Old Skool Cool

[J The Tree]

I spoke to a guy a while back who mentioned this, i couldnt quite get my head around what it was. Can any of you guys explain better than he did?

 

It was a mechanical cam action device that replaced your prussic knot, a lot like many of these new fangled things around EXCEPT! your rope was just clipped in from the side and could quite easily pop out again.

[Mark Bolam]

On the building back then, but I well remember that moment of horror when you heard the 'death rattle' from within your tartan flask!

 

Also remember logging competitions at Stonehaugh (Kielder forest), blokes with big sideburns wearing PPE Levi's legging it round with revving Husky's after a lengthy session in the beer tent!

 

That was before all this Safe and Healthty stuff, mind you.....

[bob]

i have a prussik lifter from them days

cant remember proper name but those who know will know

[White Noise]

i have a prussik lifter from them days

cant remember proper name but those who know will know

 

Is that the one that sometimes the rope just fell out of because I remember that one . Scary .

[J The Tree]

i have a prussik lifter from them days

cant remember proper name but those who know will know

 

You got the name right, confused many people on how they wrapped around the prussic knot.

[J The Tree]

Is that the one that sometimes the rope just fell out of because I remember that one . Scary .

 

That was the prussic clip mate:001_smile:

[old snake]

I have no idea what all you old sticks are talking about:001_tongue: Its a very interesting thread to read though,has anyone got any pics?.....or were they all oil paintings back then:001_tt2:

[felixthelogchopper]

Up late on a school night, aren't you?

[Johny Walker]

using a d,shackle & blue line for a throwing line:laugh1:

[Tree Man Tom]

It was a mechanical cam action device that replaced your prussic knot, a lot like many of these new fangled things around EXCEPT! your rope was just clipped in from the side and could quite easily pop out again.

 

That makes sense, sounds lethal!