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Thatonedude said:
Hey all,
Let me start this out by saying I’m new to the tree world and only have a year under me. Soo was climbing a oak the other day SRT and when I get to my TIP I take my knee ascender off and leave my foot on. And when I’m just moving around in the tree I leave my chest harness still attached to the RRP with a XSRE carabiner. Only while I’m moving around in the tree so I don’t have to tend my slack as much. And when I find it affecting me or pulling me I unhook it. So what I’m getting to is when I was horizontal with my TIP and going out on a limb walk, mind you through the limb walk I felt the RRP slipping. I lanyard around the branch and assessed the situation. Looked and seen I still had the XSRE still attached to the RRP and when I took off the XSRE it wasn’t slipping anymore. I’m thinking it did it because the attachment point on the RRP for for SRT harness pulls the RRP so loosen the bind it makes on the rope to hold it. Just wanting to put it out there since it’s a newer device. Not sure if I explained it correctly or not.
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You're definitely better off unhooking your XSRE from your RRP when you've reached your work area. Keeping it attached can cause it to slip like you said while limb walking.
 
rico said:
A bloody Wrench and a Micho is still king in my book bruv.. Nothing has come close to dethroning it thus far....
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rico said:
I could no longer resist the urge, so I grabbed a RR Pro last week...Been able to smash a few good sized Reds and Firs with it already. FanFuckingTastic!!!! Well done Mr Bing...
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How about now?
You're a little slow but you come around eventually. :ROFLMAO:
 
Cereal_Killer said:
I always have a F8,yes it serves as an [almost never needed] emergency decent option but much more often I'll use it on the tail of my rope to facilitate a swing back to my main TIP when my short lanyard won't quite get me there and I don't want to free swing it all JonnyPro style.
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only had to use mine once
it takes up so little room and weight on my saddle that it doesnt come off, and a spare hitch cord or two
 
Steve Connally said:
Mine is no longer engaging. I need to lube and reevaluate
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Instructions says it needs lubed with mineral oil via the oil port every 1000 hours or yearly.

As far as that post goes with the springs not functioning right out of the box, it sounds like a manufacturer error. Those shouldn't have left the factory. I'd be curious to see if anybody has had the same spring failure with one they've been using for a while. Engineers said they weren't able to recreate the failure with a properly made product.

I've gotten shit that's defective right out of the box before as well. Doesn't mean EVERY single one that's ever been manufactured will experience same failure and should be recalled. Idk that's how I'm seeing this.
 
Sprucinator said:
Instructions says it needs lubed with mineral oil via the oil port every 1000 hours or yearly.

As far as that post goes with the springs not functioning right out of the box, it sounds like a manufacturer error. Those shouldn't have left the factory. I'd be curious to see if anybody has had the same spring failure with one they've been using for a while. Engineers said they weren't able to recreate the failure with a properly made product.

I've gotten shit that's defective right out of the box before as well. Doesn't mean EVERY single one that's ever been manufactured will experience same failure and should be recalled. Idk that's how I'm seeing this.
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I have to oil mine every couple weeks to keep the spring engaging
 
DSMc said:
...The more knowledge and skills you can master, the more scope you will have at what you do.
... there is no way you would keep me on a hitch based MRS for any longer than it would take to understand it.
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Just have to say amen to this.
Understanding how these things work will allow safe use under different conditions using a wide spectrum of techniques.
That is not so easy given how devices respond differently and how tree access and movement varies widely during a climb.
Not everything is in the manual, experienced climbers don't know everything and new climbers often stumble on to something overlooked by mindset.
Climb on.
 
Sprucinator said:
Instructions says it needs lubed with mineral oil via the oil port every 1000 hours or yearly.

As far as that post goes with the springs not functioning right out of the box, it sounds like a manufacturer error. Those shouldn't have left the factory. I'd be curious to see if anybody has had the same spring failure with one they've been using for a while. Engineers said they weren't able to recreate the failure with a properly made product.

I've gotten shit that's defective right out of the box before as well. Doesn't mean EVERY single one that's ever been manufactured will experience same failure and should be recalled. Idk that's how I'm seeing this.
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We'll I certainly don't have 1000 hours on it and I did lube it. There are some others with more issues but per Kevin, it's being looked at quickly and closely. I have to give it a go now its cleaned and lubed. I have to be honest. I love the gold runner so much I bought several. I di get distracted by the new and shiny so despite being totally happy with the gold ones, I had to have a new one. I loved it up to the point it didn't engage. I still love it, just need to get it rite again and fully functional. Not bashing. Just stating my experience.
 
I'm looking to get a new climbing rope for use with a RRP. This thread seems to indicate Xstatic is a really good choice. Or should I be looking at others?
 
Dan Cobb said:
I'm looking to get a new climbing rope for use with a RRP. This thread seems to indicate Xstatic is a really good choice. Or should I be looking at others?
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Xstatic is great for breaking the runner in. Derrick Martin uses Notch Dragon (11mm) as his daily driver. I haven’t tried that line yet, still on my xstatic.

Whatever you get needs to have a tight enough construction to keep its shape. Some lines flatten out the first pass through the runner :/
 
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