Joining Two Slings

This is from the Black Diamond quality control website.

“before you join two slings together think about the following:

• Is it possible to use a longer sling altogether?
• If you need to join to slings, using a carabiner is stronger

And in addition:

• If you must join two slings, use the same materials and width
• Symmetrical knots (like the Strop Bend and Climber’s Hitch) appear to perform better than a standard Girth Hitch when joining two slings together.”

Oh goody, a new type of hitch/knot. Here’s a strop bend, which is basically a girth hitch all dressed up.