I’m loving it maybe more than the AKIMBO it’s so nice being able to release the hitch from below the device...I’ve been releasing the hitch in two ways. One is by grabbing the ball on the tether and the tail of rope at the same time-this allows controlled decent with the friction from the rope...
They say sizes matters,but it’s all about the swivel.
I’d like to shorten things up a bit more on my mechanicals, maybe use an oval or delta link in place of shackles/biners.
Any thoughts or if you guys/girls care to show what you’re flying that would be great.
Thanks
DB
I currently use two positioners on a 20’ -two way lanyard I also use foot ascenders. I’m very familiar with what you are talking about, the device needs to bend into the rope to grab when you are putting a straight pull on the climbing line the device with slide up and down freely until you...
On board may have been a poor choice of words....But maybe I think of arboriculture as a moving ship and I feel “us” gaining momentum with sustainable climbing techniques. A.R.T. has wonderful products and I’m just selfishly awaiting a single line device from them, maybe they will never get away...
It is pretty sweet having this much control of my descent from below the hitch. Also being so compact there is almost zero sit back,It tends well on limb walks but I do pay close attention not to put all the friction on the jack when first loading the system.