xstatic (almost) wears like iron, also i like that with those parallel strand ropes, the strength is in the core. so i‘m not reducing it as much as with 24 strands through ascender-damage. also when rigging by yourself you can shake off the bowline from in the tree
I think I found the HH hitch, looks like the easiest hitch ever lol. I saw your hitch and thought it looked too simple, there must be a trace in there somewhere lol. I'll keep this one in mind when I'm testing hitch/cord combos. Thank you
Maybe try ice tail. It's 8mm but the main part of the hitch will stay flat when tied so should grip the 9mm line well enough. A traditional HH hitch of simple wraps would probably work just fine. It's going to be hard to get cordage that's small enough in diameter and supple enough to grip well on a 9 mm rope. Samson does make tenex tec in quarter inch and 5/16 diameters but you might have to hunt around to find a tree gear vendor that stocks it.
@moss has a mini rope wrench/hitch he uses on 9mm line for his Hook. Perhaps he will give you some insight on what he uses for hitch cord.
8mm hitch cord will do it, just a matter of tuning the hitch to get it right.
Feel Like I got the HHxf dialed in now thanks to @rico ’s post!
I have never used that combination, but I am very fond of 8 mm Armor Prus, perhaps tied with a Distal or a Schwabish. Not likely to slip, it should grab very well because it is a fairly soft cord.
This how I have been running the HHFX as of late. A 5 wrap HH hitch with the down legs exiting on the dog bone side. You can see from the 2nd photo that as the wraps unfurl it looks like a VT. A high performance setup that tends slack like a dream, is buttery smooth, and has kept all my other devices in the gear bag for the last few weeks..Highly recommended.
Nice! So you find having the legs exit on the opposite side makes a big difference in performance?
Good question, I guess it would depend on the rope bridge material and how much a climber rocks and rolls. You have the option of the non-captivye and using a separate ring has configuration shown by @Treemuel above.
I can't comment on the captive eyes longevity, but they are easily replaceable if/when it should wear out. I didn't get along with the captive version because it was a little too small to accommodate my double rope bridge and a DMM biner when in MRS. I loved the simplicity and design, but it just didn't function in MRS as I had wished. SRT? Flawless. Knowing what little I do about your climbing style and preferences I think you are really gonna like this device Dave!
