In reply to CurlyStevo:
> "It doesn't fix the gear, it fixes the sling to the krab."
> I was aware of that thanks
> "The draw acts o the gear in exactly the same way but it's easier to use IME."
> Don't tell me you are one of these oddballs that uses the rest of their draws fixed end in to the gear? There is a reason most people do this the other way around and the logic applies to sling draws (although is obviously more of an issue with stiff short draws)
Do you always call people with opposing views oddballs?
Of course I don't fix the krab on QDs they are a very different thing to open sling slingdraws.
> "I'm not sure what you think would be less obvious if it happened with the sling tripled up."
> When tripled up the retainer is more hidden and the other strands hide the fact that some of them are not where they are meant to be.
That's right but taping the top draw reduces the risk of this happening IMO. Try experimenting with it.
> "There is always a risk that one strand could become unclipped whilst tripled up. For this reason I am more nervous of using slingdraws tripled up than when extended but taping a reasonable length away from the krab actually reduces the risk of the taped strand coming unclipped IMO.""
> Ahh but when there is no retainer if you pull the sling draw its obvious if its not going to work because if it doesn't it lengthens out, with a retainer back clipped to the dangerous position it will keep the sling draw in roughly the position it would be so this generally much less obvious.
Try it for yourself. The retainer does not stop the sling lengthening if one of the other strands is unclipped.
It's all down to personal preference but you appear to be overhyping the risks.