Vertical speedline

[Paul Smith]

exactly Rupe.

 

Deerman, it has never happened to me, not saying it never will, but how would a half hitch not be able to loosened if the piece rolls?

 

Rich, I don't think a half hitch would bite but it would have to be tensioned and tended by the groundie. Not a real problem just means he's hanging onto the rope with potentially big bits coming down.

[Rupe]

It rarely need much real tension, a really good pull by a decent groundie would do it, then go back on itself and tie it off as a cow hitch (or part cow hitch without the better half hitch) and then no need to hold on so tight.

 

Or an opposing half hitch, or whatever you fancy, no need to get clever with it.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

What do you use to attach the sling to the VSL? Steel Karab?

[Rupe]

Me?

 

Steel krab would be best.

[born2trot]

In the post by RC a few months back there was also a strop about a metre above the porta wrap to stop the krab hitting the device , it seemed to take some inertia out of the falling piece aswell .

[slack ma girdle]

Here you go:

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/29244-vertical-speedline-sections.html

[Rupe]

There ya go, the conversation went on to the knot I was on about, I called it the ray mears bivi knot at the time!