srt set up

[John Shutler]

do you live in a b+q shed john??

 

i see you have tidied up your set up mate, looking good:thumbup1:

 

:sneaky2:its more of a small cabin actually:thumbup1: the workshop/shed out the window is from b&q

 

yeah im pretty pleased with the set up at the moment, speaking to matt and chriss really helped that day at the show

[Stephen Blair]

i want to see more pics of the cabin, is it yours or do you rent it mate. i would love to live in a log cabin, even a big wooden shed with a huge log burner would do me:thumbup1:

[bob]

:thumbup:i have exactly the same set up as john and works well

but dont like putting elastic round my neck:confused1:

now sort of a longer bandolear at the mo

 

also john it best to store your ascenders closed

it does not do the springs any favours to store them open

 

but find it very rare to find an ascent long enough to bother getting it all out

[Marc]

:thumbup:i have exactly the same set up as john and works well

but dont like putting elastic round my neck:confused1:

now sort of a longer bandolear at the mo

 

also john it best to store your ascenders closed

it does not do the springs any favours to store them open

 

but find it very rare to find an ascent long enough to bother getting it all out

 

I hear what your saying about the elastic round your neck i haven't found an alternative solution yet?

[bob]

I hear what your saying about the elastic round your neck i haven't found an alternative solution yet?

 

mine sort of goes over left shoulder and under left arm pit and clips back on

similar but safer imo and still works

[Will Hinchliffe]

I just use 1 ascender Backed up with a long prussik and a pantain. Very rarely use SRT to access but every time I do I think I should get it out more often. If I need to descend I take of the ascender and put a figure of 8 below the pussik.

 

Your setup looks good John. Do you have a descender for your SRT set up.

[John Shutler]

mine sort of goes over left shoulder and under left arm pit and clips back on

similar but safer imo and still works

 

have you got a picture bob

 

i tend not to worry to much about it to be honest, though another climber i know has his concerns about the elastic

[John Shutler]

I just use 1 ascender Backed up with a long prussik and a pantain. Very rarely use SRT to access but every time I do I think I should get it out more often. If I need to descend I take of the ascender and put a figure of 8 below the pussik.

 

Your setup looks good John. Do you have a descender for your SRT set up.

 

i have a fig8 on my harness but il allways have my drt system in a rope bag clipped to my harness as im using it for works access, i have decended the single line before on the figure of 8 not backed up though:blushing:

[bob]

will do tomorrow

left my phone somewhere

but basically a longer piece of elastic with a clip on end to make it easier to put on and take off

[Will Hinchliffe]

If you get your groundie to hold the tail of the rope you are descending with a figure of 8 if you let go he can pull the rope tight to stop you. Its not a fool proof backup and probably unacceptable but worth knowing.