zig zag failure?

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shame. im sure this will put a lot more people off.

Agreed, I was looking forward to getting those items as I love new gear to play with and set up.

[Rupe]

Someone is gonna lose their job at petzl

 

 

Damn straight! I think maybe a whole department!!

 

This could be Petzl worst hour, we'll see!!

[daltontrees]

Is it rated high enough for aerial rescue?

 

See my earlier post and Rupe's reply.

 

A friction hitch on a standard climbing line is pretty jumpy with a rescued bod hanging on it. ZZ can't be much worse.

[holdatcharlie]

No one will lose their job. It is a brand new product that was only released in Feb. There is always problems with a new product no matter how much R&D is done.

 

That is a very generous attitude! I for one don't like the idea of testing a 'new' product. Surely every product used in climbing needs to super-safe from the get-go. And you can't always blindly trust large companies or organisations to do the right thing under heavy commercial pressure. Remember the Challenger shuttle disaster. A major organisation (NASA) authorizes the use of a component (the solid booster rocket) in a way it shouldn't be used (outside its o-rings operating temperature range). And they were warned!

 

This will be a logistics nightmare for Petzl. If they have to recall they will have to try to get EVERY SINGLE ONE back. Any left 'in use' could potentially cause a fatal accident. I know there will be lots of small print on on the instructions absolving Petzl from responsibility for accidents due to inappropriate use. But I don't think any of us would deliberately cross-load a karabiner. No-one signed a waiver form when they used it - did they?

 

The dealers will be hit by this debacle too. But I guess they will get some compensation and support in any recall programme.

[raafbeard]

I don't think a retrofit failsafe is really going to be appropriate either...

[Dan Earp]

Im just waiting for my £££ back so i can get a spider jack 2.1 etc

[LumberJake]

Have you been able to get a full refund? If so who did you buy it from?

[Rupe]

Never a better time to buy a spiderjack !!!

 

If only someone was selling one on e bay!

 

ART Spiderjack 2. | eBay

[Dan Earp]

No no I'm awaiting for petzl to call them back then ask

[Johny Walker]

Never a better time to buy a spiderjack !!!

 

If only someone was selling one on e bay!

 

ART Spiderjack 2. | eBay

 

thought you sold that a while back ?