Rope guide/saver

[DrewB]

i think ive finally managed to nail making a really really good rope saver. Ive had about 11 diff versions of this one but this one works really sweet. Installation from the ground is super easy, the only metal component is the cocoon, soft eye doesnt snag in any crotches(and ive jammed it in some tight pinoak crotches), retrieves every time with just a little tug (yanking hard is the worst thing to do), double snapper fits on it too. if anyone in NZ wants one im going to be selling them too under the DBTree brand! (sorry about the plug).the tape around the cocoon wont be on the for sale items btw, something a bit neater will be.

[atree]

awesome! think i might replace my one with a large loop,the lrge ring isnt quite big enough sometimes,

 

Is the DB of dbtree team your enitials or the beer??

[DrewB]

no worries adam ill bring one down for ya. its always monteiths over DB mate!

[Rupe]

Drew, have you seen ones that use a piece of wire inside the spliced eye to keep it open? They work well for releasing, don't know how easy it is to get the wire in there though!

[LSD]

Aint that the same as the rope guide basic,without the plastic ring?

Probably a lot cheaper though:001_smile:

[DrewB]

yes it is LSD but i dont think the basic is for sale anymore-and the price over here was ridiculous for the basic.This is just a cheap rope guide that will be within the price range of most climbers. Rupe- ive tried the wire inside the splice butn went with a rubber insert as i didint like the possibility of the wire rubbing and chafing the fibres and also the soft eye wont get caught in crotches. the webbing also flicks the cocoon up so that it slips through the eye better-im not rel keen on the rubber bit on the basic and primus as you cant install from the ground.

[educated arborist]

Drew, have you seen ones that use a piece of wire inside the spliced eye to keep it open? They work well for releasing, don't know how easy it is to get the wire in there though!

 

ive seen a few which have some shrink tube on the eye 2 keep them open & that seems 2 work well u jst have 2 remember 2 put it on before splicing!Doh!

[atree]

no worries adam ill bring one down for ya. its always monteiths over DB mate!

 

Cool man! Could stand for "Doh Bro's"

[Rob Murf]

Drew that looks a lot great mate.I am waiting to hear a price.

A mate of mine Scott Sharpe was showing me his new retrieval redirect made with two revolvers and two webbing runners ( the top runner slightly longer so the revolvers sit even) which was pretty cool. BUT he said do u notice anything about the spliced eye?

He had spliced it with the core still in it.

[atree]

Drew that looks a lot great mate.I am waiting to hear a price.

A mate of mine Scott Sharpe was showing me his new retrieval redirect made with two revolvers and two webbing runners ( the top runner slightly longer so the revolvers sit even) which was pretty cool. BUT he said do u notice anything about the spliced eye?

He had spliced it with the core still in it.

 

Got any pics rob??