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Someone at rockclimbing.com asked about how to rack slings nicely. While this is not a big secret, and most of you probably are already aware of it, I decided to put up short instructions post about it. Here’s how I do it:
Method one (+slightly faster, +slightly easier to undo, +can be used on short slings, -takes more carabiner space, -leaves the sling “twisted”, -needs carabiner to stay in order, -harder to unclip from carabiner if the sling is very long):
- Fold up the sling so that it’s not too long.
- Twist the sling a few times
- Clip the twisted sling from both ends to the carabiner
Method two (+takes less carabiner space, +does not need a carabiner to stay in order, +leaves the sling more “straight”, +easier to unclip from carabiner if the sling is long, -slightly slower to do, -cannot be used on short slings):
- Grab sewn end of the sling, leave a few centimeters of it above your hand
- Roll the sling over your hand, until there’s 20-30 cm left
- Wrap the remaining sling around the sling ball and stick the sling end through it
- Clip both ends of sling to the carabiner
Very simple, very neat. It keeps the slings in order, they don’t tangle and they’re easy to unfold (no knots or anything like that). A few images about the procedure below, note the carabiner, it’s a new Stubai Atomy 
, that’s lightest 26kN rated carabiner. I’m not quite sure if one needs the extra strength, but the carabiner is still nice, the brass screw operation is exceptionally smooth. 
