ISC rope grab V's Petzl Grillon?

[atree]

I don’t think there is a lot to choose between them. One drawback with the Grillon is that it is CE marked as a unit with the Petzl rope so to keep it “legal” you need to buy Petzl’s replacement strops, whereas with a rope grab you can use any line of an appropriate diameter.

 

Why is that?Does it really matter which rope you use it with?

[Taupotreeman]

I seem to remember some warning not so long ago about some of the rope grabs failing but I can't quite remember where or when I read it. Anybody clue me up?

 

Just bought a cinch but yet to use it. It gets its first outing tomorrow but it took me a while to figure out how to use the thing on a strop (me not being the smartest tool in the shed) so if you don't hear back you know I set it up wrong

[Taupotreeman]

Early day Adam?

[atree]

Early day Adam?

 

Yeah i know.Had to take my car on 4man crew,Finished over priced job by lunch

[Taupotreeman]

Don't you just love those jobs. If you got a photo of your cinch set up on your lanyard can you put it up for me? Shouldn't mind seeing how you have it set. Drew reckoned they should be left hand operated which is how mine is.

[atree]

I use the art postioner! Havent really had a good look of how they are set up.There's probably a thread on here somewhere,

 

Havent you got any a pencil to push in your office

[Taupotreeman]

I use the art postioner! Havent really had a good look of how they are set up.There's probably a thread on here somewhere,

 

Havent you got any a pencil to push in your office

 

Mate, that's all I've been doin but I run out of work after an hour. I'm SOOOOO bored.

[atree]

haha Go climb some trees (sorry for the derail)

[arbogrunt]

I've heard that about using the rope replacements for a Grillon. I've never taken any notice of it and always used 10mm Beal static line with fishermans knots on each end. No probs so far, why pay £30 for a 3m piece of rope?

[treequip]

Why is that?Does it really matter which rope you use it with?

 

The Grillon works fine with any number of ropes but in the UK PUWER and LOLER means the only one you SHOULD use if the Petzl replacement.