Rope Wrench feedback

[Ian Flatters]

Agreed, we will all be like a mass of magpies staring at all the shiny gear.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Agreed, we will all be like a mass of magpies staring at all the shiny gear.

 

Magpies? Social misfits you mean. This thread has replaced my wife. Not sure which is cheaper though!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Hey oldmilltrees,

 

The wrench itself doubles up as a pretty good hand ascender tho, with practice using just the pantin is very efficient for short hauls and it means your pretty much straight into work.

 

Ah, I hadn't looked at the wrench that way before. I'll try it. Ta.

[Ian Flatters]

Social misfits love it.

[Cary Gibson]

ahhhh, it is refreshing to see other climbers discovering the advantages to climbing on the rope wrench long live King Kevin Bingham! ;)

 

like most of the people who try it, i have long left DdRT behind and it never comes out of my kit, not for prunes, cables, inspections, cat rescues or removals; now? it is all rope wrench/SRT... 100% of the time.

[Rupe]

I got me one of these wrope wrenches last week but still not had a chance to use it!

 

Does it work ok with a spiderjack or is it better with a lockjack?

 

I will probably start with a friction hitch, but I have a spiderjack already so if it will go with that I might try it that way too.

[Paulfreebury]

I got me one of these wrope wrenches last week but still not had a chance to use it!

 

Does it work ok with a spiderjack or is it better with a lockjack?

 

I will probably start with a friction hitch, but I have a spiderjack already so if it will go with that I might try it that way too.

 

Ooh shiny things, I'm tempted to get a rope wrench to add to my ever growing collection of shiny things, on a serious note I would like to see how well it works with a hitch.

[Ian Flatters]

Hi Rupe,

 

I've read on the buzz the brake gets in the way off a spiderjack, not got round to trying it myself as I'm still testing the Lockjack system thoroughly.

 

Paul,

 

Works really well except when ascending i tend to place my hand below the hitch rather than on the Wrench as i do with the Lockjack.

[Rupe]

Hi Rupe,

 

I've read on the buzz the brake gets in the way off a spiderjack, not got round to trying it myself as I'm still testing the Lockjack system thoroughly.

 

Paul,

 

Works really well except when ascending i tend to place my hand below the hitch rather than on the Wrench as i do with the Lockjack.

 

So, overall, LJ seems to be the best option, hitch second, and spiderjack not really?

[Ian Flatters]

Hi Rupe,

 

LJ over the hitch defiantly but i cannot comment on the Spiderjack as i haven't tested/tried it myself yet.