Valdotian tresse

[Mitch]

Three good hitches I like, Super Cooper, Knut, & Michoacan. (The VT is just outside the top 3)

 

Cheers,

 

Tony

 

Cheers tony will get my length out and practice , haha didn't put that very well 😳

 

 

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[Adam Bourne]

Haha! Brilliant

 

 

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[Me Tarzan]

Three good hitches I like, Super Cooper, Knut, & Michoacan. (The VT is just outside the top 3)

 

Michoacan - I like that too. It's easier to tie than it is to pronounce or spell! especially if you have used a Blake's.

[Rich Rule]

.yeah only problem with the Knut is it burns through your hitch cords very fast. especially on half hitch bit on bottom. your VT looks good to me, i dont like having to grab/set my hitch everytime i want it to hold. i dont reckon thats very safe ay, i think you should be able to pull under the pulley and sit back, that is a safe knot to me.

 

Matt, following on from your comment regarding the Knut. Here is a thread I started a couple of years ago regarding the issue you mentioned.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/34754-those-climb-knut.html

[mark_goldfinch]

After contemplating a switch from the vt for a while I used the Knut for the first time today. Ocean polyester eye to eye on Yale imori worked a treat for me. Had to break out the knot app as After a quick study last night i couldn't remember how to tie it. I found it sets a lot easier than the vt and just generally got on better with it.

[MOG]

thats Rich, i thing you can do also not mentioned is to swap it from top to bottom and share the wear on that Half hitch part. (retie i mean) other than the Figure 8 etc their isnt much you can do other than buy new hitch cord for me its not too major unless i am swinging round a tree like a mad man and then its worth a new Cord for the fun of the CLimb.

[Me Tarzan]

Three good hitches I like, Super Cooper, Knut, & Michoacan. (The VT is just outside the top 3)

 

Cheers,

 

Tony

 

 

Not heard of sooper cooper before. So, did a bit of investigating on t'internet. Not a lot out there but I found a few pics. Gave it a go today and see why you rate it #1. Very reliable and consistent. You wouldn't think that putting the braid 'outside' the rope would make such a difference to a VT. Not sure whether I have tied it correctly but found that having the mainline in front of the last braid (top pic) was better than behind (bottom pic). No fancy ropes - just good 'ol Marlowe.

 

 

[Charlieboy]

Yeah that's it:) perhaps a tad long maybe would work a little better with 3 wraps and two/3 turns

 

 

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[Tony Knight]

Yeah that's it:) perhaps a tad long maybe would work a little better with 3 wraps and two/3 turns

 

 

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Spot on, go minimalist and reduce sit back as much as possible.

 

Regards,

 

 

Tony

[Ollie Wall]

Doea it still self tend? With weight on the rope?