ART Positioner... any opinions?

[JoshButterill]

I've Just started using a wire core flip line and not really liking the traditional rope grabs..

Are the ART positioners worth buying?

[jeanesy]

Not sure about mechanical grabs on wire core flip lines. I always like the option of cutting an attachment in an emergency.

[TreeswingerPerth]

Art positioner is a great bit of kit IMO , love mine .

[mattkemp]

Put a soft link between the positoiner and karabiner

[Qtip]

Recently started using the ART positioner, its a great bit of kit. Can be a bit jumpy on single line though.

[Tom Hall]

Not sure about mechanical grabs on wire core flip lines. I always like the option of cutting an attachment in an emergency.

 

mechanical grabs should always be attached using a short dyneema eye 2 eye for this very reason, this is the first thing you should check if you are working with another climber and you are supplying the Ariel rescue that there is means to cut the flip line away. if they don't have this don't let them climb it is compulsory!!!

[MattyF]

On a whole I love the positioner but hear the petzl cinch is the way forward ... Only down side I have found to the positioner is replacing the spring on average every 18 months .

[LSD]

I got a trango cinch and it's awesome on a lanyard chocking/srt cofig, but not sure if it'll work well on wire core as it only takes up to 11mm, and works by putting a kink in the line

[Marc]

Recently started using the ART positioner, its a great bit of kit. Can be a bit jumpy on single line though.

 

Next you will be telling me you've got a Spiderjack!

 

On a wire core go with a hitch. I had a cinch but eventually wore it out have since gone back to a hitch and prefer it over the cinch that I had for years.