My cheap rigging sling cost me a whole morning on a simple lift

I grabbed a bargain nylon sling from a discount tool place for a job moving HVAC units last month. It looked fine, but the stitching started to pull apart on the third lift of the day. Had to stop everything, send my oiler to get a proper one, and we lost about four hours of work. That's nearly a grand in lost time, just to save maybe thirty bucks upfront. I should have known better than to skimp on something that holds the load. Anyone have a go-to brand for slings that won't let you down?

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jordang321mo ago

What brand was that cheap sling?

the_max15d agoMost Upvoted

@jordang32 haha man it was some no-name brand I can't even remember the name of now, probably called something like "Tactical AF." @terry_wood51 was right though, that cheap little thing held up way better than my actual gear.

terry_wood511mo ago

Was it the one from Amazon? I grabbed a basic one from there for like twenty bucks. Held up fine for a year.