prusik on flip line???

[straight fell]

does anyone use this knot instead of a rope grab??

[straight fell]

ive been given a steel core flip line but no grab on it, so using this method in the week but wondered if anyone else uses it all the time??

[born2trot]

Use to be compulsory when used with wire core flipline at a well known utilities company. Could never get over the stupidity of this .

Rope grab far , far better and safer imo

[Steve Bullman]

distel or vt will be far better than a prussik, you'll be able to adjust one handed then.

[MATTMOSS]

Use to be compulsory when used with wire core flipline at a well known utilities company. Could never get over the stupidity of this .

Rope grab far , far better and safer imo

 

 

I have used both methods but I prefare the rope prusik if I had to choose, Sometimes when you take your weight off the grab it opens and as you lean back you end up falling a bit.

 

I have a grab on my flip line but I have had to put a rope/strap piece in which can be cut in an emegency, which i think is requirement?

[dannyT]

climb on a distel and pulley on wire core flip line. Use a rope grab on (standard rope) side strop. both systems work really well, just whatever you are confident with. Think a prusik would be a bit "jammy" and not as easy to "tend" with one hand on a flipline?

[liamjordan]

i use a prussik on my wire core flip line, dont really climb much but thats what i've always used and works well for me

[Grandad]

What's wrong with a prussik on a flip line? The one I used to use had one, no bother at all. It could be considered a safety feature: if you have a split stem and you are being crushed against the tree you might be glad to be able to cut the prussik and save yourself.

[geoff]

What's wrong with a prussik on a flip line? The one I used to use had one, no bother at all. It could be considered a safety feature: if you have a split stem and you are being crushed against the tree you might be glad to be able to cut the prussik and save yourself.

 

A soft link is a must on your steel core as said above,I use a grab with soft link,& like the fact that it can be shortened one handed,but a bit more of a pain to lengthen than a friction hitch.

[morten]

What's wrong with a prussik on a flip line? The one I used to use had one, no bother at all. It could be considered a safety feature: if you have a split stem and you are being crushed against the tree you might be glad to be able to cut the prussik and save yourself.

 

The reason a prussic is not suitable is that it has equal friction in both directions, which makes one-handed tending difficult. That is why you should use a non-symmetric friction hitch such as a Distel Distel - Knots Guide | Arbtalk.co.uk or VT Valdotain - Knots Guide | Arbtalk.co.uk or even a schwabish prussik (1 + 3 turns) with a tending pulley.

 

You can use a rope grab, or an ART Positioner, but it should be connected to the carabiner using a sling (or express-sling) to provide a cut-off point.