- Location
- Watertown, WI
hey unatool, i would shop at my local hardware store but they all went bye bye. All we have is ACE.... crap at best, at least this one is.
GRIZZLY SPLICE
- Thread starter cashmoneytreeboy
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- Location
- Anchorage, AK
I am a current fan of Bailout. I always had a problem with the beeline biting down to hard on the line and being a pain to adjust. Cut it at a 5 foot length which gives it plenty of room to tie knots and have plenty for VT or other modified goodies.
I've heard that Sherrill could possibly Grizzly splice it. Used my beeline for a whole summer with no noticeable wear of the splice
I've heard that Sherrill could possibly Grizzly splice it. Used my beeline for a whole summer with no noticeable wear of the splice
- Location
- Indianapolis IN
Broke a grizzly spiced tenex eye & eye today. The cord was being used to tension a rigging line and left on tag line while felling a large dead oak. The tree was very dead, decay was present in the hinge. The hinge broke out, the tag line held but the prussic slipped and failed. Anyway the grizzly splice held fine. It did not fail at the splice.
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- Location
- Victoria, BC
I prefer a supple climbing hitch so I don't like hand-spliced split eye n' eye's for that reason. They have a tendency to stiffen up the cordage more than I'd like. I like that the grizzly splice offers a full strength termination with minimal bulk and retains the original properties of the cord. I don't like however that I have to order it. The extra time and inconvenience of having to know exactly how long I want to to be makes it not worth it for me. When I need a new hitch I just grab a fresh piece of Sta-set and tie a few double fishermans. Different ropes require slightly different configuration friction hitches. I would have to order multiple lengths from Sherrill to have myself covered, which I'm not realistically going to do.
- Location
- Kansas
I have used HRC with double fisherman's on both ends for the eye 2 eye, as well as grizzly spliced bee line. I think the bee line has been better for me, binds less. I don't know how much this has to do with the splice, rather than the difference in the prussic line. They both have lasted really well, I just prefer the bee line due to the lack of binding.
- Location
- Oakland, CA
i have a few lengths of grizzly beeline 8mm that have worked well.
i do like the plastic sheathing, how it directs the rope past the end of slack tending pulley (hitch climber right now). the stiffness seems to keep them in place on the OK biner. also feels well protected.
I have a spliced one from anchor bridge that i have been using lots lately. works great, smooth, but *dang* the core of that thing is tiny wrapped around the carabiner.
i haven't really thought about the difference between the two much, but i will try to pay attention more.
the price is right on a grizzly, but, yes, paying nice people to stitch stuff is also a solid idea.
i think this brings us back to the part where we need to get together a lot more eye-and-eyes and pull them apart to see how strong they are.
especially as many of us are now climbing SRT on a hitch, effectively doubling the amount of force we expect to see a hitch get compared to a DdRT system.
i do like the plastic sheathing, how it directs the rope past the end of slack tending pulley (hitch climber right now). the stiffness seems to keep them in place on the OK biner. also feels well protected.
I have a spliced one from anchor bridge that i have been using lots lately. works great, smooth, but *dang* the core of that thing is tiny wrapped around the carabiner.
i haven't really thought about the difference between the two much, but i will try to pay attention more.
the price is right on a grizzly, but, yes, paying nice people to stitch stuff is also a solid idea.
i think this brings us back to the part where we need to get together a lot more eye-and-eyes and pull them apart to see how strong they are.
especially as many of us are now climbing SRT on a hitch, effectively doubling the amount of force we expect to see a hitch get compared to a DdRT system.
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When I need a new hitch I just grab a fresh piece of Sta-set and tie a few double fishermans. Different ropes require slightly different configuration friction hitches.
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That grizzley splice beeline is ok, but why pay for something that wears out so quickly? I haven't found anything better than the Sta-set. All this splicing baloney is too political anyway.
When I need a new hitch I just grab a fresh piece of Sta-set and tie a few double fishermans. Different ropes require slightly different configuration friction hitches.
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That grizzley splice beeline is ok, but why pay for something that wears out so quickly? I haven't found anything better than the Sta-set. All this splicing baloney is too political anyway.
Tr33Climb3r
Participating member
- Location
- Wisconsin
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When I need a new hitch I just grab a fresh piece of Sta-set and tie a few double fishermans. Different ropes require slightly different configuration friction hitches.
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All this splicing baloney is too political anyway.
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But haven't you heard you aren't cool unless you can splice your own stuff
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When I need a new hitch I just grab a fresh piece of Sta-set and tie a few double fishermans. Different ropes require slightly different configuration friction hitches.
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All this splicing baloney is too political anyway.
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But haven't you heard you aren't cool unless you can splice your own stuff
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... im scared to try a gizzly spliced rope or prussik. looks kinda scary to me.all thats holding it together is whipping twine?
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The twine holds the splice together, friction between the rope parts holds the whole thing together. Just like friction holds your knots together. Not so scary after all.
... im scared to try a gizzly spliced rope or prussik. looks kinda scary to me.all thats holding it together is whipping twine?
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The twine holds the splice together, friction between the rope parts holds the whole thing together. Just like friction holds your knots together. Not so scary after all.
- Location
- North Idaho
No, I believe the grizzly splice is not really a true splice. It's just a doubled over piece of rope sewn together.
- Location
- Chapel Hill
So little weight on single eye friction hitch. Looks like an old line - termination whip. I'm gonna try sewing my own as I don't like giving Toby a penny more than I have to. Test it "low and slow," right, Toby?
seanlarkin
Participating member
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
Hey psiliclimber714,
I've got a Grizzly Spliced 8mm epicord prusik I could send you if you wanted to try it out. It's an eye-and-eye though, not a single eye. If you're interested, just PM me your name and address and I'll ship it out to you.
Thanks!
-Sean
