New lanyard

Jehinten

Jehinten

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Not sure if anyone has tried this before, or if it's even a good idea, but I'm new to splicing so I thought I'd ask your guys input on it.

A little while back I received over 400 feet of 3/8 12 strand line (tennex or another similar variety) in a bag o rope. Just playing around with it the other day and doubled a length of it inside itself and made a lanyard. I did a couple of short climbs on it and my only complaint was I didn't like how short it ended up. Another thought that I had was that I could create an eye in the lanyard with a brummel to isolate a limb when using it in SRT without choking the biner to the limb. Much like the thimble and prussik on other lanyards, but without the adjustability.

The eye is 30" from the end which allows me to isolate without cinching a 9.5 inch diameter limb. Any bigger than that and I don't personally believe I'd have to worry about side loading the biner. Feel free to criticize as I am new to splicing, and I will be adding a chafe guard and lockstitching to the eye.

In the future I may remake this with a different material, I just have plenty of this laying around.

When used in doubled rope the hitch will not slide over the brummel, but as shown in the photo it still gets me within 12 inches of a 3 inch diameter limb.

Thanks for your input.
 

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Jehinten said:
Not sure if anyone has tried this before, or if it's even a good idea, but I'm new to splicing so I thought I'd ask your guys input on it.

A little while back I received over 400 feet of 3/8 12 strand line (tennex or another similar variety) in a bag o rope. Just playing around with it the other day and doubled a length of it inside itself and made a lanyard. I did a couple of short climbs on it and my only complaint was I didn't like how short it ended up. Another thought that I had was that I could create an eye in the lanyard with a brummel to isolate a limb when using it in SRT without choking the biner to the limb. Much like the thimble and prussik on other lanyards, but without the adjustability.

The eye is 30" from the end which allows me to isolate without cinching a 9.5 inch diameter limb. Any bigger than that and I don't personally believe I'd have to worry about side loading the biner. Feel free to criticize as I am new to splicing, and I will be adding a chafe guard and lockstitching to the eye.

In the future I may remake this with a different material, I just have plenty of this laying around.

When used in doubled rope the hitch will not slide over the brummel, but as shown in the photo it still gets me within 12 inches of a 3 inch diameter limb.

Thanks for your input.
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Once the water based polyurethane coating wears off it's gonna pick like crazy. My only suggestion would be adding a cover or a chafe sleeve. There's much better rope options for lanyards, IMO, but yours is a neat application of the brummel pocket.


Reed Wortley
CA# SO-6953A
CTSP# 01739
 
I have a chafe sleeve on it now. It just wasn't on it at the time of the picture.

Once I have a little more experience splicing I will probably buy a different rope and remake it, assuming I still like the pocket in it once I've used it. Any suggestions on a rope?
 
Jehinten said:
I have a chafe sleeve on it now. It just wasn't on it at the time of the picture.

Once I have a little more experience splicing I will probably buy a different rope and remake it, assuming I still like the pocket in it once I've used it. Any suggestions on a rope?
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Double braids do well.


Reed Wortley
CA# SO-6953A
CTSP# 01739
 
Any suggestions on a rope?[/QUOTE]

I don't like slippery, small diameter ropes for lanyards because they are really hard to grip, especially if your gloves are wet and you are flipping the rope up the trunk when using spurs. So 3/8" Tenex would definitely no be my choice for a lanyard if you are doing much spur work. Ropes that are 1/2" to 3/4" are much easier to grip.
 
ARLO said:
Any suggestions on a rope?
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I don't like slippery, small diameter ropes for lanyards because they are really hard to grip, especially if your gloves are wet and you are flipping the rope up the trunk when using spurs. So 3/8" Tenex would definitely no be my choice for a lanyard if you are doing much spur work. Ropes that are 1/2" to 3/4" are much easier to grip.[/QUOTE]
I see what your saying about the size, and I'm not sure I'd use this as a 3/8 but with it doubled inside of itself it's more like 1/2. I can measure to know for sure, so far I haven't noticed any issues gripping it.
 
You should refer to Robinia's posts in the neopro splicing thread. @Worthaug , have you messed with Sherrill's magic at all? Would it be a good choice for brummeling?
 
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