quick disconect for throw bag

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loraxe

my friend rookie,(he told me to mention his name) came up with a slick idea for quick attaching and disconecting throw bags to the throw line. the small cylinder shaped key rings that allow you to twist and diconect your keys, thats what he put on his throw bag. he said it works pretty well, although, i think the rings may need beefed up some. im gonna give it a try as soon as i get to the hardware store to buy a couple. with one on both ends of a throwline one could use both ends without tying and retying the small diameter rope so much. watchya think?
 
Sounds interesting. A friend of mine showed me a different way also. He made a bowline in the end of his throw-line. Then he passed the knot through the ring, around the bag, back up to the ring, and pulled tight. Handy in a situation where you're using a friction saver.

Jim
 
Jim, you better splice that loop on the end!

That's a pretty nifty idea. I might have to give that a shot! You could bypass the wimpy key rings and splice the key/lock thingy directly to the zing-it...then some how get the other end directly onto the throw bag.

I'm liking this idea.

love
nick
 
Why all the complexity?

A large-enough loop to allow a girth hitch, a stopper knot a forearm-and-hand distance away, and a little bead to run between them (for consistent grip) is all anyone needs.

Glen
 

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I use a figure eight on a bight to tie on throwline with Zing-it/Fling-It/Slickline. This passes both criteria:

1-Security

2-Easy to tie/dress/set/untie with {Minnesota-weight] winter gloves :)

Tie the eight, pass the bight through and dress out the slack so that the bight is about the size of a pencil.

For my in-tree throwline I use some of the skinny dental-floss Spectra that Sherrill sells for the Big Shot. Since this line doesn't pass #2 I tie a loop about four inches long and then do what Mango suggests but I use a figure eight and leave a tiny loop, just enough to grab with those winter gloves.
 
Good idea Nick. I think I want to try out some of the ideas offered in this thread, and I should use a splice where I can. I need to put the great info and instruction that I got from your class to work.

Jim
 
I use the same idea but instead I use a mini carabiner. Like the ones you get at the dollar store. Its about the same size as the key rings. And it easier too.
 
Does anyone else prefer a simple slip-knot. After its dressed and tight, you can yank hard on the working end and it won't come undone. But when you pull the little tail end, it pops right off.
 
me, i use a slipped figure eight. seems to come undone pretty quick and i can tie it pretty quickly too. not super secure i guess, but hasn't been a problem so far. i tried the fishing lure "biner" type gizmo but it killed my thumbnail getting it open every time and the figure eight is super easy.
k.
 
I tried a small swivel for fishing on a 2 ounce bag my wife made me to use with a sling shot. The swivel was sewn on the bag, and I was using 1.1mm Fling-It.

I got the bag stuck in a crotch one time. While I was trying to get the bag down, the swivel tore free of the bag where it was sewn, leaving the bag in the crotch. The Fling-It and the swivel were fine. /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Jim
 
Hi Loraxe,

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I hope you don't mind a lame question:

I am living in India on Assignment, and need some help. I've checked all over the Internet for a particular kind of "key ring." What you mentioned comes close to the description, and thus I Googled your post here. I wonder if you can help me, seeing that you've made a trip to the hardware store?

I'm looking for a "key chain/ring" that is made of a very flexible filiment stainless steel cable of very small diameter (small enough to fit through the eyes of almost all keys). It's merely a circular cable that you twist into a figure eight and at the joint it immediately disconnects allows you to add or take keys off. It's very handy and very strong.

I *need* to find one of these. I have no brand name and all the searches I've done on the Internet have yielded nothing. I am pretty sure most hardware stores would have access to ordering such a thing if they didn't actually have some in stock.

I wonder if you would be so kind as to call a couple of hardware stores and ask them about this? I need a brand name and or the manufacturers name. I need to buy only one, but I need it pretty badly./forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Can you or anyone else on the list give me a hand? It's not like I can run down to a hardware store here in Mumbai (Bombay), and they have nothing like that here.

Thanks in advance for any help you could be.

PT
 
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