60 MANUAL OF PACK TEANSPOKTATION. 



HOW TO DOUBLE SLING SIDE PACKS WHEN LENGTH OF PACKS 



REQUIRES IT. 



Sec. 29. Place the sling rope on the aparejo, with the loop on the 

 "off" side, leaving only enough of the ends on the "near' side to 

 tie with. The packs being in place, the off packer proceeds and 

 passes loop to near packer, as in single slinging, separating ropes as 

 much as possible. 



The "near" packer supports his pack with left arm, and grasps 

 the rear part of the loop on top of pack with left hand, with right 

 reaches down, picks up the rear rope on aparejo, and ties the two ropes 

 together by a square knot, getting the packs well together in doing so; 

 then throws the front of pack well up, to come even with rear end, 

 picks up ropes in similar manner as at rear, and ties square knot. 

 "Brake" and settle packs in usual manner. 



HOW TO CROSS SLING SIDE PACKS WHEN TOP PACKS ARE NECESSARY. 



Sec. 30. The "near" packer takes a sling rope by its middle and 

 passes the ends over to "off" side, retaining sufficient of the loop so 

 that when "off" pack is in place the loop can be passed up to its 

 upper edge. 



The "off" packer then puts his pack in position and supports the 

 pack with liis left hand, at center of pack. With the right hand he 

 picks up theiront and rear rope and brings them up to center of pack; 

 receives them in left between thumb and forefinger, ropes pressed 

 taut against side of pack. 



With right hand he coils the ropes hanging down, coiling on left 

 thumb, and throws coils over center of pack to " near " side. He then 

 separates the front and rear ropes. The right hand now supports the 

 pack, and the left receives the loop when j^assed up by "near" packer. 



The "near" packer, after the off pack is in position and the ends of 

 ropes have been thrown over, passes the loop to the "off" packer; 

 he then separates the ropes on "near" side. Placing "near" pack 

 on, he calls out "Rope,' and proceeds to tie as in single slinging. 

 (Sec. 27.) 



The top pack is now put in place between the two side packs and 

 above the sling rope." 



Just before tying the sling rope it is sometimes found necessary 

 to get packs closer together. In such a case the "off" packer takes 

 hold of the rear rope and pulls toward him from below, the "near" 

 packer giving slack on front rope, as held in ])iglit of sling, and })ulling 

 down on rear rope to take in the slack as rendered by the "off" packei'. 

 When enough has been taken the "near" packer calls out "Good." 



If the "near" packer desires more rope to enable him to tie, the 

 "off" packer will pull on the rear rope from above with the left hand 

 until the "near" packer takes slack by drawing on the front rope, 

 thus pulling the bight or loop of the sling farther over to his side. 



If packs are high the "off" packer ])asses sling to rear with left 

 hand, the "near" packer reaching from behind to receive it. 



In passing loop to "near" packer over load, or from behind, it is 

 well for the "off" packer to hold the loop with the thumb, the fingers 

 extended, as he can thus more readily indicate position of rope to 



o In the operation the side packa should be carried high enough to support the 

 weight of the top pack to l)ind the h)ad. 



