Jailbreaker New type of porta wrap

[Jonny]

Hopefully I’m not derailing the thread too much, but I frikkin love this lowering device. It’s the Micro, which is smaller and lighter duty than the Mini. I still run 9/16 Stable Braid through it and hang whole 20” diameter Ash trees. It’s plenty heavy duty for my needs. Old porty and old steel bollard device are collecting dust now.

 

[Sprucinator]

Anybody have an idea if it can be locked off like a porty? I'm sure it can be but I can't think of how exactly. If it can't then that's a pretty big con in my book

 

[Boomslang]

If it’s better than the rest they deserve too dollar?
You should get what you pay for

The market dictates what top dollar is. Something is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. And I think this one may be overshooting.

 

[VenasNursery]

The market dictates what top dollar is. Something is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. And I think this one may be overshooting.

Time will tell
I’m not rushing out to get one but would love to use one for a day
Who knows I may never use anything else again or could just be not for me

 

[Crimsonking]

Anybody have an idea if it can be locked off like a porty? I'm sure it can be but I can't think of how exactly. If it can't then that's a pretty big con in my book

It can be locked off,’and it was a super simple method, which I can’t currently recall because I saw it Halloween weekend.

The market dictates what top dollar is. Something is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. And I think this one may be overshooting.

The price is definitely high. He’s been bootstrapping this idea, and is working to get production costs down.

 

[pete3d]

Don’t overlook this one:

 

[evo]

Are you saying it should be renamed Highway Robbery?

It would be cool just to make a supersized rack. Pretty easy to do with some black pipe, drill press, angle grinder and a torch.
Might make for a bomber adjustable lowering thingy like a safe block, or rig’n’wrench.

 

[evo]

Don’t overlook this one:
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Groundie can’t fuck that one up?! Shit I have a hard enough time with getting them to take wraps in the right direction on a porty..

 

[Treezybreez]

If he comes up with a smaller version, he could name it Jail bait.

 

[flushcut]

That’s terrible! Lol

 

[Bart_]

I'd feel better if the bollards were concave i.e. had end retention to some degree if the rope gets loose. Just enough not to piss you off when installing the rope. Yeah, that would remove running two ropes side by side. I know that would also muff up the simple welded tube design too.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

Hoping to put it in the field here soon. I have one of the early versions.
Also note with the first 30 preorders we are shipping them with a free 20' - 3/4" hollow braid dead eye sling.
In our area EAB is getting worse and worse. Lots of rigging in my future.

 

[flushcut]

It looks difficult to sweat the line with the Jail Break.

 

[Keeth]

Is it just me, or does it look small on the bend radius? Are the bollards are big enough to maintain a 4:1 bend ratio with 1/2-inch line?

 

[dmonn]

Anybody have an idea if it can be locked off like a porty? I'm sure it can be but I can't think of how exactly. If it can't then that's a pretty big con in my book

Maybe (just guessing) you would put a clove hitch on one of the bollards with the bitter end of the line.

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

Is it just me, or does it look small on the bend radius? Are the bollards are big enough to maintain a 4:1 bend ratio with 1/2-inch line?

You don't wrap the bollards so no worries with bend radius

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

It looks difficult to sweat the line with the Jail Break.

You can sweat it pretty easily. Once you play with it it's easy to figure out.

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

Groundie can’t fuck that one up?! Shit I have a hard enough time with getting them to take wraps in the right direction on a porty..

Yeah my worry with the Courant one is it would be damaged easily during rigging

 

[flushcut]

You can sweat it pretty easily. Once you play with it it's easy to figure out.

I suppose learning curve and all that.

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

I have one on order. I'll check back in with an honest review. I've been wrong before

I suppose learning curve and all that.