spray painting slings?

that's why these forums are so nice. you get a lot off ideas and input from other climbers.

tenex should at least drop costs but doesn't solve your problem......

rigging gear on 1 location at the work site and climbing gear as well. Use a beach rolly or something else where you can put all your gear together. works for me.

climb safe
wouter
 
The orange tenex doesn't stay orange for very long, and a tarp laid out for gear only is a good idea, everything goes on the tarp, I sort it when the job is done :)
 
I think if you get Tenex from Sherrill it will be Tenex-Tec unless you specifically pick the 3/8" single end per carrier that folks use for split-tails...

TEC stands (roughly) for Two Ends per Carrier.
 
thanks blinky. i really appreciate all the support i get from you guys. i just ordered 50' of 5/8 tenex from sherril. the splicing looks like my grandma can do it. now one more question. what is a good eye size for tenex slings?
i was thinking about a 12" eye since the double braid slings i use have a 9" eye and i allways wished i had a bigger eye when i cow hitch to a trunk.
 
I like big eyes, 12" is about what most of mine are. They slip over a large porty easily.

Be sure to follow the direction for a brummel splice closely the first time or two. You want to be certain to tuck each leg of the eye, not two tuck on one leg (I think that's called a braided or woven Brummel or something)... I still mess that up sometimes.
 
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Whoopies are cool but I get a lot more use from a loopie for setting blocks up in the tree... takes less material too.

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Agreed.

I don't have any whoopies in my arsenal. I gave em away. Fixed eye slings and loopies are the way to go. In my opinion, whoopies cause laziness and are for those who don't want to tie hitches.
For anchoring Porty's, a 12" eye is recommended. Two end per carrier will "pick" easier, but is recommended for that application.
 
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have you ever heard of spraying tenex with some sort of urethane to give them better abrasion resistance?

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The colored 'Tenex', Nerex, Yalex, etc. has a urethane coating to give it color.
If you are worried about abrasion and/or picking, double braids (Stable braid, Polydyne, Husky) should be considered instead of hollow braids.
 
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i think im gonna try splicing a whoopie sling. it seems much more convenient.

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Whoopies and loopies are a PITA and not as versatile as a dead eye sling, IMO. Get smooth with a cow hitch and you'll be golden. A dead eye sling is so much less work to splice too. New England Ropes has a coated version of Nerex, it's a single carrier hollow braid and the best for slings, so says I.
 
Yep I use eye slings more than anything else, a mix of Tenex and DB. Sometimes you can fix picks, sometimes they get too frayed before you can sort'em out.

My favorite sling for blocks is 9/16" Stable Braid. I favor 5/8" Tenex eye slings for fixing a porty to the stem. You might not believe it but a 30' eye sling can be really handy.
 
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