Teufelberger ocean friction cord

[Tommy_B]

On 19/10/2019 at 22:57, Brocky said:

I’m no longer using tail tucked eyes and had to find another use for the whipping twine.  The hitch below benefits from the stopper being in back, but it works tying it in the front for other hitches.

 

Do you climb on that?

[Joe Newton]

I can't believe there's this many pages over sealing the ends of hitch cord! It's a throwaway cord ffs, just tape it and cut the fucking thing!

[Brocky]

Yes, I climb on it.  The basic parts of the  hitch are four wraps, a braid in front over and through a ring, and a twist in back, and then bringing the eyes through the ring again to the front to be clipped.  Tied like this it can descend on a stationary rope in a smooth and controlled manner, just not a long or fast descent, but works great for positioning. I use a belay device for longer descents.  

It’s also adjustable on how much the wraps grab. The distance between the wraps and the ring determines this.

The thimble, or an aluminum low friction ring, is part of the twist and replaces using a pulley.

And instead of preformed eyes, and trying to make a set length of cord work perfectly, which is not always easy, you can adjust the amount of tension of the hitch by wrapping the cords around the carabiner and tying a stopper knot, making the hitch as tight or loose as you want.
 

[Paul Tomo]

On 22/10/2019 at 22:23, Joe Newton said:

I can't believe there's this many pages over sealing the ends of hitch cord! It's a throwaway cord ffs, just tape it and cut the fucking thing!

How do you tape your hitch cord Joe? Do you buy eye to eye or make your own. 

[htb]

20 hours ago, Paul Tomo said:

How do you tape your hitch cord Joe?

With tape. Is it me.

He makes his own

[Joe Newton]

31 minutes ago, htb said:

With tape. Is it me.

He makes his own

If I was going to stress this much I reckon I'd buy eye 2 eyes.