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    Ascender Selection

    I think it best at this point that I delete my suggestions and subsequent defenses. I'm really weary of all this and I'm sure others are as well.
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    Ascender Selection

    [ QUOTE ] Use with caution. [/ QUOTE ] Nicely done Jamin as usual for you. That's all in the world I meant.
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    Ascender Selection

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    Video Editing

    I use PowerDirector by Cyberlink. You can download a 30 day trial for free and see if you like it. Video editing can require a lot of computing power, especially HD videos.
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    descending from the ropewalker - new guy help?

    Of course the Grigri is a tough device; no one said otherwise. Work positioning is work positioning, be it washing a window, stopping to photograph something or trimming or cutting a tree limb. What I was referring to about the lock off is not jumping off a limb, but stretching up to quickly...
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    The Zeppelin loop vs the F8 in pulls

    [ QUOTE ] Yep. I cut the last water knot I used in my slackline out because I didn't even want to try. The zeppelin takes a little finnagling, but it comes out. [/ QUOTE ] That's really good news! Thanks again for posting this.
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    The Zeppelin loop vs the F8 in pulls

    [ QUOTE ] ...Also, while we're disclosing, on p 152 of the 2nd edition, he shows an inchworm set up using two Rescuescenders (or at least they look like Rescuescenders, and he does recommend the Rescuescender at another place in the book). I tried to set it up as shown and couldn't find any...
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    The Zeppelin loop vs the F8 in pulls

    He still says the same thing in the 2nd edition. He states a strength range for the F9 (loop) from 70% - 85%, a rather wide range of 15%. He states a strength range for the F8 (loop) from 65% - 75%. Of course one has to wonder if that's his version of the F8 loop. If it is, then that implies...
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    RIG ?

    Looking at my Rig, it is marked: EN12841: 2006/C - 150kg EN341: 1997/A - 200m - 150kg Meets NFPA 1983 (06 Ed.) MBS 14kN
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    descending from the ropewalker - new guy help?

    moss I didn't intend to give the impression that the Grigri shouldn't be used. I just think there is now a better choice. The Rig was made for work; the Grigri for fun. I even said, "...A Grigri is OK, IF you already have one. If you don't, IMO, you'd be much better off with a Rig. The Rig has...
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    The Zeppelin loop vs the F8 in pulls

    Zeppelin in webbing - hadn't thought about that. Thanks for posting that! A water knot can be difficult to untie; have you tried to untie a Zeppelin after it has been loaded like that?
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    The Zeppelin loop vs the F8 in pulls

    We don't need to be discussing the ADT in a thread about the ZL. The fact is, the ADT is dangerous, Bruce illustrates the forces at the anchors with a number of different angles and compares that to the V configuration. It is illogical to claim something like that is flawed because in your...
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    Anyone know where to get a loadcell?

    This appears to be an interesting source. This is a 5000# crane scale, but if I understand what I see, the load cell is connected to the digital readout via a cable. 5000# digital crane scale: http://cgi.ebay.com/5-000lb-x-1lb-HANGIN...=item45f304583c They have other ranges as well.
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    descending from the ropewalker - new guy help?

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] But, this would be soooo much simplier if you were descending on a Rig instead of a rack. [/ QUOTE ] What about a Gri-Gri? [/ QUOTE ] I agree with what moss said, but would add these thoughts: - A Grigri is OK, IF you already have one. If you don't, IMO, you'd be much...
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    The Zeppelin loop vs the F8 in pulls

    Just to be clear, Bruce is totally against the American Death Triangle (ADT) because of the heavy loading it puts on anchors. He and I talked FTF about this not long ago. The F8 issue that Bruce refers to in his myth busters is that it makes no difference whether the load is applied to the...

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