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- Retired in Minneapolis
Tell me more about the red 'keepers' you have on the biner.
Nice pics!
Nice pics!
Double wrapping the lanyard
- Thread starter Marc_H
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- St. Paul, MN
The keepers are vinyl tape. Make one flat wrap and then unroll about a foot or so. Twist the spool a number of times to create a cord or cylinder of tape. Make a few turns around the biner with the twisted stuff and finish with a couple flat wraps. A friend who played hockey showed me that trick. I think guys wrap their stick handles like that. The camera's a Kodak P850.
- Location
- Asheville,NC
nice, blue bandit bands work good too.
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- St. Paul, MN
I have used the band-its but they tend to slide around on the carabiner. I suppose one could try securing them with a wrap or two of vinyl tape?
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
A dot of adhesive might keep the bands in place.
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Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Detroit, Mi.
"know this has been discussed before and I don't want to preach to the choir but I just figured out my camera/computer so... here are the pics!"
dont assume everyone is in the choir! Besides the more times we see it the more times we think about the better.
dont assume everyone is in the choir! Besides the more times we see it the more times we think about the better.
- Location
- Washington
Is that a Trango Cinch you use for your adjuster? How well does it work? thanks for the pics.
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- St. Paul, MN
I posted a reply earlier. Lost in the forum crash, I suppose. Yes, it's a Cinch and I love it. Took some getting used to after switching from the Grillon. Same in principle but slightly different in design. More compact than the G and still very smooth.
- Location
- St. Paul, MN
- Location
- St. Paul, MN
- Location
- St. Paul, MN
Norm_Hall
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- Wauconda, (Chicago),IL,USA
That's exactly what I do (3rd pic). I even use the same cord. Nice pics. I see you like the cinch. Whaddayathink of it?
My only advice in your 3rd pic would be to place your biner so the gate is facing out. That way, it can't rub on the bark and potentially open.
My only advice in your 3rd pic would be to place your biner so the gate is facing out. That way, it can't rub on the bark and potentially open.
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- St. Paul, MN
Norm,
The gate is facing out -maybe hard to tell in the pic-. This photo is not the best example as usually(when there's room) I set the prussik further from the TIP so the carabiner will not contact the branch. How do you tie your prussik? I use a modified three wrap but am considering switching to a Klemheist.
The gate is facing out -maybe hard to tell in the pic-. This photo is not the best example as usually(when there's room) I set the prussik further from the TIP so the carabiner will not contact the branch. How do you tie your prussik? I use a modified three wrap but am considering switching to a Klemheist.
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Treespotter
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- Location
- Houten, The Netherlands
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A double wrap comes in handy for positioning off-center, like where Kevin said. There have been times when I want to face in a particular direction and not rotate around my lanyard. The double wrap will hold my hips in a certain orientation so that I can just lean back and not have to use my legs to push. The wrap comes in handy if I have to stand with one foot on the tree, reach out to cut with my other foot in the air. The lanyard wrap keeps me from rotating around my stationary foot.
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Great.
Tom, I've never thought of that.
A double wrap comes in handy for positioning off-center, like where Kevin said. There have been times when I want to face in a particular direction and not rotate around my lanyard. The double wrap will hold my hips in a certain orientation so that I can just lean back and not have to use my legs to push. The wrap comes in handy if I have to stand with one foot on the tree, reach out to cut with my other foot in the air. The lanyard wrap keeps me from rotating around my stationary foot.
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Great.
Tom, I've never thought of that.
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- Bloomington, Indiana
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I use a modified three wrap but am considering switching to a Klemheist.
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Why are you thinking of changing?
I use a modified three wrap but am considering switching to a Klemheist.
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Why are you thinking of changing?
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- Ankara, Turkey
Re TlHamel's photo of set up on a spar.
I look at your photos TL, I understand your setup, but is your VT not restricting your ability to get close to the spar, for instance, when you are cutting a small hand held section say about 2 foot long to throw down to the ground, you do a step cut then surely it is better to be as close as possible to the spar to break the piece off in order to throw it down. If you are far away from the piece, it is not good body mechanics to try and break it off from far away. See what I mean?
PS. I dont double wrap the lanyard for extra staibilty on a spar, Rather than go round the spar anti clockwise from right to left as normal, I take it clockwise to create a cross then clip into the left D ring as normal, so if I slip it chokes up on the spar.
I look at your photos TL, I understand your setup, but is your VT not restricting your ability to get close to the spar, for instance, when you are cutting a small hand held section say about 2 foot long to throw down to the ground, you do a step cut then surely it is better to be as close as possible to the spar to break the piece off in order to throw it down. If you are far away from the piece, it is not good body mechanics to try and break it off from far away. See what I mean?
PS. I dont double wrap the lanyard for extra staibilty on a spar, Rather than go round the spar anti clockwise from right to left as normal, I take it clockwise to create a cross then clip into the left D ring as normal, so if I slip it chokes up on the spar.
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- Ankara, Turkey
Excellent photo,
This is the only situation I will use the double wrap on the lanyard especially if the branch is wet or very smooth like Euc or sycamore.
Except in that position i tie in on my front Ds as i find when I go from side D to side D it pushes my ribcage up and squashes my guts.
This is the only situation I will use the double wrap on the lanyard especially if the branch is wet or very smooth like Euc or sycamore.
Except in that position i tie in on my front Ds as i find when I go from side D to side D it pushes my ribcage up and squashes my guts.
- Location
- Ankara, Turkey
Visor down Pete!
