Schwabisch set up?

[easyphloem]

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Try this- as I described above

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I have to agree with Taylor on this one. That rug should come in Care Bear colors. You have to be aware that we are all ready to pounce on pictures of bad carpets.

It's a shame I had to get rid of the pink carpet that inhabited my house when I moved in. Now I have a laminate floor dream home.


SZ

 

[TC]

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Try this -

in order to use the dog leash snap, you'll need to switch to a pulley with swing cheeks, so it'll fit in the snap

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I switched to a swing cheek pulley and found a keyring snap, used electrical tape to create the band which stops the snap working back down the biner, it works very well and has eliminated the problem. Thanks

 

[easyphloem]

Bwilliant!




SZ

 

[Lazarus2]

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Why not just us a micro grab? What advantage is there using a climbing hitch on your flipline?

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Its a soft link in metal chain - easy to slash with a handsaw in an emergency, or be cut by a rescuer during a pole rescue (God forbid!).

I like a hitch because you can create an auto release with a micro-pulley for tricky situations e.g. risk of a spar/bough splitting.


Grover,

I'd put an extra wrap on that Distel. It only works for me that way, any less and it slips. I think we're a similar size (though your hands are slightly more girly.....

). I always found the seperating last wrap on the distel is what makes it release easier.


TL Hamel and Tophopper,

I loved the rug bust exchange! Hah! Thanks

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Use that swivel snap on Tophoppers pic and clip it to the lanyard rope so that the pincer becomes the slack tender. Put the solid eye between the legs of the hitch on the biner.

I've done that with some hitch configurations and it works great. A bigger swivel snap would work better I think.

 

[TC]

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Use that swivel snap on Tophoppers pic and clip it to the lanyard rope so that the pincer becomes the slack tender. Put the solid eye between the legs of the hitch on the biner.

I've done that with some hitch configurations and it works great. A bigger swivel snap would work better I think.

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Tom,

I tried what you said with that swivel key snap, it didn't work - like you said, probably needs to be a bigger snap.

I did however try the same idea with another mini snap - which definately worked, but not as smoothly as with a pulley.

Notice how I've gone back to positioning the slack tending snap to the right of the right hand scaffold as I always tend slack with my right hand under hand pushing round anti-clockwise. Remember this is wire core flipline, so not as flexible as rope.

Another variation, probably the smoothest and best working of the lot -

 

[TC]

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I'd put an extra wrap on that Distel. It only works for me that way, any less and it slips. I always found the seperating last wrap on the distel is what makes it release easier.


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Laz2, this is a pic of my Distel on my main line, its the set-up I use most days. Sometimes I'll use a 13mm Blakes on 13mm XTC for big removals in bad weather - seems more bombproof than the distel or VT in those conditions.

Like you say I always tie it with the 4 turns down, that other pic was just me trying to explain the separating last wrap, which can get pretty badly separated during a climb if you dont keep re-setting it occasionally.

4 turn down Distel

 

[DSMc]

I would like anyone's input on this setup if you don't mind. This is new to me. I have been using 3/4" 3 strand (I know, real old school) with a slack tender and a VT. But I like to experiment with the new equipment so decided to purchase the new style, wire-core flip line.

What I have pictured here is my first attempt at a tended hitch with this flip line. Seems awfully smooth to me and I was concerned that the length of the hitch would put me too far from the tree but so far have not noticed a problem.

Can this be improved upon?

Dave

 

[NickfromWI]

Dave, what you've shown looks very normal and up to date. If you are feeling like the hitch is responding ideally (locking up when it should, letting go when it should) I don't think I'd offer any suggestions. I might play around with it every now and then...maybe trying to shorten the hitch to bring it closer...but if that messes things up, then I'd go back to what you have going on now.

Looks good!

love
nick

 

[TC]

Dave, the schwabisch(tied short) will get you closer to the stem and is more bombproof than the VT as a flipline knot when used in that situation IMHO.

 

[Shawn]

ditto to grovers comment