Lanyard Setup

Tr33Climb3r · Apr 8, 2009

What is yours and what do you like best about it. Put some pictures up if you have some. I am looking for a new lanyard set up and all of your comments will help.

Thanks

tomthetreeman · Apr 8, 2009

I have a Grillon, and it is OK. Banjo has the mos-def lanyard I have seen , and I am considering selling my Grillon setup to fund the purchase of his style lanyard. It's sort of a second climbing setup; you have to see it.

-Tom

familytree · Apr 8, 2009

I've been using some kmlll and a positioner as of late and am a big fan. Smooth, easy, one handed operation and can be released under load (or course if you use hitch cord and a pulley it can also do all of these things for under 50 bucks but I've never been a big fan of hip side hitches)

Tr33Climb3r · Apr 8, 2009

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I have a Grillon, and it is OK. Banjo has the mos-def lanyard I have seen , and I am considering selling my Grillon setup to fund the purchase of his style lanyard. It's sort of a second climbing setup; you have to see it.

-Tom

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Nope....new at all these lanyard terms....have any pictures?

Waldo · Apr 8, 2009

Casey do a search. there are some very cool threads talking about this very same thing.

Tr33Climb3r · Apr 8, 2009

well give me some links

MattyD · Apr 8, 2009

I also use the grillon with 15' of lanyard. I don't have any complaints with it. Ive been using it for about 3 years. I would highly reccomend it

tomthetreeman · Apr 8, 2009

Treeclimber, I don't have much time this AM, I will check in later. Matt, the protective tubing on the grillon cord is a little bit of a pain, and the doubles-as-a-mini-climbing-system setup in inferior to what Banjo has. (Which FT is describing I think... Biner, pulley and hitch cord with lots of extra line. Much cheaper than the Grillon, and a little more versatile IMO. Don't get me wrong, I do like it, but when I need a second TIP quickly, I like the other system better.

-Tom

davej · Apr 8, 2009

High dollar like the A.R.T. stuff or Grillon? Or are you just looking for homemade?

http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/search.php?Cat=0

Plug in "lanyard" and "subject line only" and "newer than three months."

robinia · Apr 8, 2009

I heard the clutch wears out fairly quickly on the positioner... Truth? That was really my main reason to avoid it.

Tr33Climb3r · Apr 9, 2009

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Treeclimber, I don't have much time this AM, I will check in later. Matt, the protective tubing on the grillon cord is a little bit of a pain, and the doubles-as-a-mini-climbing-system setup in inferior to what Banjo has. (Which FT is describing I think... Biner, pulley and hitch cord with lots of extra line. Much cheaper than the Grillon, and a little more versatile IMO. Don't get me wrong, I do like it, but when I need a second TIP quickly, I like the other system better.

-Tom

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Yea i am looking more along the lines of a homemade one with prusik chord and such.

Yea cool if you can give me some ideas and expand my first thoughts of the lanyard i am thinking of making that would be great

tomthetreeman · Apr 9, 2009

I wish Banjo would post... It's a hitch cord (HRC or beeline) with a micropulley, set on your preferred side with a biner, with as much line as you can comfortably store while climbing... 15-30' I am guessing. Store it with a daisy chain, or maybe even in a small throwline bag? Just move it over to your bridge or center D ring as a second climbing line. Like I said, I am hot on the idea, but not using it yet. I think the standing end would be tied off back to the biner for safety and storage.

-Tom

mikeyott · Apr 9, 2009

this is all you need bud then you can just make your landyards out of 1/2 inch rope wit a double fishermans at each end and bieners only locks one way but if your a good climber thats all you need then your landyards easily replacable and THEN get some hydrolic hose cover(the material not the plastic) that will fit over your 1/2 inch landyard rope and that will protect it from knicks and wear on the rope

http://www.iscwales.com/pdf/fallarrest/ropegrabs/RP201%20MINI.pdf

Tr33Climb3r · Apr 9, 2009

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I wish Banjo would post... It's a hitch cord (HRC or beeline) with a micropulley, set on your preferred side with a biner, with as much line as you can comfortably store while climbing... 15-30' I am guessing. Store it with a daisy chain, or maybe even in a small throwline bag? Just move it over to your bridge or center D ring as a second climbing line. Like I said, I am hot on the idea, but not using it yet. I think the standing end would be tied off back to the biner for safety and storage.

-Tom

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yea this is exactly what i was thinking of doing....I am going to set it up this weekend and take a pic of it because I have a poison ivy line that was cut in half when my dad was using it from a falling pole saw and have kept the larger half as a short climbing line and the other half as pieces for split tails and now a lanyard

rangerdanger · Apr 9, 2009

Normally I run an 8ft Hi Vee with a snap on one end and a VT with pulley as the adjuster. This has worked very well for me and it's what I've used for 3 or 4 years now. But recently I've been toying around with longer fliplines. I spliced an 18' from some Patriot line and used the ISC swivel biner as my snap on one end. It was way too long for my taste and I didn't really like the biner as I have a bit of a hard time opening it one handed.

Today I just finished splicing a 12' flipline from some BlueMoon with a regular snap on one end. I went to 24 strand because of the big bury I get, which gives the first 10 inches or so a really firm, stiff handle up near the snap. I'll be using a VT and pulley for the adjuster. Can't wait to try it out!!

Tr33Climb3r · Apr 9, 2009

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Normally I run an 8ft Hi Vee with a snap on one end and a VT with pulley as the adjuster. This has worked very well for me and it's what I've used for 3 or 4 years now. But recently I've been toying around with longer fliplines. I spliced an 18' from some Patriot line and used the ISC swivel biner as my snap on one end. It was way too long for my taste and I didn't really like the biner as I have a bit of a hard time opening it one handed.

Today I just finished splicing a 12' flipline from some BlueMoon with a regular snap on one end. I went to 24 strand because of the big bury I get, which gives the first 10 inches or so a really firm, stiff handle up near the snap. I'll be using a VT and pulley for the adjuster. Can't wait to try it out!!

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Very cool thanks

Gypsy_Climber · Apr 9, 2009

Tachayon with a splice and a alum. snap, and the other end has a prisik cord tied with a VT/knut (VT with a half hitch) for one handed adjusting. The knot is attached to the saddle with biner. I also have a maxium tech cord prisik loop for attaching the snap to. Simple and effective.