Hitch Climber alternative? ( cost £7.50 )

[Tom D]

For me the shorter the better, the whole point of systems like these is the efficiency. The lack of sit back you get with a set up like that is what I'm after so lengthening the legs on the martin would be a no no. The hitch in the picture is a martin tied in ice tail, the cord was 1m long and after tying 2 half double fishermans its about 54cm eye to eye which is about perfect for the martin hitch.

 

Used it again on friday, it really does work well.

[Steve Bullman]

Think i'll stick with the hitch climber

[Sirnick2]

I don't understand why you would want to save a few bucks on a perfectly engineered piece of equipment (the hitch climber) especially when your life is on the line, i used a hitch climber for ages with a vt and never had a problem even with a termination knot above the hitch, just as long as i kept an eye on it, it was fine. Spend the money and even when you grow out of it you'll still have an excellent pulley to use for other applications.

Edited March 31, 2012 by Sirnick2

[Sirnick2]

found this old thread, been thinking the same.

 

this setup is even cheaper, quality kit and works great.

 

Yeah if you want to carry a spanner on your harness, there is no way i'd climb on non sinched up mallions especially so close to running rope,

[will.morris]

I paid £27 for my hitch climber ... is a saving of less than £20 really worth it for piece of mind :confused1 We pay a fortune for our gear and the piece of equipment that keeps you in the tree is'nt worth messing around with for the sake of a bit of beer money.

[Tom D]

4 years ago when I started this thread I wanted a second hitch climber for another rope, we used the setup or a while but ended up buying another HC. Its true that an HC only costs £27 so why mess around with alternatives? Well at the time I had a lot less cash and I seem to remember them being more expensive...

 

For newbies, buy the proper kit and use it as it is intended. There's nothing wrong with experienced guys playing around with new things, otherwise we'd all still be climbing on prussics.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

good to see people thinking tom, however i dont like the way the krab sits right next to the top of the v.t, would highly recommend having a rethink mate. you could quite easily release your hitch with that setup

 

 

 

how so? three way krabs?

[son of a birch]

"how so? three way krabs? "

 

Probably concerned about the bottom of the krab pushing the top of the hitch cord thus initiating descent (rather than krab coming open)