Webbing
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Nylon webbing is a versatile component of rock climbing equipment. It is also increasingly being carried by members of the fire and rescue service. Webbing appears as flat rope, that is, rope without a core. Modern webbing is often made from exceptionally high-strength material, such as dyneema. Typically tied or sewn into a loop and known as a runner or sling, webbing has many uses, including:
- Emergency, or makeshift harness.
- Anchor extension or equalisation.
- Gear sling, for organising or carrying equipment.
- In quickdraws.
Nylon webbing is also used to make a wide variety of harnesses and harness-like equipment, from backpacks and seatbelts to parachute harnesses. As of 2005, purses woven from seatbelt webbing are becoming fashionable.
Webbing is also the cotton fabric used to make military belts, packs and pouches, and by extension also refers to the items themselves. The British Army adopted webbing to replace leather after the Second Boer War (although leather belts are still worn in more formal dress). The term is still used for a soldier's combat equipment, although webbing fabric has since been replaced with more advanced materials. The webbing system used by the British Army today is known as Personal Load Carrying Equipment. Webbing belts are also used frequently by modern cadet and scout groups. The webbing is used to carry vital field equiptment such as a first aid kit and cooking utensils.
Webbing should be light enough to carry vital things needed in battle, and is made so that if the bergen is lost during combat, the soldier can survive on emergency rations carried on the the webbing.
In education and learning Webbing is a method of diagramatically representing facts and information, similar to Mind Mapping.
