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  1. LordFarkwad

    SRT device poll

    Are you just using a hitch and a figure 8 for descent? You don't ascend with the figure 8 in place, in other words, correct?
  2. LordFarkwad

    Pulldowns on lanyards

    ...btw - good idea for retrieval, @moss; very trim. Question though: are you using this arrangement in a situation where anchoring at the desired point requires a choke? I'm asking because otherwise - unless a choke was required - you could just use the typical MRS lanyard configuration and...
  3. LordFarkwad

    Pulldowns on lanyards

    I'm mostly just joking, because I know @moss has probably only addressed side-loading biners about 10k times, over the past years xD At this point, I think everyone knows it's against mfg's recommendations, it places non-ideal loading on the carabiner, and there's been at least one vid of a...
  4. LordFarkwad

    Pulldowns on lanyards

    Choked, non-vibranium 'biner....you gon' die, boiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. LordFarkwad

    CHECK YOUR ANCHOR

    I think you got it right, Sprouts. While the totality of the forces isn't being reduced versus a straight basal tie over a single primary support point, every one of those forces in Mr. Mumford's pic ARE in a favorable direction on each of the supporting limbs. If the climber was anchored...
  6. LordFarkwad

    Husqvarna pre-mixed fuel - why?

    My question has to do with this: are most people cutting it so close, that a $30 gallon of gas which brings in $2k+ or more is actually cutting substantially into the bottom line? That's 1-2%! Incredible, to my simple mind.
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    Husqvarna pre-mixed fuel - why?

    Maybe it does end up being $5-6...that was ballparking it; I don't mix the stuff, myself. Does 50:1 end up working out to $3 of gas and $3 for 1/50th gal for oil??
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    Husqvarna pre-mixed fuel - why?

    I'm at like a sub-101-level with my econ knowledge, but this is something I've wondered about before. I buy the Stihl pre-mix a couple gallons at a time when I'm near the shop. While it is dramatically more expensive than mixing my own from the pump, I look at it in terms of dollars I make per...
  9. LordFarkwad

    getting used to climbing with spurrs

    I'm in the east, with mainly pines, and one of the things I found on those about a year ago or so, is that with my toes touching the tree instead of ONLY the gaffs, I was dramatically more likely to gaff out. Only thing I can ascertain is that the toe contact was resulting in the tip being...
  10. LordFarkwad

    SRT Base Tied TIP Forces

    I did some MRS yesterday using a rope walking setup (knee/foot) and holy cow does it feel like being on a treadmill, running in sand, etc etc.! Demoralizing.
  11. LordFarkwad

    Rope Runner Pro

    I thought Yale XTC fire was 1/2"/13mm. Should be relatively snug, even with a wide-open RRP - I'd think, at least.
  12. LordFarkwad

    Cinching Bowline on a Bight?

    A double-fisherman's/poacher's knot can be tied with a bight, and cinches too, btw/FYI/etc. (y)
  13. LordFarkwad

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    This site is a heck of a resource. Keep reading, man.
  14. LordFarkwad

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    Hey man, my mistake was your win then xD Apparently it works for some though, which is awesome, because the thing is micro, in that case. But I'm ~220lbs loaded up, and getting a hitch to work with that short of a tether...not happening.
  15. LordFarkwad

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    With the Lawton assembled like one would a normal tether, it was indeed super short, the whole SRT rig!
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    It was entertaining holding it up beside a Rope Runner and it being about the same length. haha
  17. LordFarkwad

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    Is there no interaction (and little possibility of it) between the top wrap of the hitch and the Wrench?
  18. LordFarkwad

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    The eye is tight enough to hold onto a biner pretty well, so maybe that helps with what I'd imagine you're speculating the issue might be (floppiness). But I don't know.
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    I don't know, tbh - I got a Lawton and only tried it as a hyper-short tether and it sucked because there just wasn't any room after adding the required number of wraps to support my weight. With a hitch that short, smooth descent control is pretty difficult to obtain.
  20. LordFarkwad

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    The Chicane uses a pulley to join the Chicane to the ZigZag, then another carabiner to join the ZigZag to the Saddle. If you were to set up a regular shorty tether the way I thought the Lawton was intended to be set up, you'd be inserting a carabiner specifically for the sole purpose of...

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