Custom made mini grapplehook

[SRTTech]

made myself a custom mini three prong grapplehook, (NOT FOR LIFE SUPPORT!) for treework....to pull branches in closer, retrieve dropped gloves or handsaw, to pull the tail end of a rope in closer, to lower down to the ground to pick up the water canteen etc etc etc etc etc.

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basically all i did was go to Mountain Equipment COOP here in Vancouver, and buy one of these:

Black Diamond TALON hook, made of forged steel, (used for rock climbing as a "piton" or clifftop crack piece)

I then added a eyebolt (3/8" ) and put on a few nuts first for weight, then a split washer, then the Talon, then a NYlock self locking nut on the very end. Add 4 mm static cord, and PRESTO, you have a mini grapple. The hook points face towards the eye of the eyebolt. weighs less than 1/2 a LB, easy to toss , retrieve, lower and it does'nt snag or wrap around limbs . Works incredibly well ! (again, i did NOT make this for life supoort, purely as a third hand tool)


cost me a whopping $14 CDN to make.


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[Colin]

Looking good Bruce, regards Robin.

 

[SRTTech]

Bruce?

 

[NickfromWI]

Nice idea! I like when people look at something and use it in a manner that is WAY not what the manufacturer had in mind!

love
nick

 

[treesandsurf]

sweet! combine that with the snake bite rope and you could be pullin covert ops on your days off

jp

 

[Colin]

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Bruce?

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Yeah, Bruce Wayne.

 

[RyanCafferky]

I can see using it for switching trees without a groundie helping. You could set a throwline in an adjacent tree and then snag the throwline with the hook and then set your climbing line. Would be very useful for recreational climbing.

Thanks for the idea.

 

[tnttree]

seen alot of these homemade grapplers - yours is very clean

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I've used a New Tribe grapple for a long time:]

http://www.newtribe.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=109

Another variation on this idea is to use a hook like this:

http://www.barrabes.com/barrabes/product.asp?dept_id=113&pf_id=6097&opt=

Freeclimber sells a nice hook that's made from round stock so that it doesn't cut the bark.




Using the Talon is a nice innovation. You put together a clever tool.

 

[SRTTech]

Thats a nice little hook (New Tribe) there Mr Dunlap! similar price too!

the one i made REALLY shines for removing "hangers" or widowmakers, from belocw the climber. Lower it down, snag the limb, lift it up (via a MINI prussick minding pully) and drop it down. Once i switch to load rated stainless steel eyebolt and nut, it will be grate for traverses,

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Clver!

You must have a quality hardware store near you. Finding SS eye bolts is a treasure. The NT grapple is SS too. I have no clue how strong it is but if the strength follows other SS products in that diameter stock it should be plenty strong to use as a secondary point for a traverse.

Batman is right...

 

[No_Bivy]

That is a BD talon, I doubt the hooks are big enough to be effective. One is for a "bat hook hole" 1/4", the others for small edges. Try "Fish" aid gear, they have much bigger hooks that could be modded.

 

[SRTTech]

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That is a BD talon, I doubt the hooks are big enough to be effective. One is for a "bat hook hole" 1/4", the others for small edges. Try "Fish" aid gear, they have much bigger hooks that could be modded.

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that is correct! it is a BD Talon. I simply added an eyebolt, loctite, nylock nuts and there you go!. custom made for me and my needs. works gangbusters for removing hanger limbs.