Hitch climber with murderous intentions?

[Island Lescure]

Twist the legs to stiffen them before you put the eyes in the biner. As others have said use the middle hole and try a longer length of cord. Experiment with some different knots. Have fun:thumbup:

 

Never thought of that one! Will have to try it.

 

I use a smaller carabiner so the friction hitch doesn't get stuck in.

[DanClimbsTrees]

Try a shorter hitch cord and give the distel hitch a go.

[moole]

I had a similar problem, where my VT wouldn't grab when the slack was pulled through. I switched to a distel and shorter length of cord, works perfect now.

[TIMON]

Same issues here when I first started using mine. I automatically set my hitch now as I tend slack almost without thinking..

Perhaps have a spell using a michoacan eye tie hitch while you get used to the set up. (I still prefer this hitch over the VT, personally)

Again like the others have said by making slight alterations to the length and type of hitch/hitchcord will help you overcome this. Try adding another wrap or braid, or putting twists in the cord which can alter its characteristics as well.

Practicing these things in a low wide tree will help you gain confidence in your new set up.

Hope this helps.

[BenR]

knut is the best compromise in terms of good performance but reliable grip in my experience.

[mikeh]

Your VT legs are too long to the Hiker should be snug up under VT thereby lifting Krab up and clear of VT. Also i think your Prussic chord looks a bit close to rope thickness (but not clear, could be wrong there). And finally i found the VT a nuisance with Hiker set up - when set correctly it starts smooth then gradually binds up - whereas the Knut is brilliant with Hitch Hiker.

[Joe Newton]

too long , too thick and in the wrong hole .

 

 

Story of my life mate.

[mikeh]

Good tip with Hitch Hiker - instead of clipping harness/bridge direct to bottom Hiker hole through legs - introduce a carefully measured length lanyard (homemade) from Hiker to harness - this way you pull from underneath the Hiker and everything self-tends! Making sure you can still release friction hitch from above :lol:

[Joe Newton]

Good tip with Hitch Hiker - instead of clipping harness/bridge direct to bottom Hiker hole through legs - introduce a carefully measured length lanyard (homemade) from Hiker to harness - this way you pull from underneath the Hiker and everything self-tends! Making sure you can still release friction hitch from above :lol:

 

 

Hi Mike, I get the impression you are confusing the hitchclimber with the hitch hiker

[Mr Oz]

I didn't feel comfortable moving around the tree with hitch climber setup.it always feels like its gona get jammed or slip so thanks to my mate getting in me head to invest in zigzag now I love me ZZ:thumbup: