i used to carry a throwball around for that but now i just tie a hangman’s knot with no bight… the joining of lines is a good one, also for switching out rigging lines. might be smart to have a dedicated piece of throwline for that, mine get shorter and shorter ;)
so i bought a pair vivo etc forest and used them yesterday for pruning, i like it alot!
the ascender strap‘s are more noticeable but so is the tree. i‘m not too worried about shredding them as they appear well build and cost the same as a pair of lasportivas (@Matias) also i enjoy walking...
roperunner pro, openable links… are you sure you don‘t want a protos aswell ;)
what do you like about the setup? streamlined and quick change of the bridge or is the bridge „behaving“ in a way?
how is that possible? when you look at a round filled chain it‘s pretty obvious that the top is hollow ground like an edge that you would grind on a tormek or other wheel-grinders.
if you lower with one carabiner as a terminal rigging point or 3, what will be gentler on the rope?
the rope is maybe flexing twice as much but only a quarter turn.
i agree, i‘d rather have two slings with one ring each than one sling with two rings..
where no directional control is required and where the lean is too severe for bore-cutting because the holding-strap will rip. i use the coos-bay alot in combination with rigging for instance when swinging around large braches that are mid or tip-tied.