Official "Yank'" Picture Thread

[MasterBlaster]

Hey! If no one's looking, share the love!

[vduben]

Is this you OM ??

one of my favourite rotators at The treehouse

I think it's a very living pic !!

 

 

there isnt much holding your srop on dude:wave:

[Old Monkey]

Every time that picture that picture gets posted this comes up. Its what I was taught and what everyone did at one time. It worked well. You could loosen it up under weight. Shortening up was more of a pain. It was a lot easier to use double flip lines doing it that way too. I have a micro ascender tending my flip line now but would still use that old way without any concern. Its tricky to set that up if you haven't done it in a while though. You'll notice it isn't a knot.

[vduben]

no its just held buy your own pressure, whats it called? just dont look safe to me.... does it get looser if you take gthe pressure off?

[Old Monkey]

I've heard names for it but I have forgotten them. It doesn't at all unless you adjust it. It looks flimsy but it is a rather stout and reliable way to run your flip line. It works best with the old style large D rings and a wire core flip line. I only gave up using it because the newer saddles had small D rings.

[tockmal]

Great photos

[vduben]

ahh so you do it with a wire core then, makes more sence, a normal flimsy strop would pull out easily!!

[Burnham]

I've heard names for it but I have forgotten them. It doesn't at all unless you adjust it. It looks flimsy but it is a rather stout and reliable way to run your flip line. It works best with the old style large D rings and a wire core flip line. I only gave up using it because the newer saddles had small D rings.

 

Two names that I know of...bearpaw knot or becket hitch.

 

Old school, but bombproof...only for use with large D's and stiff cable-core.

[Shansen]

Two names that I know of...bearpaw knot or becket hitch.

 

Old school, but bombproof...only for use with large D's and stiff cable-core.

 

I've heard it called a flip line hitch. It's what I was taught also. Camming device is much easier and faster to adjust.

[Shansen]

Here are some pictures of my contract climber guy, working on my Aunt's trees in Camaron Park, Ca by Sacramento.