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  1. oldfart

    Omni-Block 1.5

    [ QUOTE ] Other than the whoopie, r/r fs with the little block or just running it on a loopie or loop sling does anyone have any neat or special custom slings they ever use? Or does that about cover it? [/ QUOTE ] Kevin, Since you asked, I pulled this out of my spares box. I never “worked”...
  2. oldfart

    Omni-Block 1.5

    [ QUOTE ] Hope this helps and big thanks to Tom for his videos they have opened my option and ideas up hugely. If anyone hasn't seen them grab some popcorn and have a movie night. -------------------- KevinS All Green Tree Service [/ QUOTE ] Kevin, it’s very nice hearing that. Thank...
  3. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Mark B, Your comment got me to re-watching that video. It was tough .. I had to concentrate past Taylor’s rugged good looks, his winning smile and that really, really good posture. In the redundant configuration, he sets the MultiAnchor with four (4) life support elements. It struck me that...
  4. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    I agree with JontreeHI, there's nothing exotic in the fiber. Additionally, the path of the cordage out of the prusik thru the big ring is 135 degrees (ie only 45 degrees of bend), even under full load. It's not any particularly tough duty.
  5. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Ho. I got that wrong. Firstly, I'd say just bomb it. I only do that with the Pinto because of the fully rated becket. Damage the pulley somehow and the becket will hold you. I've been doing this for years, no problem, BUT always over soft ground. For hard surfaces, I think the pulley would...
  6. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Guy, there are three videos showing the uS installed without a throwline: <u>U-SAVER installed PDQ without a throwline</u> <u>U-SAVER V2 – PDQ line advance </u> <u>Mini U-SAVER as a lanyard accessory</u> This technique is only good for 10-15 feet because your throwball has...
  7. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Thanks for that video Mark, I know it well. In my first video on uSAVER multi-anchors (also May 2012 but after Taylor) (see <u>U-SAVER in multi-anchor configurations</u>) I specifically thank Taylor and Teuf for leading me to the design. They get the innovation credit. I was just claiming the...
  8. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Oops. Sorry Max, I misspoke. By “mainline”, I meant the body of the uSAVER, not the climbing line. If you cut that mainline when the uS is rigged “double safe”, you get a do-over. And boy do I agree with your comments about vectors. Sounds pretty esoteric but you really feel it in the tree...
  9. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Thanks, Max. I’m actually relieved to hear that. Creativity, especially in this business, almost never jumps up out of a black hole … it “stands on the shoulders” of work that comes before. I try to be conscientious about crediting earlier work. So maybe all we have here is coining a new...
  10. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Max, I appreciate your comment. And it doesn't really surprise me because the arrangement was so in-your-face and obvious. But I've never seen it here, in the US at least. Can you point me to the "prior art"? Thanks, OF I'm going to have to come up with a new tag line ... "The U-SAVER...
  11. oldfart

    Omni-Block 1.5

    WOW! Bill, I love that for both content and artistry! OF
  12. oldfart

    Omni-Block 1.5

    Very pretty, indeed, TL. If you need to dial up the strength, try a basket: OmniBlock on Whoopie
  13. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Guys, Luke and Nick are going nuts out there. Crazy ideas and crazy prices. Here’s my review: <u>uSAVER by TreeStuff</u> The end of this video floats a new idea called the “double safe” friction saver. Let me hear what you think. On YouTube, I talk strictly about two redundant...
  14. oldfart

    U-RIG -- a new approach to MA for tree work

    Wow. I may be the last one to the party, but I just tried 8mm Armorprus for the control prusik in the uRig MA system, replacing 8mmOP. Same great feel, maybe better, plus more strength and way more temp spec. Much better choice in this application, for sure. Thanks, Nick!
  15. oldfart

    X-rigging rings

    Paul, I like your thinking. Your post got me puzzling over the similarities between your sling, an eye splice and a whoopee. Suppose you brummeled a Beast into an eye splice but then carried the buried tail all the way through the full length of the sling? Would that “phat sling” be stronger...
  16. oldfart

    X-rigging rings

    We owe you guys. Try getting that kind of application support from someone who wants to talk about setting a spinnaker.
  17. oldfart

    X-rigging rings

    Thanks, Michael. No doubt about it, the clove is kinder on the cordage. But the crossover loop is semi-tough to work out of the deep groove on the Beast after it's been loaded. I'd use it for a semi-permanent connection (like the 28/20 on the Locking prusik). Or if I knew I was pushing close...
  18. oldfart

    X-rigging rings

    David, I have watched your video many times. Basically, I’m awestruck … I NEVER work at that weight. So you have to take these comments with a grain of salt!! As a rig setup to test the 2-Beast top rig, I very much like the two sling/butterfly arrangement. By using two slings, you double the...
  19. oldfart

    X-rigging rings

    Props to X and his guys: they put in a long, cold day to prove something … two (2) Beasts do just fine for top rigging even under the most brutal test conditions. Driver deploys the two XRR Beasts with a new Alpine Butterfly idea … video <u>here.</u> Here’s my old 2-Beast configuration...
  20. oldfart

    U-RIG -- a new approach to MA for tree work

    Thanks, guys. Marden, you move faster than I can knock out the videos! Norm, yes, I believe it to be more efficient but I sure would like to have some test results on that. The U-Rig maintains better rope separation than a set of fours. The crossed axels at the anchor really do matter. And...

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