rope runner pro
- Thread starter treebing
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Drenaline. I love love love that rope once I’m more than 10’ or 15’ off the ground. I willl agree that xstatic is very nice but my particular hank is not slaiced but my drenaline is.
A runner is no use for draggintail. That is a wrenches thing.....
LordFarkwad
Branched out member
- Location
- Chatham Co.
Did the geometry of the thing change slightly such that it's worse than with the original? I think this diagram is in the original's manual too, if I remember correctly...
moss
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
Even if it didn't collapse that's a tough go if the redirect is natural crotch, assuming the diagram is describing attempting to lift up towards the redirect. In the other direction many of you I'm sure lower themselves back from a redirect using the tail this way, don't see an issue there as long as the climber has good control of the tail one way or the other.
-AJ
Yes, of course there are ways to make it work. It is that they are needed that is of note.
Even though , the skull and crossbones is depicting a redirect, it should be obvious that a haul-back would create the same scenario.
moss
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
Yes! Thx for the clarification, ie: that it’s not going to work well for a RADS 3:1 setup.
I have to admit I’ve never set up a RADS on any multicender device. I reserve it for devices that don’t have a straight through rope path like a Grigri etc. Then again it’s a known fact that I weigh nothing. I understand why it could be useful.
-AJ
treebing
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Detroit, Mi.
if you know that it can collapse like that it is fine to work around it. You cannot hold tension in the tail. you have to release it quickly and the runner catches fine. If you hold the line, you can lower yourself down but if it starts to slip, that line moves very fast and you can lose control burning you hands. if you just let go of the line, its good. Its a panic hold that is dangerous. I have no hesitation to use it in a 3:1 or through a redirect. its just you have to be aware of it.
Jehinten
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Evansville
I had some family over the other day and I let my niece and nephew "climb" with the rope runner in doubled rope. By the end of the night I set up a 3:1 on the doubled system (5:1 I guess? /not really important) as shown above since I ended up hoisting them up and it worked just fine. It took about 30 seconds of coaching two kids who had never climbed before that when I got them to the height that they were going, that I was going to release the rope and that they needed to push the bird upward.
I think it's a good warning to have on paper, but once your aware of it and how to work with it, it's hardly worthy of a skull and crossbones. This was of course on the currently produced rope runner, and not the rope runner pro.
I think it's a good warning to have on paper, but once your aware of it and how to work with it, it's hardly worthy of a skull and crossbones. This was of course on the currently produced rope runner, and not the rope runner pro.
SomethingWitty
Arkansawyer
- Location
- LR
Don't tell me it's not important!
We need a diagram to be sure.
So... for any of you that are wondering what my final thoughts are on this newest member of the multisender lineup... what a fantastic tool!
I know that it is in many ways a copy of the original but what Kevin and Notch have come up with is so much more refined in both feel and function. The quality of construction is obvious with attention to even the smallest details.
The multitude of small changes add up. The RRP has the feel of a well broken in RR right out of the box. All of the high wear parts are replaceable!
So does this mean that I will be selling my Akimbo or that my HH2 will be collecting dust in the bottom of the tool bag? No way! They both still work and are both excellent tools in their own ways. But now I have a third choice and I absolutely love that the tree industry has produced so many extraordinary and quality tools.
I know that it is in many ways a copy of the original but what Kevin and Notch have come up with is so much more refined in both feel and function. The quality of construction is obvious with attention to even the smallest details.
The multitude of small changes add up. The RRP has the feel of a well broken in RR right out of the box. All of the high wear parts are replaceable!
So does this mean that I will be selling my Akimbo or that my HH2 will be collecting dust in the bottom of the tool bag? No way! They both still work and are both excellent tools in their own ways. But now I have a third choice and I absolutely love that the tree industry has produced so many extraordinary and quality tools.
Great review, but the most important question....how is your gear so damn clean?!
I was thinking that HH2 looks like it was polished. Mine never looked that shiny even when brand new.
Awesome review and what a Beautiful Picture!!
LOL! I am, just possibly, a tinny bit obsessive about keeping my stuff in top condition. And yes, I did spend a substantial amount of time at the buffing wheel with my HH2. But in my own defense, it is an early, pre-production unit that had no finish at all.
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Damn that HH2 looks good! On top of everything else I have going on around here I now have to worry about keeping a mirror like finish on my HH2
If you guys don't mind I think I'm gonna need a little alone time with DSMc's latest picture...
If you guys don't mind I think I'm gonna need a little alone time with DSMc's latest picture...
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