Rope Wrench feedback

[breffni]

It's makes sense that mate il have to try that cheers bud.

[Stuart Witt]

There just the ones I threw together yesterday

 

Okay cool I thought you'd been working with them like that. Stay safe

[Danavan]

Okay so it's Xmas and I might take the plunge of the ZK-2, why I ask myself?good question, but it seems that I have the tendency to try and relate to what people think is good and bad.

 

But I have sat down and thought about how it could make my life easier in certain situations, I used the ZK-1 but never got on with the way I set it up, but now all of you have been getting "stiffys" it seems function much better.

 

Any tips for the set up and where you find it best use

 

Hey Stuart, I use it on 1st access & keeping in the tree as a rescue line if working ddrt on the O rig or lj. 2nd for quick up down d woods, rd side lifts, hailo pruning or tip backs from buildings. Thats if I get my throw line in to around where I want ish within first few throws (no need to isolate which is a BIG plus for me!) 3rd those up down trees (multiple spars) re-direct heaven. 4th the pants anchor point trees where I use a sort of fishing rod tie in type set up as I would in some rig down tec's except I pre load my final point to create a static point & do the same with re-directs off of it.

It is not my primary source of climbing tec's, but I am finding more use for it & enjoying the learning of applications & limitations at the mo.

Still on the zk1 with a small stffy, prob 4/5 inch with a knut & hc, which works well for me due to little sit back & good engagement of the wr in assent.

It is a welcome bit of kit that I use as & when I need to.

I can see the day when it clicks for more jobs than I find at the mo.

Well worth spending your hard earnt imo even if it's for the srt assent/descent option.

[breffni]

What did you make your stiffy from danavan?

[Danavan]

What did you make your stiffy from danavan?

 

Some type of petzl crab strop, whipping twine, some stiff plastic stuff & electrical tape. Will try & post a pic tomorrow but it is a bit of a dr frank's monster thing.

[breffni]

That would be sound cheers

[Mark Bolam]

I'm thinking of ordering the stiff tether from Honeys, but see that it is 35cm long (including eyes). Anyone think that sounds a wee bit long?

[Sciadopitys]

I am told from pictures that my tether is too short, should be longer and its best to be stiff as it advances the rope wrench better. Surely the optimum length of the tether for maximum efficiency will vary depending on what friction hitch you choose to tie, and the length of the Eye-to-Eye friction cord used?? This right? Or am i talking Pish?? I am new to this RW thing!!

[Mark Bolam]

Search me Ed.

All I know is that floppy is not as good, in any situation!

[DrewB]

you ideally want the tether to be long enough so that if the RW inverts it still wont push down on the top of the hitch. adding a blue bandit or similar onto the tether where it attaches onto the RW helps with limiting the ability of it to invert.