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This test is a comparison of hanging 1000 Lbs. on a double angle beam using a 5 foot basket hitch and then using
a 5 foot choke. You will see that the basket hitch set up will pull the beam down in a straight downward direction
where as the choke set up will twist the beam structure which is not good for hanging weight on a small structure.
It is also not good for the cable to be choked because of the weakest area of the cable is at the end of the carbon steel
swedge and you will see that the cable is bending around the steel structure where the cable and the carbon steel swedge
is right next to the beam causing a very bad bend in the cables weakest area. Please note that I did not put burlap around
the beam for padding because I wanted you to see the cable and the reaction of the beam clearly, otherwise it is a standard
procedure to pad the beam structure that you are hanging on. The closer you are to the end of the beam structure for hanging
and using a choke hitch, the less twisting you will have. Using a sling in a basket hitch will give you almost twice the strength
of the vertical and is much better for the sling. Using the sling in a choke will decrease the strength of the sling by 20% and
even more depending on the choke angle, Diameter of the beam and the sharpness of the structure you are going around.

My feeling is, there is no reason to choke a sling up on the high steel to hang a point if you know how to make a Basket Hitch.
If you know how to calculate bridle lengths, then you should always use a basket Hitch at the end of each bridle leg along with
an adjusting type sling at the end of each bridle leg to change the length of the bridle leg, such as a K-Link sling or Deck Chain if need be.
" Dead Hangs, I feel should always be done using a Basket Hitch on the steel structure when a sling is used! "

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