| The string method is not a problem at all. Actually, I really like it. I untied the string, and re-tied it in a different way, and it works very well. I have the string looped around the second valve casing, and then I looped the other end over, not through, the finger ring on the slide. This holds the slide from falling out or being over extended without any problem. If I need to empty any water from the slide, I simply lift the string off of the ring, pull the slide, empty the water, replace the slide, and loop the string back over the finger ring. It takes me a total of about 5 seconds or less to do this, and it works very well. I would not, however, recommend putting the string through the ring or around anything that would require you to untie the string in order to remove it. It makes live much easier if you can just lift the already tied string off and on.
Andy
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