Another darn F8 revolver question

i thread the working end of my ddrt system on small natural redirects on the tips of branches. when i'm ready to retrieve the multiple redirects, i walk to some place i can position off and unclip the working end and carabiner and either pulldown the working end with the tail of my rope or a pole saw. i still don't see why srt alone would make you a better climber. i personally think you are just a good climber kevin, no matter what system you use.
 
thanks Jeff.

I guess I found a system that worked better for me than what I was doing before. More access, less fatigue, and simpler gear issues. Im sorry if im coming across evangelical about it. My climbing style was a natural fit for 1:1 climbing I think.
 
I think that anyone that knows you, would have to respect your opinion about your SRT experience. I can remember my hesitance about switching to a "split-tail" system...what a huge difference that modification made back then.
 
There are steps along a climbers path the lead them to becoming a more efficient climber. From what I've seen over the years the sooner a climber changes from a traditional single rope climb to a split tail the sooner they get really hooked on performance. Then, the next step is a closed hitch. This is when climbing starts to really get fun!

I know...there are great climbers who will never use an open or closed split tail. They are great climbers to begin with.
 
I would have to say, that for me, the F8 method brought SRT into a realm that I could understand a little bit better. There was no strange devices to get to know. All it is, is the same hitch that we all normally use with a figure 8 with a bight through it and a carabiner (revolver is best i'm sure, but even a regular crab works, just doesn't advance very well) clipped into the bight above your hitch. what I'm getting at, is you can climb like you always have...swinging and descending at the same time...and you still get all the benefits of SRT! It helped me decide that I want to dive in and learn all these other methods too. I think we all have forums like this to thank for making ideas available that we might not ever have heard of or seen.
 
Having said all this, all I can say now, is that I have the Unicender on order and that I can not wait to see how it works. I have read many reviews about it from guys like Tom and Jaymin. I hope it works as great as you fellas have described. I for one used to think that hitches were the greatest things in the world, then I got my hands on a spider-jack for free and now I am starting to think there might be something about all that hi-tech jazz. I've only been running the spider-jack for about a month and I have been thrilled with it. I hope that the Uni works with the same amount of happiness in the SRT realm!
 
Upon reading back on this thread i realized i sounded against mechanical devices in place of hitches. I want to make sure i'm clear that i think they are just as safe and serve a good purpose. They are just not my preference. I encourage the continued development of SRT as i'm sure there is a lot more to be learned. Keep at it boys, and stay safe!
 
Highclimber,

In the off-chance that you don't join the Uni-Flyer Squadron I KNOW that someone else would buy the Uni at almost full price. There is little doubt that you'll like it!
 
Since you brought that question up Kevin, about the Spider-Jack in the F8...I haven't tried it in the F8 system. When I have used the F8 i just used a hitch and hitch-climber. I was wondering what anyone (Tom or other authority on such matters) would think about that. I know that the figure eight is taking most of the friction but I didn't know if there was some hazard that I might not be aware of concerning the spider-jack's clutch on a single rope. but i'll try it on the ground here in a few and post back.
 
Tried the F8 while using the spider-jack in a very small tree in my yard...just to see how it acted. I thought it did really well. It goes back up rope with the F8 above very well, better than I experienced while using a vt and hitch-climber. Comes down just as smooth as a hitch. I would not trust the spider-jack without the F8 installed above the device on a single-line...unless I hear different from someone who is in a better position to make the call them i am. i mean, it won't bind on you like a hitch will on single line, but there is no panic function. i get the feeling you could really get into a near free fall without the F8 above you to add some friction.
 
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