No slack

[atree]

some people reckon the bend ratio is too acute and therefore can weaken the rope. Compared to the pin inside the cocoon though, the bend ratio is nothing. You could use 2 revolvers opposite each other or a standard crab and pulley.

 

But if theres not slack in the system there would be no shock loading,there fore the rope wouldnt be weakend?? (as much)

[DrewB]

exactly bruda' thats what i said too

[atree]

 

So going back to that photo of yours,does the system move(hense the revolver)or just stay the same?Its all new to me btw and havnt used it yet? revolver on its way from uk

[DrewB]

yeah the whole hitch will move away from you as you slide the little webbing prussic away. Good to do this before you cut abranch off at the end of a long limb as you can still hold the branch and walk in one handed with no slack (good when working over other peoples property boundary lines). Then put weight in your line and grab the hitchclimber and webbing prussic and pull back to your bridge before you walk back out on a limb.The more you use it the quicker the whole thing becomes.

[atree]

nice, will be practacing that along with footlocking (hollands)

[atree]

Is this the right set-up?will get a better understanding of it in the tree and not in my garage lol

[Rob Murf]

Whoa don't use that in a tree that biner to the sling needs to be a double locking minimum.

[Stephen Blair]

definately throw that little biner away mate, i use 2 oval crabs, i dont bother with a sling or prusik for an extension, i just put a spike in the rope and clip into that.

[Pete Mctree]

Whoa don't use that in a tree that biner to the sling needs to be a double locking minimum.

 

Why? It is not load-bearing, it merely provides the adjustment for the system

[Stephen Blair]

it must take some load pete surely, and if it breaks and the sling moves away then how are you going to get it back without a lot of faffing about and if you were hanging then you are going to pretty stuck if you cant get your strop round the stem or branch