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  1. Brocky

    European Sawfly Larvae Eating Pine Needles

    Just noticed them on some of my smaller trees, going to have use binoculars to inspect the taller ones. Been using Wasp and Hornet jet spray to reach them.
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    Sticht Hitch

    It wouldn’t be longer, I was thinking of the two ring version for some reason.
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    Sticht Hitch

    It would be longer than a typical Sticht.
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    Sticht Hitch

    The wraps would still be taking a lot of the load when using your device, and it would extend the hitch, and be harder to tend. Being able to completely transfer the weight to a device and off the cord is my goal, like in #324, or #338.
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    Sticht Hitch

    For hand tending, the rope only needs to be lifted out and up about 90 degrees, doesn’t enter the groove, it just acts like a piece of tube tender. To use for descending, lift up 180 degrees for it to go in the groove, and then use a couple fingers to compress the wraps. Not sure your idea’s...
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    Sticht Hitch

    I got a chance to retry the system in #239, does provide more friction, makes releasing a little easier, but harder to tend, a trade off. I mostly use the SGBII shown in post #149, on page 8, quick and easy to use on the fly, keeps the rope free to footlock. A few years ago I came up with a...
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    Sticht Hitch

    This did provide some more friction when the ring is directly over the groove, and you are right about the easy tending.
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    Sticht Hitch

    I think understand now, not sure if it would work, a lot would depend on the stiffness of the rope, too stiff and it won’t bend into the v groove, and it won’t wedge as much as getting pinched. The hand tending might take more effort with the additional constant friction.
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    Sticht Hitch

    Is this similar to what you have in mind?
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    Sticht Hitch

    I found that the slight bend in the rope at the center of the ring causes the hitch to release easier than the pinching when using the solid Sticht plate. Also too much bend at the ring will lock up the rope. The four sections of cord from the twist, or six if tying a stopper in back,also...
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    Sticht Hitch

    Yes, I call it the Soft Sticht, passing the ends through the twist makes it compact and keeps the twist from wedging.
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    Sticht Hitch

    All of those devices work to keep the v shapes on the top and bottom of the twist in back from wedging into the rope when hand tending. However, I found they aren’t needed, I now tie it like #317 using only a piece of hitch cord, for rec climbing. The hitch slides slightly easier with a metal...
  13. Brocky

    Courant ? Flexible flip line/lanyard

    Take the core out and bury a smaller one inside it, except about a foot from the end to more easily tie a stopper knot. The other end of the small core tapers to blend with the eye splice. To put the core back in the cover I have a long piece of 12 ga. copper wire with a loop in one end. The...
  14. Brocky

    Cousin atrax splice how to

    The Anthrax and the Drenaline splices are both double braid splices that have longer buries to make up for the smaller diameter, less squeezing ability. The Anthrax has a cover only eye, the Drenaline has a quarter of the core inside. The cover and core tapers overlap and are tapered to match...
  15. Brocky

    Should Have Gotten A Patent, D’oh

    Floating knee ascender, I’d swipe DMM’s design, minus p clips, if I made another.
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    Should Have Gotten A Patent, D’oh

    I used rubber grommets and o rings with accessory cord, it stays out of the way when not in use. I like their idea of bringing the bungee end to the swivel carabiner to get a double pull and centers it also. Nice improvement from mine so I called the lawyers off, plus they used red tubing.
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    Should Have Gotten A Patent, D’oh

    Forgot to add the picture, the pulley is disconnected at the dogbone when not in use, slightly left of center when being used. The bungee stretches its full length, visible through the clear tubing.
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    Should Have Gotten A Patent, D’oh

    Perhaps my check is in the mail. Brocky’s Belly Bound Bi-Bungee Bringerupper from awhile ago on the Classic.
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    Sticht Hitch

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    Sticht Hitch

    The ends make the twist go and back through the ring to the front, then they go through the carabiner, over the top, and back through the ring in the middle, between the other two sections. They go through the twist and then are tied with a stopper. When the ends are through, the hitch is...

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