Rope wrench + pulley combinations?

[TKO]

I recently moved into srt and I'm currently using a rope wrench with a hitchclimber pulley to tend slack.

What do you guys prefer hitchclimber/pinto/fixed cheek/swing cheek or other and why?

Cheers

[Ryan Rodefer]

I feel it depends on the tether. If you are using a tether with a single loop towards the hitch I would use the hitch climber. If you are using a tether that has two loops towards the hitch (like the Oceans Tether) I use a micro pulley.

[Ryan Rodefer]

I will have pictures soon to show why.

[Ryan Rodefer]

 

With the single loop tether you need the carabiner, so the hitch climber makes sense. With the two looped tether you eliminate the extra carabiner so there's no need for the hitch climber. Also by using the two looped tether the rw tends MUCH nicer. Almost to the point where you don't need to tend it yourself at all.

[Ewan Murray]

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With the single loop tether you need the carabiner, so the hitch climber makes sense. With the two looped tether you eliminate the extra carabiner so there's no need for the hitch climber. Also by using the two looped tether the rw tends MUCH nicer. Almost to the point where you don't need to tend it yourself at all.

 

You dont need the second karabiner it adds unnecessary slop into the system you can fit all onto one krab depending on krab size, the oceans thether was deaigned specifically to go on a hitchclimber single eyed thethers work best with fixed cheek pulleys.

[Ryan Rodefer]

I may be a little OCD because I didn't like the single tether off to the side. I also didn't think it was necessary to use a hitch climber with the oceans tether. I did start using it at first though. Personal preference.

[Ryan Rodefer]

You dont need the second karabiner it adds unnecessary slop into the system you can fit all onto one krab depending on krab size, the oceans thether was deaigned specifically to go on a hitchclimber single eyed thethers work best with fixed cheek pulleys.

 

 

My bad. I didn't realize you mentioned the fixed cheek. That's a great idea. Fixed my little OCD problem.

[WorcsWuss]

My bad. I didn't realize you mentioned the fixed cheek. That's a great idea. Fixed my little OCD problem.

 

The same thing led me to the pinto. It's even colour coordinated!

[TKO]

Cheers for all the replies guys, I know what you mean Ryan I don't like my system uneven either. I'm currently using a homemade stein cutaway with 2layers of shrink on it, which I have girth hitched onto a beaner around the hitchclimber. It's a real ball bag to get on though and that's why I was considering changing up.

 

Worcswuss how do you find the pinto? Your setup looks pretty much perfect to me. Although can you still use that system to climb on ddrt by adding a beaner to it and attaching it to your becket?

[WorcsWuss]

Cheers for all the replies guys, I know what you mean Ryan I don't like my system uneven either. I'm currently using a homemade stein cutaway with 2layers of shrink on it, which I have girth hitched onto a beaner around the hitchclimber. It's a real ball bag to get on though and that's why I was considering changing up.

 

Worcswuss how do you find the pinto? Your setup looks pretty much perfect to me. Although can you still use that system to climb on ddrt by adding a beaner to it and attaching it to your becket?

 

I love it, think I've got it about spot on now, bar some minor tweaking to the ascenders.

I don't bother switched to ddrt with this system, if I need mechanical advantage in work I run the tail through a revolver clipped into the croll previously used for ascent...