Super long twin lanyard?

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I have a vague memory of a brand making a very long lanyard. Some sort of two lanyard system that I think was utilising hitches but may have been two positioners? One rope but with two hitch systems on it?

Does this ring any bells?

 

Otherwise I'll just make two hyper long lanyards in two ditty bags.

 

[Mark J]

I remember that too. 

This looks to be the current offering: 

Camp Gyro Lanyard Double - Honey Brothers

HONEYBROS.COM

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Camp Gyro Lanyard Double from Honey Brothers. The largest equipment specialist in the tree care industry.

 

[AHPP]

I had an 8m length of 16mm three strand for a lanyard for ages. Attributed a lot of my early success to it. Considered doing the double end thing but was never necessary. 

[Old Mill Tree Care]

20 hours ago, Mark J said:

I remember that too. 

This looks to be the current offering: 

Camp Gyro Lanyard Double - Honey Brothers

HONEYBROS.COM

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Camp Gyro Lanyard Double from Honey Brothers. The largest equipment specialist in the tree care industry.

 

Thanks Mark

Yes I have seen this but:

1. It's way too expensive for what i need.

2. It is nowhere near long enough, for what I need.

[Dan Maynard]

It is stupendously expensive isn't it?

 

I've got a 15m XTC plus with spliced eye, hitchclimber and VT for a long lanyard/second system. Depends on the tree, can be nice to put that up further away as a second attachment and keep cutting.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

On 26/05/2026 at 20:54, Dan Maynard said:

It is stupendously expensive isn't it?

 

I've got a 15m XTC plus with spliced eye, hitchclimber and VT for a long lanyard/second system. Depends on the tree, can be nice to put that up further away as a second attachment and keep cutting.

Thanks Dan

Yes I agree it depends very much on the tree and what you're doing in it.

In this case I just need two very long lanyards and I saw a setup once where it was one continuous rope with two friction devices pointing away from each other.

The advantage being that one side could become super long whilst the other shortened, this meaning that you are not lugging around the weight of two separate 30m lanyards.

[AHPP]

There’s no weight saving. The only difference is a rope being cut or not. 

[Old Mill Tree Care]

6 hours ago, AHPP said:

There’s no weight saving. The only difference is a rope being cut or not. 

It is a tiny saving on weight and bulk.

It's the difference between one 40m lanyard with two 'hitches', or two 30m lanyards with a 'hitch' each.

As I said, tiny difference. Some favour the first option, some the second option.

I'm just considering both options in my mind and seeing if anyone comes forwards with useful ideas.

[Dan Maynard]

12 hours ago, Old Mill Tree Care said:

two separate 30m lanyards.

I live in East Anglia, my every day climbing line is only 20m!

 

Seriously though, I wonder how much of a problem you'd have with the loop if using a double lanyard setup - I've noticed it when using the tail end of mainline as a second system. Catches on the tree as you move around, and bits you drop catch in it. One of the reasons I moved to the long lanyard/second system as a separate rope.

[kram]

When I first started with my own kit I had only one 37m rope, and trying to follow the "two rope working" I had a second hitch on it. The idea works but practically it is a pain with the belly loop getting twisted and often caught on stuff below, I stopped that fast and got a second rope and now have many different lengths to choose from - sod using 40m all the time..

 

Typing to picture where it might need a 40m lanyard or two plus a normal climbing line?!

 

 

 

Edited May 31 by kram