8mm or 10mm for hitch

[Sawbee]

Looking to buy my first climbing set up is the option just a preference or does one work better than the other I.e does rope feed through better ? I'll be looking at getting New England tachyon rope if this helps with what will work best

 

 

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[WorcsWuss]

Bit of a 'how thick is a piece of string' type question really.... You'll be able to try a few out on the 20th I expect. If you have bought your climbing line by then it will make it more relevant. I've never used Tachyon but I have beeline & OP eye2eye cords you're welcome to try, plus a few lengths of various different cords you can tie up and see if there are any you like.

[arbmansam]

I do hope someone will correct me if im wrong but thinner rope i would go with thinner hitch cord i might be wrong good luck finding a good set up

[colemanjessenz]

I do hope someone will correct me if im wrong but thinner rope i would go with thinner hitch cord i might be wrong good luck finding a good set up

 

depends on how you want it to work . i like 10mm stuff on my tach because it feels alot better in hand (less burns:001_tt2:)and it doesnt bind up tight but it does take a fair amount of mucking around with cord length ,wraps , braids etc

 

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yeah i would say 8 mm would be good if your starting mate.

Get all your basic tree climbing skills up to notch and then start adding to em by changing knots and adding pulleys mate. i found this really cool and a bit of a reward type system after starting on a 4 wrap with no cambium saver then moving to a cambium saver and then further on to a vt .id recommend a cambium saver as a bare basic tool of the trade though for tree health

 

its like steps and others may disagree but i think its very important to learn from ground up. Excuse the pun

[MattyF]

Its down to preferance of knot and cord length, I find 8 mm for a long vt is the only cord perssonally to buy .. Unless you intend on starting out on advanced hitches I would opt for some Yale XTC rather than tachyon though as its easier to grip and works on most hitches ... Tachyon is pretty hard to grip even if you are not used to climbing and on my third hank now I notice it seems to inflame my elbows for an experienced climber.

Back to hitches, you can spend a relatively little amount of money and buy every different type of hitch cord possible try them all and stick with what suits you the best.

Honey Bros and tree climber have a great selection.

[Craig Johnson]

more down to which knot, as you can't use 8mm for single leg knot

[colemanjessenz]

more down to which knot, as you can't use 8mm for single leg knot

 

why knot

[Sawbee]

cheers for the replies guys, I'm finding it all confusing and winding myself up as I'm just starting off.

 

Thing is WorcsWuss i have work coming up in the next week and upcoming weeks to the 20th so leaves me in position where i can't wait as i need the gear.

[Sawbee]

who would you recommend for a good deal with more or less full climbing kit and saw. anyone on here to contact

[nathan marshall]

i dont know if anyone else has experienced it but i find the 10mm ocean poly is alot harder wearing than 8mm in the same configuration in relation to the size if that makes sense.