Re: toothed vs ridged
My personal thought is that the quick release pins on both the micro and the gibbs are well thought out and very safe. I defy anyone to try to create a situation with a twig or anything else we find in trees that will cause it to release.(realistic or not) I have used...
Do you guys really think that being a user causes accidents? Maybe if they smoked while on the job. Don't get me wrong, I am totally against drug use but I don't see that waiting for someone to break a fence is the best way to catch them. Why not just random pick people out of a hat 2 or...
My Canon digital Elph takes great pictures, fits in my shirt pocket and has a stainless steel body. I am rough on it and have the dents to prove it. But it keeps goin g and going
Re: Double fisherman\'s hitch testing
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using thimbles gives greater bend radius but do you guys use them with your lanyards and climbing lines, or maybe no because even with no thimble there is so huge a safety factor in the rope strength that a thimble is not necesary?
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Re: toothed vs ridged
A great reason to use a ridged cam for a lanyard as opposed to a toothed ascender is that the toothed one will be harder to adjust because the teeth will catch when trying to let out slack. That would be a real pain in the butt. I have never used a positioner but swear...