Cinch users

[Steve Bullman]

just took delivery of my new cinch today and was just wondering due to the design if it will suit me or not. i have my positioner/hitch on the left side but the cinch looks like it wants to be on the right hand side. anyone using it on the left?

Edited August 19, 2009 by Steve Bullman

[John Shutler]

i have a cinch, but im undecided wether i prefer it to the positioner as yet, seem to remember mr haine mentioning that it was useable left or right handed

[Peter]

Yes, its amphibious.

 

Or ambiguous, one or the other.

[old snake]

I use mine on the left mate and it works a treat! I also run some 10mm dynamic rope that Nod sorted me out with. Its really smooth with this rope. I think it was mammut supersafe.

[Steve Bullman]

yeah i can see it will work, im just wondering how the adjustment is when its on the left. the lever i assume is not used other than descending srt?

[Steve Bullman]

Yes, its amphibious.

 

Or ambiguous, one or the other.

 

would that be ambidextrous?

[Marc]

just too delivery of my new cinch today and was just wondering due to the design if it will suit me or not. i have my positioner/hitch on the left side but the cinch looks like it wants to be on the right hand side. anyone using it on the left?

 

I use it on my left, i to brought this up on the forum a while back before actually buying one.

 

I don't use the handle when using it for a lanyard, just twist the body of the cinch usually with the rope going through my little finger to help control (it was a little jerky and rapid at first!) I'll use the handle only when descending on a single line.

Also found the type of rope you use plays a big part, I had 11m static rope to stiff for good control, now use 10m of ocean poly 10mm.

[Mozza]

Yeah Peters got one, I had a good butchers at it last time i worked with him as it was the first time id seen one, Looks a good bit of kit!! I cant help with the left/right thing but id like a cinch myself i think, Although having said that it would be a nice shiny paper weight as a dont do much climbing at all haha

[John Shutler]

i use beel 10mm wall master dynamic rope on mkine

[Dean Lofthouse]

Yes, its amphibious.

 

Or ambiguous, one or the other.

 

Or even ambidextrous ( haven't got a dictionary)

 

Steve, why do you have to be different