stein knee ascent system

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Anyone with experience of the Stein ascender at £80 ish or better off with the HAAS Velux at twice the price.

Aim is use it with double rope and in future may move to SRT. Already got the foot ascender

[stihlmadasever]

You can make one with a sling as a footloop,a petzl croll chest ascender and some bungee cord.

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Was thinking that way but wondering of the benefits of the HAAS

[Rich Rule]

But if I understand you won't be getting the benefits of a HAAS as you will be using Stein.

 

I would make one or buy the real thing personally. If you are tight for funds, make one. If your flush, then put some money back into the designers pocket and buy an original.

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Rich, what are the benifit's of the HAAS over a home made one, other than a longer bungee, so less chance of a slack point

[Rich Rule]

TBH, I used a home made one for about 3 years it was fine.

 

I just decided to by one after meeting The designer of the HAAS at an arb show. It was a bit of innovation that I felt he should be rewarded.

 

My version was actually based on Jerry Beraneks doubled line rope walker system. Only I was using it for SRT work.

 

The HAAS is well made and seems to be pretty contstant and reliable. As was home made one. The main difference is it took me a while to dial in the length of bungee required for a maximum stride length.

[stihlmadasever]

Seen summit lately about the haas on one of these threads sayin the stitching was coming off on the biner or footloop.

Was it you rich..?

Edited June 17, 2017 by stihlmadasever

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Nope think it was Matty F

[stihlmadasever]

It was rich

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/106124-who-uses-haas-velox.html#post1586587

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Sorry, going senile