DMM Revolver Locksafe

TLHamel

TLHamel

Location
St. Paul, MN
Anyone seen these on the open market yet? DMM's site says Winter 07/ Spring 08. My local shops have no idea when they will be released. Ooooo, I want a couple of 'em!
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...and I can't wait any longer!
 
When I was in Llanbarris, the town where the DMM factory is located, I stopped into the Joe Brown shop. I asked the guys there about the locker and they smiled and said...mid-winter release...but there were other higher priority projects that the factory was working on. The inside source for them was a friend who worked at DMM.

A TB inside source may know of a different release date though.

This will be a very small niche piece of gear so DMM doesn't expect to sell a lot of them.
 
Taylor

To my knowledge, there will be two models of Revolver. The wire gate will stay as it is (e.g. with a hook nose). The locking models (screw, twist and locksafe) have slightly different dimensions, are heavier and have a keylock nose i.e. it's not just a case of bolting on different gates to an existing model, the locking Revolver is a new product.

The date that I am hearing is end of Jan, which probably means March by the time they reach the US.

Tom - was your last comment sarcasm?!

Chris
 
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A TB inside source may know of a different release date though.

This will be a very small niche piece of gear so DMM doesn't expect to sell a lot of them.

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Chris,

No sarcasm...I wasn't sure if you'd see this thread
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You're the insider that I was thinking of.

I was repeating what the guys at Joe Brown told me.
 
Doesn't appear sarcastic to me. I don't find the revolvers efficient enough (leverage reduced due to sheave diameter). I switched back to the versatility of micro pulleys. I see a use for a Re-direct, but again, inefficient on re-ascent.

I'll be buying 10 or so for speedline slings - no leverage issues and it'll be a simple way of freelining heavier branches without scorching the rope (saves switching to a haul back line and carriage - slow system).

Tree work demands are very likely to be a small niche market compared to the sport of wire gates. I suppose industrial climbers may find a use, but again, the leverage is insufficient for efficient hauling.

No doubt climbers will invent complex techy systems to find a use where something twice as simple is just as effective.

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Ron from Chattanooga did some load tests using the Revolver. He compared the different friction losses for a biner, Revolver and pulleys. There was a savings with the R but not significant.

The place for the R will be in it's compact design. And where just a bit less friction would be desirable.
 
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