Endless sling - shorten.

[fhudo]

I have purchased a long sling to use for a vertical speedline where the rounds are
300-400lbs.

I want to use the sling to choke around the log and clip the free end to the speedline. However, I would like to adjust the free end to remove slack. Tieing a knot is not what I want to do as I image it is a) hard to untie in a sling and b) will weaken damage the sling.

Any advice other than “buy a shorter sling”?

Thanks




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[Z'sTrees]

What kind of sling are you referring to?

 

[fhudo]

https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=327&item=467

15ft length.


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[Z'sTrees]

Not many options there. If it's small enough you can half hitch but that's it.

 

[fhudo]

Your answer got me thinking..

How about this:

Normal choke around the log leaving a desired loop length to clip to the speedline with the free end being cow hitched above and backed with a timber hitch.
This means that the weight of the log
will chock both bottle and top hitches!

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[Deadwood]

Multiple wraps inside of itself... Like a six coil prussik.

 

[fhudo]

Ha! Such a simple and neat solution. The last wrap is the one that counts and will self tighten. Nice. Thank you!


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[RopeShield]

Daisy chain

 

[evo]

Get some tenex and splice some up! Easy peezy and cheap. Or go with adjustable loopies, or the above double wrap, or half hitch

 

[Jem4417]

@Fairfield

 

[Fairfield]

yup, thats not an issue. Hope this helps

 

[Jem4417]

Thanks Jim

 

[Jehinten]

If you need a 15' sling, a dead eye may be a better choice. Carabiner the eye to the line and tie it to any length you need.