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[nailer]

If you're not often in conifers or other pitchy/sappy trees I think a friction hitch with tender makes the best lanyard adjustment there is. Easy one handed adjustment in both directions.

 

 

Thats what I use on every tree every day. Never gets sappy.

[Rentachimp]

Why do you need a wire one?

[Arborist]

So that when you are choggin down it gives more protection if you cut your strop than your climbing line.

[Rentachimp]

Yeah, I know what it is, dude; I just dont' like them too much. I tend to double-strop instead.

[Arborist]

Be carefull !!!

[Rentachimp]

I try to be. I do have a steel strop, but I heard that you can cut through them, too.

[Arborist]

You can still cut through them but it will take longer but hopfuly you would notice and stop.

[vduben]

If you're not often in conifers or other pitchy/sappy trees I think a friction hitch with tender makes the best lanyard adjustment there is. Easy one handed adjustment in both directions.

 

but agrab offers great adjustibilty too

[rumination]

You can't let rope slide through a grab when you have your weight on your lanyard. You can with a friction hitch.

 

I used a Gibbs ascender for a few years and was quite happy with it. However, once I switched to a friction hitch there was no going back.

[Husqvarna King]

Went into my local forestry shop this morning to buy a rope grab for my steel strop (normally use a prussick) and they sold me a purple Petzl Macrograb....but im not sure whether thats right or not.. can anyone help?