Hitch Hiker thread.

[polish pete]

my first day climbing with hh. What a pleasure after struggle with rope wrench!

[Gerbutt]

Nice one Pete, it's great isn't it 😀

[Old Mill Tree Care]

my first day climbing with hh. What a pleasure after struggle with rope wrench!

 

 

yes!!

[Gerbutt]

I've got the large pinto spacer on mine now and using volcano cord, it's working like a dream 😀

[T14EES T14UNK]

I've got the large pinto spacer on mine now and using volcano cord, it's working like a dream 😀

 

 

What hitch and length of cord have you got with that. I want to get some volcano soon.

[colemanjessenz]

I've got the large pinto spacer on mine now and using volcano cord, it's working like a dream

 

 

The volcano movement has begun it's good stuff eh?

how do you find the movement with the spacer , comparable to a pulley?

[D Mc]

...how do you find the movement with the spacer , comparable to a pulley?

 

I have tried many different size and shapes of rollers and sheaves and though they do make things smoother, they don't do the same thing that a pulley will. A pulley not only reduces tailing effort but also keeps the HH straight and inline while doing so. That improves consistency and reduces setback.

 

A trick that I have mentioned before, is to gently squeeze the end of a fixed pulley untill you get the opening small enough that it is a press fit onto the bridge ring. When done right it makes putting on and taking off the pulley much easier.

[Gerbutt]

What hitch and length of cord have you got with that. I want to get some volcano soon.

 

 

I just bought 1m and use the standard HH hitch 👍

[Gerbutt]

The volcano movement has begun í*½í± it's good stuff eh?

how do you find the movement with the spacer , comparable to a pulley?

 

 

It's not quite as smooth as a pulley but plenty smooth enough. The main thing is that once it's on you don't have to think about it again. I found with the pinto it was a pain taking it on and off whenever necessary. I think the new cord helps loads too 👍

[Gerbutt]

I have tried many different size and shapes of rollers and sheaves and though they do make things smoother, they don't do the same thing that a pulley will. A pulley not only reduces tailing effort but also keeps the HH straight and inline while doing so. That improves consistency and reduces setback.

 

 

 

A trick that I have mentioned before, is to gently squeeze the end of a fixed pulley untill you get the opening small enough that it is a press fit onto the bridge ring. When done right it makes putting on and taking off the pulley much easier.

 

 

If I was making a HH I would make the plates a tiny bit bigger so a special pulley could be put on with a slick pin, it'd just need a hole between the bottom slot and the edge. You could even slot the hole a little so the pulley moved in time with the karabiner?