Double Ended Double Adjustable Lanyard - Super Versatile!

Burrapeg said:
As you said, those firs full of lots of smallish limbs, are a real challenge with a throw line to get a high TIP. Lots of those trees out here in the PacNW. I put a Captain Hook on each end of my long lanyard for a while, to make the leap frogging quicker. I had bought a second one anyway, for my daughter, when she was home for an extended visit and climbing with me. I made an extendable pole, to push each hook up as high as I could each time. This was made from a golf ball retrieval pole. Telescopes down to 1-1/2 foot long and hangs from the saddle when not wanted. Extends out to 9 feet and is great for pushing the hook or a throw bag up through clutter.
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You shouldn't ever only be supported by the captain hook as its not meant for life support, unless I misread your post.
 
Sprucinator said:
You shouldn't ever only be supported by the captain hook as its not meant for life support, unless I misread your post.
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You read it right; I hang from my hooks if the situation seems OK. I am not a working arborist with insurance, employees, and other issues, so I don't get too worried about these ratings if I trust a piece of kit. My Bulldog Bone is not officially rated either. And regardless of gear, the tree limbs we hang from are never rated life support. I really see it as a gray area and depends on the individual situation. If we adhere to the rating totally, the hook is only good for work positioning sideways, but a lot of us use them constantly for traverses and such, where we are indeed hanging on them at least temporarily.
 
Burrapeg said:
You read it right; I hang from my hooks if the situation seems OK. I am not a working arborist with insurance, employees, and other issues, so I don't get too worried about these ratings if I trust a piece of kit. My Bulldog Bone is not officially rated either. And regardless of gear, the tree limbs we hang from are never rated life support. I really see it as a gray area and depends on the individual situation. If we adhere to the rating totally, the hook is only good for work positioning sideways, but a lot of us use them constantly for traverses and such, where we are indeed hanging on them at least temporarily.
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This was the first idea that came to my mind when I saw the Captain Hook the first time.
 
I tried the doubke ended setup. I use my steelcore and a separate rope flipline. I find it easier using the 2 seperate lanyards. I can gain alot more height each time. I keep a small throw bag on my rope lanyard. Going up redwoods this makes it faster. Both ways work fine tho. Just how i roll. Usually using the full length of both. Have fun out there..
 
Burrapeg said:
You read it right; I hang from my hooks if the situation seems OK. I am not a working arborist with insurance, employees, and other issues, so I don't get too worried about these ratings if I trust a piece of kit. My Bulldog Bone is not officially rated either. And regardless of gear, the tree limbs we hang from are never rated life support. I really see it as a gray area and depends on the individual situation. If we adhere to the rating totally, the hook is only good for work positioning sideways, but a lot of us use them constantly for traverses and such, where we are indeed hanging on them at least temporarily.
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I understand what you're saying but I'm not saying it's not supposed to ever be used to hang from. When doing traverses, yes you're hanging from the hook but you're also still hanging on your main system as well. I was only saying the manufacturer recommends never to hang ONLY on the hook without being tied in anywhere else.
 
I’ve never understood double ended lanyards, good practice requires a climbing line, so just use the climbing line as a lanyard and a normal flip line…. Opens up many many more options that I can see
 
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