Hitch Hiker thread.

[Adam Bourne]

In my case the tending tether has tight eyes around the biner, this and the loop means it acts as a stopper on the spine side.

 

Yes I could just stitch another one up with a tight eye!! Thanks tony

 

 

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[Tony Knight]

Your welcome Adam, watch the tether loop length, make sure it can't hook over the top of the HH body, a tip Dave (D Mc) passed on a while back.

 

Cheers mate,

 

 

Tony

[Adam Bourne]

Yes I've already had that happen tony, the one I made is loads shorter than the top of the heat sink but some how still managed to get stuck over the top, took me a while to get it of to, so tighter eyes and a little shorter thanks again

 

 

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[Tony Knight]

I am sorting out a bit of gear and quickly TDS this as a demo. See how it goes sometime this week.

[Adam Bourne]

Very nice and neat mate, defiantly will give the 10mm a try, nice whipping what length did you do the cord at?

 

 

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[Tony Knight]

I've left it temporarily adjustable (long tail) on the usually fixed knot side whilst I do the R&D.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Tony

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I've done away with the tending tether as I clip into the bridge ring now instead.

I got some little red biner corner traps from Honey Brothers. About 80p each, a tight fit, seem strong and hold the Oxan biner firmly on the bridge ring.

It's a much better and safer way.

 

 

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[Adam Bourne]

Why would it be any safer mate?

 

Edit sorry mate see what your saying now, safer as referring to the corner traps not the lots attachment point

 

 

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[Tony Knight]

I've done away with the tending tether as I clip into the bridge ring now instead.

I got some little red biner corner traps from Honey Brothers. About 80p each, a tight fit, seem strong and hold the Oxan biner firmly on the bridge ring.

It's a much better and safer way.

 

 

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Hi OMTC, can you expand on the reasons its better and safer?

I tried advancing from the bridge ring but had alot of flop requiring manual setting at the end of each ascent. I would be interested in a pic of your set up.

If you have the Oxan captured on your bridge ring is there still not a risk of it disorientating in the HH (sideloading) when not loaded?

Just trying to get my head around it mate.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Tony

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I'll post a photo tomorrow guys.

 

In the mean time, The corner trap holds the Oxan firm against the bridge ring so this end is straight. Of course, the Oxan can still rotate in the HH but I found that if one end is held firm, the other end doesn't move nearly as much.

Therefore, the whole thing, bridge ring - Oxan - HH, is held in line more easily and so it has a reduced chance of cross loading.

 

When i used to clip into a a progress loop that I put on the HH I found that the loop got pulled more on one side. This is because the chest harness biner is sideways so it tries to turn the loop and HH a bit. Progress up the rope was not always free so I went to the bridge ring instead. Sure, I have to manually advance the HH that last little bit but I don't worry about that.