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  1. ARLO

    Aerial rescue class

    My motto is to learn something new every day. I highly recommend it!
  2. ARLO

    Why did this fail..?

    If it wasn't for Jepson's manuals I wouldn't know a damn thing. And some people think that is still the case.
  3. ARLO

    Why did this fail..?

    The spiral fracture looks like an old lightning strike to me.
  4. ARLO

    Lock stitching accident

    I'm with Evo. I just insert needle, flip it over and push it through while holding the rope on both sides of the needle. It is really fast, works great, and I have never had a student get hurt doing it that way. I have a sailmaker's palm and rarely get it out except to show somebody how it works.
  5. ARLO

    SRS Redirects

    For those not aware of it we are kind of going over old ground, which is not unusual on this forum! Check out the old thread called "2016 srtwp redirects". Lots of good stuff in there as well.
  6. ARLO

    SRS Redirects

    So I will edit my video to give it the correct name! But thanks again for turning me on to it. The main advantage it seems to have over most of the others out there is that it only takes 2x the length of rope to retrieve the redirect. My only complaint is that it sometimes gets pretty tight...
  7. ARLO

    SRS Redirects

    Yeah, it is a bit more spendy than just a couple of biners. But the lack of friction does make a difference if you go through several redirects after passing through the retrievable top anchor. Not something most of us do very often, but it is something to think about. This works best as a...
  8. ARLO

    SRS Redirects

    If you do the same thing with a Petzl Rollclip on one side and a Pinto Pulley on the other side it works even better and has almost zero friction on the retrieve. For the retrieve you use a wiregate microbiner or a little plastic ball that will pass through the Rollclip and catch on the Pinto...
  9. ARLO

    SRS Redirects

    I just looked at one of Richard's Mumford's videos from 2015 and he shows variations that are essentially identical to the method used by Timberwolf. I guess great minds think alike?
  10. ARLO

    SRS Redirects

    I have been experimenting with different SRS retrievable redirects of late, and of the four I have tried so far, the one I like best is the one demonstrated on Youtube by Timberwolf in 2015. It is incredibly simple and is easy to rig and retrieve. If you have not tried it, here is the link to...
  11. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Here are just a few suggestions based on your splicing video. I suggest you get a cleat or wall mounted eye bolt and carabiner rather than a steel vice for working on rope. When you start jerking on a climbing rope against a sharp metal edge there is a good chance you are going to damage...
  12. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I just got on line and looked at the test specs for Vega on the Marlow Website. They list the following: Avg. breaking strength with spliced eye = 25.6 Kn (5,760 lbs) or 70% of rated strength. Avg. breaking strength with Fig. 8 loop = 18.9 Kn (4,252 lbs) or 51% of rated strength. So, I guess...
  13. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    WIth this splice you bury the core and cover separately and there is no way to tell for sure if you have the core and cover pulled equally tight when you finish the splice. So, I suspect the problem is with the way I did the splice. I would like to see a few more of them broken, but I am not...
  14. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I finally have some test results for one of my Marlow Vega splices. It broke at 4,912 lbs, which is pretty strong, but only 59% of the rated strength of the rope (8,272 lbs). Note that it broke in the end of the eye as opposed to in the splice. I am not sure if that is because of the tight...
  15. ARLO

    Mini Snap-lock Biners

    SOLD
  16. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I just looked at the Wesspur site and they don't offer Sirius rope with either a spliced or sewn eye. So it will be interesting to see if anybody can splice it. Maybe a Marlowbraid splice?
  17. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I thought the lanyard is made from Ocean Poly. Is that not right?
  18. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I have done a few DB splices in Ocean Poly hitch cords and found that it is easy to splice when new. So, I assume it would be possible to splice the Ocean Poly in your CE lanyard with a DB splice. But if it is old dried out cordage I have no idea how easy it will be. Guess you won't know until...
  19. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I can see where it would be useful for double-crotching between conifers, which is something that I have done to get into snags that can't be climbed from the ground. But I am not sure if that is considered Dsrs?
  20. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I have not tried Dsrs, but suspect it would be a really great system for moving around in a tree. Much like being tied in to a full-time double crotch? But what about a situation where you are going up a big Doug-fir and your initial top rigging point is 200' up with a basal anchor? Would you...
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