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[truelove]

My new baby! It’s a little short (the fabric’s only 7 yards), but it doesn’t need to be long! The rig I have coming is only a 10’ rig and there will be no big drops on it anyway, as a 1.5:1 safety factor is NOT good enough, ha.
https://instagr.am/p/B-qXrlfAB74/

Comments

[wpadmirer]

Pretty fabric!

[truelove]

Isn't it? I'm pleased! I figured since I was buying myself a sling/silks I might as well get myself one a pretty one. :D

[jecook]

Nice!

(and IMHO, I would settle for anything less than a 3:1 safety factor.)

[truelove]

Honestly I'd strongly rather 5:1 for drops, which can generate downward forces five times the weight of the aerialist. The breaking load on the rig I've got coming is 1460lb. (And I weigh 185lb. -- so, 960lb. is what you can expect me to generate in force on a free-fall drop.) So -- it's fine for non-drop tricks, and will be much safer than trying to rig off the beams in our garage (they're just 2x4s, soooo yeah). But yeah, not doing drops. >_>

[ilyena_sylph]

SO PRETTY!

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!

[truelove]

Isn’t it??

Now I just need the thing to hang it from to get here. XD