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Shawn B wrote:just joking about the "by hand" part. i had them do some of my old ones and they did a great job. they produce sewn slings and other sewn softgoods and the end product is a manufacturers bar tacked sewn sling. the nice thing was that i picked out the webbing that were going to be used so i assume you could get whatever length you want. i think turn around time was a week or so. i dropped mine off and picked them up though so not sure about the cross border issue.
I think you just answered your own question.mick wrote:Maybe this is a dumb question, but why not just cut the old webbing off and tie a new piece of dyneema on there with a water knot?
I can see that re-slinging would be preferable, since sewn runners are pretty and the bar tack less bulky than a knot. Tricams and threaded hexes can be repaired that way so why not SLCDs?
Just so I understand correctly... these folks are looping a sling through and then clipping both ends? Or are they passing it through the thumb loop twice and clipping both ends and the middle bight (thereby creating a trippled runner kinda like your pic but not exactly)? That might be preferrable to a water knot... but I'd still rather get em sewn I think. I could see the bar tack shifting onto the loop of the cam or the biner and becoming a pita.granite_grrl wrote:I have heard of people reslinging their cams with longer slings, doubled up ala DMM style, and they have been very happy with the results.
*Chris* wrote:Just so I understand correctly... these folks are looping a sling through and then clipping both ends? Or are they passing it through the thumb loop twice and clipping both ends and the middle bight (thereby creating a trippled runner kinda like your pic but not exactly)? That might be preferrable to a water knot... but I'd still rather get em sewn I think. I could see the bar tack shifting onto the loop of the cam or the biner and becoming a pita.granite_grrl wrote:I have heard of people reslinging their cams with longer slings, doubled up ala DMM style, and they have been very happy with the results.
FYI most manufacturers want the webbing to be doubled where it goes over the cable to reduce the chance of cutting in an extreme loading situation. That is why they are normally tacked into place instead of being a loose loop.granite_grrl wrote:*Chris* wrote:Just so I understand correctly... these folks are looping a sling through and then clipping both ends? Or are they passing it through the thumb loop twice and clipping both ends and the middle bight (thereby creating a trippled runner kinda like your pic but not exactly)? That might be preferrable to a water knot... but I'd still rather get em sewn I think. I could see the bar tack shifting onto the loop of the cam or the biner and becoming a pita.granite_grrl wrote:I have heard of people reslinging their cams with longer slings, doubled up ala DMM style, and they have been very happy with the results.
Its a longer runner that's sewn like the one in the DMM pic. The cam sling is captive, but they then have the choice of clipping the two loops when they want it shorter, or extending it if they want it longer (like you would with a trippled shoulder length sling).
This would be good if you're in areas where you often clip directly to the cam's sling (climbing cracks, etc), giving you a little more flexibility. In theory I think its a great idea, but I don't know if it would reduce the bulk of my rack (by not having to take as many runners with) or increase it ('cause the cams are a little more bulky).
granite_grrl wrote:I have heard of people reslinging their cams with longer slings, doubled up ala DMM style, and they have been very happy with the results.
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