Abstract: A sling retaining assembly for assisting the carrying of a plurality of devices on a single shoulder is provided. The sling retaining assembly includes a flexible body having an outer side, an under side, an aperture provided through the flexible body, and a self attachment assembly connected to the flexible body, wherein a first portion of the self attachment assembly is connected to the outer side of the flexible body and a second portion of the self attachment assembly is connected to the under side of the flexible body. A hook member is received by the aperture of the flexible body, the hook member having a first segment connected to a second segment, the first and second segments forming a retaining gap, wherein a portion of the flexible body is received by the retaining gap. In addition, a method of using the sling retaining assembly is also provided.