Rope runner flattens rope

I went up and down the same 95-foot Marlow Vega line set in a poplar tree about 15 times without removing it from the tree. I did notice some flattening, I was also checking it for milking. What I'm saying is the effects of that flattening we're insignificant, in other words my descent wouldn't take off or slow down or bind up.
 
yoyoman said:
I went up and down the same 95-foot Marlow Vega line set in a poplar tree about 15 times without removing it from the tree. I did notice some flattening, I was also checking it for milking. What I'm saying is the effects of that flattening we're insignificant, in other words my descent wouldn't take off or slow down or bind up.
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I tried the Akimbo on Vega and had issues with the cover bunching up (milking) below the device on descent. Have you noticed this? I did not have the same problem with the TAZ.
 
Hitch Hiker will permanently flatten True Blue so that the hitch won’t grab in that section. I just checked some that was flatten a few months ago, still flat. At the time I tried a few different ways to unflatten without success.
 
Hey, @Brocky; that is an interesting piece of information. Thanks for posting that result. Have you noticed any particular ropes that the Hitch Hiker will not flatten? That information would be really useful to folks that are considering trying the Hitch Hiker. Thanks.

Tim
 
TimBr said:
Hey, @Brocky; that is an interesting piece of information. Thanks for posting that result. Have you noticed any particular ropes that the Hitch Hiker will not flatten? That information would be really useful to folks that are considering trying the Hitch Hiker. Thanks.

Tim
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I have used the hh2 on km3 max and yale imori with no flattening issues on either.
 
ARLO said:
I tried the Akimbo on Vega and had issues with the cover bunching up (milking) below the device on descent. Have you noticed this? I did not have the same problem with the TAZ.
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Generally speaking milking is a rope issue not a device issue. Looks like Akimbo is better at balancing the cover and core than the TAZ ;-)
-AJ
 
Brocky said:
Hitch Hiker will permanently flatten True Blue so that the hitch won’t grab in that section. I just checked some that was flatten a few months ago, still flat. At the time I tried a few different ways to unflatten without success.
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That’s interesting that the “permanent” flattening is limited to a section of the line. What is the approx length of the section? Do you have a theory why that section was effected and not the rest of the rope?
-AJ
 
A new climber on here had some True Blue and wondered if a HH would work with it, so I did some testing. The affected area is about 8’, with 2’ being totally flat. That was the limited area where I tested numerous hitches, several times each. After awhile the hitches started slipping in the most affected section.
 
Brocky said:
A new climber on here had some True Blue and wondered if a HH would work with it, so I did some testing. The affected area is about 8’, with 2’ being totally flat. That was the limited area where I tested numerous hitches, several times each. After awhile the hitches started slipping in the most affected section.
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True Blue is for rigging .....lol
 
Brocky said:
A new climber on here had some True Blue and wondered if a HH would work with it, so I did some testing. The affected area is about 8’, with 2’ being totally flat. That was the limited area where I tested numerous hitches, several times each. After awhile the hitches started slipping in the most affected section.
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Easy, easy! That was me like 6mo ago or so...trying to make what I had on hand work so I could get in a tree!! It was a 'run wutcha brung' type of situation. Lulz
 
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