r/Slinging

I wanted to see what i could manage with local natural fibers and ended up going with yucca. It's a bit messy, but it was free, sustainable, and won't give off any microplastics. Happy to share how i processed the fibers if anyone is curious. It has a little stretch to it but i think thats more my novice braiding than the material itself. Hoping to make one with dogbane next.

My first braided paracord sling was getting old and beat up so i decided to give making a new sling a try, this one's got all the parts i liked about that sling (double fingerloops, nice split pouch, tape wrappings to protect the most abused sections of cord from abuse). I also decided to make it very easy to break down into 4 separate components (not including cracker) so I can always just swap in new replacements if any portion of it breaks or gets super worn down, since I grow very attached to my slings and yes the Ship of Theseus is the same boat.

I've not gotten the chance to give a proper test but its slightly longer then the old one and much lighter since the retention and release cords are both just a single strand instead of 4 braided cords, so I expect to get a bit more power/distance out of it.

Anything flaws I might've not thought about? looking forward to giving this a try in a big open park so I wont break anything if i find that my knots fail, but having given it 2 throws yesterday, it doesn't feel like it would take on the forces needed for that. I also haven't gotten it to crack, and I assume that's cause its lighter.