It was the first doublebraid I tried to splice... it was a mess. I then practiced on some rigging doublebraid ropes because they're much easier to get right, since the braid is pretty loose. I then spliced some AllGear Cherrybomb with good luck, before trying the Aztec, again. I've spliced it many times, since.
I have a sewn eye on one end of my DrenaLINE... and on all of my kernmantle ropes... what is it that bothers you about them?
Yeah, you know i heard that once about the Aztec & it made me wonder because i had thought its part of the Yale 11.7 -11.8 family, you know, Blue Moon, Poison ivy etc? Correct? Which lead me to my next impression, which was that Blue Moon was a pretty friendly splice. Looking back, do you think it was just your method you may have stumbled with at first, or would you still consider it a pita?
As far as the Sewn eye.. yeah.. idk Jeff.. it's always just been.... idk.. a thorn in my side compared to the slaice that should have been suggested at the time.. It is just a constant struggle whenever i want to include hardware somewhere.. won't fit through, gets stuck on, won't thread a pinto with a biner, won't fit my snake tail, no small xrings, no rook pulley, no cocoon, no pulley saver, always gotta plan ahead with larger rings. Then if i use larger rings too easily pass the eye, idk if i can have that same ring block a knot for something like a Srt to Drt changeover.
It's actually the main reason i learned how to splice, the sewn eye either wouldn't easily thread certain ringed savers i had at the time or was always jamming on something i wanted to leave in place...
Right.. yes, i know there's work arounds for some of what i just mentioned, but it's just a basic un-capatability with alot of the gear i have.
Speaking of which.. & again sorry, this question is not splice related, but more so SRT.... Does anyone know if a Ring 34 will knot block safley, as in a Srt Canopy Tie? I know Richard has done some break testing with these scenarios, but it was all in a 28mm ring.
