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  1. Pacafist

    Ddrt ropes being use for SRT

    Very true, I think a good point to take from this, in general, is to truly know your gear and know what goes into making it safe for you to work with. I see a lot of guys out there who only know that the rope they’re using holds them; or that their carabiner closes and locks and that steel is...
  2. Pacafist

    Rope Wrench - Hitch/Rope compendium.

    I’m at 175 and what works well for me is a VT 3 wraps with 2 braids on 11mm htp with 8mm beeline. This seems to move me around fairly fast throughout the tree, it works for me, can’t speak for others
  3. Pacafist

    Need an SRT basal anchor

    Beat base tie ever lol
  4. Pacafist

    Need an SRT basal anchor

    Precisely, the friction of the wraps ends up taking the weight of the climber and the tie off ends up being almost a backup to the friction wraps. On a side note, the more wraps on a tree, in this situation, the less damage there will be to the bark and cambium, that is, of course, unless you...
  5. Pacafist

    Need an SRT basal anchor

    Good explanation; three wraps should be plenty and you may even have to take part of those wraps off of the tree depending on the type of tree and the DBH of course. Instead of a figure 8follow through however, I tend to use a double bowline with a fisherman backup or a Yosemite finish...
  6. Pacafist

    Need an SRT basal anchor

    In terms of using a gri-gri for a rescue descent as opposed to a rig or an I’D, it wouldn’t be safe to use if you have it attached to your line as you’re climbing. In theory it is nice, trust me I would have done it a long time ago, but because of the way that a gri gri engages, there needs to...
  7. Pacafist

    Ddrt ropes being use for SRT

    Weight is a measurement of force, it’s the mass of an object in conjunction with the pull of the earth’s gravitational field. F=ma, that’s why there is no exact translation between N and lbs. they’re different units all together. And the numbers were just an example, Newton’s would’ve been...
  8. Pacafist

    Ddrt ropes being use for SRT

    Have you come up with anything good?
  9. Pacafist

    Ddrt ropes being use for SRT

    RBJtree and evo, thank you very much for the info. I didn’t realize that graph was available for public information but it solves my question for sure in terms of the technical data is concerned. Awesome find and deduction. And thank you evo for the history behind the developments of the ropes...
  10. Pacafist

    Ddrt ropes being use for SRT

    Well I wouldn’t say they’re exclusively designed for only one type of use, yea ropes are strong but you wouldn’t use your climbing line for a rigging line I would hope. Ropes are designed to have certain purposes, and those purposes may overlap into other things, but that’s what I’m trying to...
  11. Pacafist

    Ddrt ropes being use for SRT

    I didn’t mention the climbers weight at any point in time, although yes that would be a factor to consider further down the line. And yes I am speaking along the lines of work positioning. I’m trying to get at the fact that when one is using a 24 strand line for srt, they are essentially wearing...
  12. Pacafist

    Ddrt ropes being use for SRT

    Now I’m not trying to debate whether or not one type of rope versus the other is better or worse. Most of the arguments I’ve seen come up on this issue seems as though it comes down to personal preference. However, a thought occurred to me. To preface, this may be more of a question for a...
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    The myth of sports drinks

    I’m One of those guys who sweats more water than he can actually consume safely. I have the reputation of being the sweatiest guy in the company. And so because of that, I need to drink as much water as I can as well as replenish my electrolytes. You may aswell drink a soda if you’re drinking...
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    Login Here When Viewing The Forums Because....

    Maybe it’s from switching logins between your phone and computer and there’s something up with your cache or cookies in your settings? Idk just a thought.
  15. Pacafist

    Lockstitch your Brummels

    My understanding from this article is that the failure occurred due to lack of the bury, but that doesn’t make sense if he had a midline Brummel that he was using as an attachment point, (also my understanding is that the true Brummel is passed through three times as well). The article mentioned...
  16. Pacafist

    Drt redirect?

    It’s funny you brought up the tachyon becaause for a bit there I was using a 200’ tachyon line for SRT and I didn’t really like it so much, too much stretch in the system for me personally; but I did find that you could use that to your advantage while ascending, if you are able to time the...
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    Drt redirect?

    It’s funny you brought up the tachyon becaause for a bit there I was using a 200’ tachyon line for SRT and I didn’t really like it so much, too much stretch in the system for me personally; but I did find that you could use that to your advantage while ascending, if you are able to time the...
  18. Pacafist

    The splicing wand and the amazing snare

    Nicely done! Thanks for the video man! If I don’t botch your technique this will be a great replacement for my guitar string ha
  19. Pacafist

    Drt redirect?

    Swingdude, do you run that poison ivy line SRT like that all the time? I'd think it'd get a bit bouncy and annoying...Maybe i'm wrong, idk, I've never tried using that line for SRT, how do you like it in that config?
  20. Pacafist

    Drt redirect?

    Coming from a rock climbing background, SRT is much more natural to me, working a single line and creating new redirects is very similar to lead climbing; I try to climb SRT whenever I can; however, it's not up to me, so much as it is up to the tree that I'm climbing. Sometimes it just doesn't...

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