HTP question

Porkwatts

Porkwatts

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I have 35 feet of Sterling HTP, can I use it as hitch cord? If not any ideas on what to do with it would be appreciated.
 
Porkwatts said:
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Hmm... I know the Trango Cinch and the similar ESA product both work very nicely on 10mm lines for a great lanyard adjuster that is easy to adjust under load. They might very well work on the 9mm line, as well, since the devices were originally developed as a belay device in rock climbing, where these smaller lines are common. So the lanyard idea is still a good one.
 
I'm not a fan of a 9mm lanyard...just to small to get a good grip on, some knotted friction savers...pull the core out and use the cover to make bungee chainsaw lanyards and neck tethers. Keep it long for a spider leg/balancer, or LandonPainters idea of a base anchor would be a good one if you don't have a set up already.
 
Ill vouch for the cinch working great on small diameter lines. I used to run an 8mm lanyard out of uLtra tech, loved it, and the cinch worked like a dream.

Im now running a lanyard out of 10mm beeline on the cinch and absolutely love it as well.

I think youd be very happy with that 9mm HTP as a lanyard with the cinch. Butter smooth.
 
Just getting into srt so the basal anchor is a good idea. I also need a neck teather and a saw lanyard so that's good too.
Can someone explain why this wouldn't be good hitch cord?
 
For a hitch cord, something with heat resistant properties would be prefered. You could use it...but it will burn out very very fast, and I would not recommend it.
 
Id have to agree with markley again. It would burn fast. I know the 9 mm seems to have a little more stretch than the higher diameters, but i think with that low of stretch coupled with the tight cover, might make it slippy at best. by the time its broken in.. Its wore out. Could be wrong..
 
It's 100% polyester so I think the heat resistance would ok (especially for a footlock loop or lanyard hitch). I agree with you about being slippy. I will try it out low and slow and report back.
 
Plz do! Im fairly interested to know. Ive been wondeing since you posted. It also crosses my mind that it tends to be a stiffer hand, no? Not near as supple? I wonder how much that would affect the grab of the hitch...

Also if im remembering correctly.. Most polyester melting points are around 400°,
While the aramid in say something like sterling RIT is around 900°

Thats a pretty drastic example of a difference, but still..
 
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You are right on all accounts. I thought for some reason there were more/some 100 poly hitch cords out there. A quick search let me down.
Bad hand, low heat resistance, slippy cover. Sounds like this isn't going very far off the ground!
 
Does anyone have any experience using this 9mm HTP for climbing line?

It works great with the RADS system to access trees, and I had some luck with a 8mm hitch cord grabbing the rope well today (while staying low and slow of course). I'm hoping to see if a rope wrench can add enough friction to the system on a single line.

The rope is so light that it's great to stuff into a backpack for hike-in rec climbs. But it sure would be fun to be able to be more versatile than just moving up and down the rope in the tree.
 
I read a little on some rec climbing forums about climbing with this stuff, i think they were using mechanical devices. Might try some 6mm hitch cord or a hollow braid like ice tail on the wrench. Good luck!
 
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