Ultra Sling Advice

[Brock Mayo]

Hey all,
I just started making an ultra sling and I was looking for advice. Any cool tweaks? Also, at the tale end it looks like a bury to a back splice? Any numbers on lengths of those? It seems like there should be nicer finish to the ultra sling, I think I read someone did an end to end splice to finish it with a loop? Thanks

Brock

 

[Burnham]

Hey, Brock.

Funny, I will always associate that product name with the old and now mostly forgotten Blue Water woven daisy chain. That was a great anchor sling, among many other uses. Life support rated. Might have been before your time . I still use my several with confidence.

I don't know a thing about this newer item .

 

[96coal449]

I don't see why an end to end wouldn't work. Not a common splice, but it should work. I'm no splicing expert ..... just my 2cents.

 

[greengreer]

I've seen it done "backwards" if that makes sense. The tail is the bight end and the block or ring side is the two ends mad into a regular eye with a straight bury.
Personally I just do them normally and either back splice a few inches (doesn't really matter, as long as it keeps from coming out) or straight bury and some heatshrink. Don't forget to lockstitch either way you go.

 

[Brock Mayo]

Hey Burnham,

Was the blue water version made out of rope or webbing? Thanks greengreer, that does make sense. Cheers!