet place. The rainy season has started. I was out this morning doing a little hurling with a all leather sling in the morning mist it became soaked and stretched so I switched slings to a spectra model I had with me
But doing so I realized that even though I have lived here over twenty five years I have never thought about or designed a wet weather sling.
So slinging.org any ideas for waterproof sling.
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Just make a sling out of Dyneema fishing thread.
I took one of my slings on vacation this summer. Swam with it in my swimming trunks pocket, threw stones later.
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Polypropylene or some other sort of plasticky material would be ideal, as they can't soak up any water.
I usually just use anything other than natural fiber, though, and leave the sling to dry afterwards.
I don't have any experience with waxing slings, but that could provide a good level of water-proofness, too.
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Yeah, agreed on all counts. Dyneema, polypropylene or polysteel, they're all very resistant to water.
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I've made slings and dog leashes out of Polypropylene. Not only is it water resistant but items made from it last almost forever.
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Polypropylene sounds good I actually have some sheets of it. So I might get creative stil looking for that extreme idea though
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Dyneema slings are 100% water proof
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