First DIY: Straps

**grich9860** · 01-20-2011, 20:30

great job on the traps. making my own straps was my first diy project as well. i really over did my sewing though. (4-5 overlaps)

**Roadrunnr72** · 01-20-2011, 21:00

Nice job. I couldn't bring myself to make my own straps, so I bought some straps from Habor Freight and cut the buckle off. They are yellow, which should help keep me from leaving them on a tree.

**trinni** · 01-21-2011, 08:09

Originally Posted by sclittlefield

Narrow Zig-Zag = Bar Tack. Lots of climbing gear uses bar tacks.

Thanks, I exactly meant to say bar tack.

Sorry about my partly distorted choice of words. English is not my first language.

**Jsaults** · 01-21-2011, 09:07

I have searched the HF forums, but I cannot locate the link to a brochure about making DIY slings for caving. There was info about real-world testing performed on various stitching patterns (X-box, linear, bar tack etc).

Anyone have that link?

Jim

**rjcress** · 01-21-2011, 13:02

Originally Posted by Jsaults

I have searched the HF forums, but I cannot locate the link to a brochure about making DIY slings for caving. There was info about real-world testing performed on various stitching patterns (X-box, linear, bar tack etc).

Anyone have that link?

Jim

Thanks, Jim. That is the one that I was referencing. I've looked several times and can't seem to find the darned thing.
Wish I would have bookmarked it when I read it originally.
Jeff

**Otis_Hiker** · 01-21-2011, 21:46

Thanks everyone for the good feedback

Originally Posted by rjcress

Thanks, Jim. That is the one that I was referencing. I've looked several times and can't seem to find the darned thing.
Wish I would have bookmarked it when I read it originally.
Jeff

I just searched through my bookmarks I had and came up with nothing

I do remember the article passing through HF...hopefully someone bookmarked it and will chime in sooner or later.