what length of friction cord for hitch climber

[tree man john]

been climbing on a distel knot on my hitch climber and am going to change over to the vt what length do any of you recommend is best

 

 

cheers:thumbup:

[Ross Beaumont]

Get your self a eye to eye piece of cord. such as ocean polyester or armor pruss. i have armor pruss cos me about £27 but its hade some use and still not a single scortch or pluck onit. fr jones or honey brothers will sell the under accessory cord

[tree man john]

Get your self a eye to eye piece of cord. such as ocean polyester or armor pruss. i have armor pruss cos me about £27 but its hade some use and still not a single scortch or pluck onit. fr jones or honey brothers will sell the under accessory cord

 

cheers mate

[Ross Beaumont]

You can use a length of friction cord with a double fishermans on each end but the eyes keep everything tidy. my old one wich hade the double fishermans on the end was 55'' long without the knots. But some people like them long and other like them short. Hope this helps

 

Ross

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

thats info i was needing as well.

 

nice one

[Neil Frost]

I've got a 105cm length of the 10mm eye2eye ocean poly, generously donated by a fellow arbtalker. Whilst it's quite long, i've just put more wraps and braids in my VT. I like the extra security but it still glides quite fluidly over my xtc+.

[alex_m]

don't bother paying £27 for an eye 2 eye.

a 1.5m length of friction cord with two fisherman knots is just the same for a fraction of the price.

[atree]

Something that is not to long but not to short.

[MattyF]

About 50cm of straight rope once both eyes have been tied is what I'll aim for.

[scottythepinetree]

Wouldn't bother with eyes as you're stuck with that length and can only adjust by adding wraps or braids. Get a good length of a friction cord you like, add 2 double fishermans and tie your hitch a bit long, and adjust the length until you have it the way you like it. When you're done, cut off excess undo fishermans and measure. Saves a bit of hassle when making up a new one.