HH 2

What mm kern master?
aaronf said:
Friday and Saturday I got a chance to run on the HH2. I was using kernmaster with the 9.3 epicord. Night and day compared to the old HH. Tends easier and more compact. I think my opinion is swayed because of the rope and cord combo. I'd recommend trying it.
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There's a 12. It seems the norm is 8 mil hitch cord with 10 and 11 mil climb lines. I just got the epi 9.3 for 11 mil htp and I m hoping it's a smooth combo.
 
I've tried a few static lines now and they all seem to tend much better than 24 strand. The epicord seems to run well on every rope I try but I can't get 8mm in anything to work for me
 
joezilla11 said:
...but I can't get 8mm in anything to work for me...
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Now, I'm having the opposite problem. The 8mm EpiCORD is the only one that grabs every time, for me. At least on the 11.5mm and smaller ropes. The 9.3mm EpiCORD is working well on the 11.7mm and bigger ropes, though. Here's the 8mm on KM Max rope, which I believe is 11.2mm or thereabouts. This combo is working great for me with either a distel or knut hitch.

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Hitch length and what kind of knot is probably why all the results are different. What do you use the attachment on your wrench for?
 
Jem4417 said:
What do you use the attachment on your wrench for?
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Oh, the small cordage? Sometimes I set two SRT lines from the ground just so I don't have to move anything. When I get up in the tree, I pull up a mini-DdRT system and work off of that. If I need the other SRT line, I have ground person clip my haul line to that cordage and I pull it up the rope to me. Lets me set everything up on the ground before I go up. I'm playing with the SRT for work positioning, but I like having my DdRT setup as the primary. Familiarity and confidence thing, I guess, until I'm more comfortable with the SRT stuff. The anchor/friction saver in the pic can be installed and retrieved from the ground with only 75' of climbing line. The 550 paracord in the background is the retrieval line. Costs about six dollars for 100' of it. I don't like the idea of using 150' or 200' of rope when 75' or 100' will get me where I'm going.
 
JeffGu said:
Now, I'm having the opposite problem. The 8mm EpiCORD is the only one that grabs every time, for me. At least on the 11.5mm and smaller ropes. The 9.3mm EpiCORD is working well on the 11.7mm and bigger ropes, though. Here's the 8mm on KM Max rope, which I believe is 11.2mm or thereabouts. This combo is working great for me with either a distel or knut hitch.

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Gorgeous work on the friction saver and on the Rope Wrench tether, Jeff. I love the look of stainless steel, too.

Maybe I've already asked and forgotten, but how are you liking the epiCORD, so far? I have yet to try it out; looking forward to it, though.

Tim
 
TimBr said:
...but how are you liking the epiCORD, so far?
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Thanks, Tim... I have 10mm, 9mm and 8mm EpiCORD and it seems to work with more hitch/rope combinations than anything else I've tried. Also, the 9mm ArbPro is working well for me. The 10mm Ocean Poly always seems to work best on 1/2" sized ropes using a VT, but only with that hitch. The EpiCORD works better with the Distel, Knut and Michoacan hitches, at least with my ropes. The KM Max rope is the only one that seems to always like the 8mm. The 9mm is usable, but the 8mm is the only one that always grabs right away. With all the other ropes, I've been liking the 9mm cords the best, except for 16-strand 1/2" ropes, where the aforementioned Ocean Poly and a VT is smooth and grabs well. Go figure. The experimentation is fun, though. For any given hitch cord, I always find a rope and hitch combo that works well, so buying the cords doesn't bother me. I'd like to try RIT and a couple of others out, but heading for Nashville, TN for a week of R&R. Will order some more cords when I get back.
 
I feel like the last kid on the block to get a HH, but I finaly ordered the HH2 . I was going to get some vortex and HRC hitch cord to go with it, or is there currently a better rope hitch combo? I use a CT foot ascender and a croll for my knee ascender if that makes a difference. thanks .
 
MBR said:
I feel like the last kid on the block to get a HH, but I finaly ordered the HH2 . I was going to get some vortex and HRC hitch cord to go with it, or is there currently a better rope hitch combo?... .
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Sorry for the late response but congratulations on what I still consider the best and safest multi-sender currently available. I have good results using 9mm ArbPro on Vortex when using the standard HH knot.

I was climbing yesterday with the HH2 and my new MCRS and I had to stop for a moment to reflect on just how good our climbing systems and tools have become. Life for a climber has seen some fantastic improvements. I wish more climbers would take advantage of them.
 
Sorry for the derail but I'd really like to know what you think about the MCRS, especially in comparison with the treemotion, as this is what I use.

Thanks in advance. Gavin
 
Gavin, the Matt Cornell Rope Saddle in my opinion is a better and more comfortable climbing harness. I was happy with my TM and had no intention of buying the MCRS because, quite frankly I wasn't impressed by its looks. Nothing wrong with it, just didn't inspire me to make a change.

Well when I finally did get a chance to actually climb with it I recognized its attributes immediately. It is simple, light weight, easy to inspect all components, allows great mobility with no pinch points and is just an incredibly comfortable harness.

The only thing that I would suggest is that extra care be taken with making sure that the bridge knots are well set. It takes time for them to really lock in.
 
How do users of the MCRS find the waist belt?

When I used to run a saddle with the grommet waist belt it was often either too loose or too tight. That was one of the main reasons I switched to a fully adjustable waist belt saddle.
 
Thanks for the response Dave. I felt more or less the same way as you about it before you bought it. Now when I need to replace it I will go with the MCRS.

Cheers
 
The section of tubing incorporated into the Hitch Hiker 2 hitch seems to be working quite well. It effectively makes the "sweet-spot" of the hitch a little broader which, in turn, makes tying the hitch more repeatable without the need for re-adjusting the length.
This concept of adding some 'springyness' to a hitch is based upon the work of Richard Mumford which demonstrated the importance of spring action in an ascending/descending system.
The tubing is a 1.5" section of LATEX RUBBER TUBING available (by the foot) from TreeStuff.com:
https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=1245
The tubing can remain in the same location all the time and does not have to be removed. It does not experience any wear during operation an does not interfere with the function of the hitch. In fact, it seems to enhance the reliability of the Hitch Hiker hitch -- IMO.

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JB, yoyoman and others are just part of a grand conspiracy to keep me up at night. Now, I'm going to have to stick pieces of rubber tubing on other hitch cord applications to see if it doesn't improve hitch response... thus rendering their conspiracy more effective. I feel like a pawn in a much larger plot to keep me from enjoying the vegetative process of drinking beer in front of the big, flatscreen propaganda disseminating device hooked to the living room wall. Perhaps I can convince an investigative reporter to look into this devious plot, and bring the perpetrators and their evil machinations into the light of day.

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