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  1. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    Question MRS DdRT vs. SRS SRT

    I would like to compile a list of differences that climbers understand between MRS DdRT and SRS SRT and if you are brave, a rope that is doubled over but not moving. Not a test and there is no one correct answer or prize. (Well ok, the 17th real response, (you are lucky I didn't pick my age for...
  2. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    Clean-Up-As-You-Go redirect

    Exactly and very nice drawing by the way. So cinch to the limb, keep the plungers from the Slic Pin clear as always, and always run a stopper knot on the tail of your climbing line. A pulley type carabiner will smooth out the friction if needed but this concept works best for dropping straight...
  3. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    Clean-Up-As-You-Go redirect

    No need to send through a union. So I get to my redirect, take a bight above the multicender and put it over the redirect. I then put a Quickie on that bight and put another bight into the quickie. That bight comes down to my bridge and becomes an anchor. It all releases and comes back to me...
  4. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    Clean-Up-As-You-Go redirect

    A redirect that has been discussed before is back in discussion. I will avoid giving it a name or speak to its origin, as that is not what's important. So, if one take a bight of rope and puts it above their climbing apparatus it can be used as a very handy retrievable redirect. There is a 3:1...
  5. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    ...and because I know someone will write, just go with a, fill in the blank mechanical... I don't have "big top exposure", I don't worry about something collapsing in a 3:1 or other other MA, or re-direct or dragging my tail over a branch. I don't have a spring to break, get weak, stick or...
  6. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    Another thing I like about a dialed in hitch is that I can give it a simple little twist to get things moving, no hard pulls or difficult and sudden release.
  7. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    The eXtra friction plug shifts more friction to the body of the HHxf for long descents, more secure positioning or extra loads. Descents require the dissipation of energy and in the cases of our climbing devices it is transformed into heat and wear. I think we would all agree that metal does...
  8. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    TRT

    Ok then, in that regard I don't really have anything to add.
  9. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    TRT

    Most of the solutions I see don't address the issues we have in tree access. Our weak link is not the rope or even a property managed multicender but the tree we toss it into. Industrial access solutions don't work well either. Twin anchor technique if you like address that IMO. A primary and...
  10. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    Distel hitch... Ba da ba ba ba (I'm lovin' it)

    It is Michoacán named after a state in Mexico. There is an accent over the á as it does not follow the normal stress. Remember that every vowel in Spanish is pronounced. It is not like English were we screw everything up will unpronounced letters and add a bunch just for the fun of it. I am...
  11. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    I should probably point out that this is not a rigging device. It is intended for climbers and associated loads. So if the friction plug is applied to the maximum extent it will prevent the rope from passing thru under those intended loads and those loads will not be great enough to damage the...
  12. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    The eXtra Friction is only used on descent or for more secure positioning. I tie my hitch so that it will prevent creep just above my weight. 5 wraps 9 mm RIT and I creep, 6 wraps is perfect and loose enough that it ascends with little resistance and engages reliably. A hitch is a beautiful...
  13. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    This is really silly! Answer: Because it resembles the hitch as it was shown to me, thus, long name is a modified Catalan...and it does NOT resemble a Knut. There are many that deserve credit for the knots we have. I have numerous times mention your contribution in my videos and comments. As...
  14. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    I bet "knot". We can't agree on/identify/decode/classify the 3 major climbing systems we use.
  15. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    I wish we were discussing hitches and how to tie them, what their good qualities are for given devices such as this HHxf. Why a spliced or sewn termination is useful or why it is not, especially for the HH. How to get the proper tension into a hitch so that the "spring" function is there to...
  16. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    Because friction hitches are so numerous and subject to enormous creativity I will plan on a video of how they relate to the HitchHikerXF. As I have said numerous times, one of the beauties of a hybrid system is that the hitch is your life support. The HHxf merely makes that life support hitch...
  17. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    Thank you for that report. I love how you understand the hitch with the number of wraps and interaction to the climbing line you are using. Dialing a hitch for good tending on ascent and limb walks then just enough so it does not creep, it is not difficult but when I get to that place, I know...
  18. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    It is a good thing I wasn't climbing on that rope when it got cut!:p
  19. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    Chipper fatality in Oshawa, Ontario this morning

    No doubt. The stop would be the in-feed as is also mentioned.
  20. Richard Mumford-yoyoman

    New HitchHikerXF

    https://www.flir.com/products/e6-xt/

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