A sling in which loops are formed at each end of the sling body by doubling over the material and securing it by sewing, weaving, or using a compression fitting is called what?

• A. Sling
• B. Basket hitch
• C. Vertical hitch
• D. Endless sling

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is how slings are built. An endless sling is made from a single piece of strap that is formed into a continuous loop, with loops created at the ends by doubling the material and securing those doublings by sewing, weaving, or a compression fitting. That creates two load-bearing legs from one continuous loop and leaves no free ends. The other options describe different ways the sling might be used around a load (hitches) or a sling with distinct ends, not a closed, continuous loop. So the described construction matches an endless sling because it relies on forming and securing loops at the ends to produce a single, continuous loop.