vt failure causes bad fall

[Frank]

:Oh yeah. Sorry.

[Frank]

This thread is getting a bit ridiculous!

Anyone that cant get to grips with a VT must be a bit simple in the head.

 

Why some people insist on making life hard for themselves and climb on old fashioned and outdated methods is beyond me.

 

11.7 Tachyon, Armor Prus and three wraps and it bites everytime and I weigh close on 15 stone.

Some people just fear change.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Do you mind, we're having a decent convo here ...

 

Yeah I do mind, obviously the fella that fell hadnt practised with it and now people are put off from using it and so they'll carry on climbing on out of date methods. Pure madness imo.

 

When I switched over I went out on my own on Sunday mornings and got used to it without any pressure on me to 'get the job done' and now I would never go back to prussiking.

 

Oh well, let em get on with it.

[Frank]

Yeah I do mind, obviously the fella that fell hadnt practised with it and now people are put off from using it and so they'll carry on climbing on out of date methods. Pure madness imo.

 

When I switched over I went out on my own on Sunday mornings and got used to it without any pressure on me to 'get the job done' and now I would never go back to prussiking.

 

Oh well, let em get on with it.

It's a bit like my gran. She sill hasn't got a digital telly.

[Dean Lofthouse]

It's a bit like my gran. She sill hasn't got a digital telly.

 

We only got a colour one last week...

[Mick Stockbridge]

It's a bit like my gran. She sill hasn't got a digital telly.

 

:lol:Neither have I.

[Frank]

We only got a colour one last week...

 

Yeah but you will have to wait till you get electricity before you can plug it in mate.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I've been considering going from Lockjack to VT.

 

I've been on lockjack for 4 years now and it has big drawbacks against the vt.

 

The lockjack is no good for feeding out when you want to swing out and down to get across to another branch, there's not enough smooth control.

 

I have also found it jerky....on the plus side the LJ is compact where the VT/HC combo is bulky and cumbersome

[skyhuck]

The lockjack is no good for feeding out when you want to swing out and down to get across to another branch, there's not enough smooth control.

 

I have also found it jerky....

 

Exactly!! they are crap!!!, I tried one and then swapped it for a LOLLER inspection.

[Frank]

I've been considering going from Lockjack to VT.

 

I've been on lockjack for 4 years now and it has big drawbacks against the vt.

 

The lockjack is no good for feeding out when you want to swing out and down to get across to another branch, there's not enough smooth control.

 

I have also found it jerky....on the plus side the LJ is compact where the VT/HC combo is bulky and cumbersome

 

I know what you mean but I wouldn't exactly call the vt/hc bulky or cumbersome. More like streamlined and awesome.