Twist-racking slings and cordage

Christian showed me this nifty trick for racking slings, Web-o-lette's and cordelettes. It's simple and surprisingly effective. 1. First arrange your sling or whatever to make a set of loops that is about 24" wide (if you have a 48" sling, just fold it in half, etc !

2. "ow twist the loop tightly, by counter#rotating both hands

3. $lip the loops together and you%ll end up with a compact bundle that won%t come undone by itself but will unrack easily and &uickly (just unclip and shake! 'ou%ll notice that twist# racked slings have a smaller and softer profile that won%t jab into your body when you%re chimneying or whatever

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Tim I also use it to rack slings with biners on both ends, a la !uickdraw. Twist and clip the rope-end biner into the pro-end biner, they are easy to rack and faster to pull and clip than a tripled sling because when you clip the pro your hand is already in place to pull down the rope end biner. with a little practice you can clip and e"tend the sling in one smooth motion. I carry a few this way and a few tripled for variety.