SRS and MRS length

[Stumpsprouts]

Does anyone use a Zeppelin bend?

Yes- I have connected two ropes with splices with a carabiner in the past, but I prefer not having hardware down where a branch could impact it during work. Zeppelin is very reliable and it makes me look cool tying it, which is of course very important.

 

[Njdelaney]

I also love the very clearly visible tails, which come out of the knot perpendicular to the rest of the line so you can see if anything is changing with the knot from a good distance away.

 

[Matias]

Small Iron Wizard Supersafe Carabiner

The Iron Wizard is a tough little auto-locker with a big 70 kN breaking strength. This performance carabiner features sleek design, square notch in barrel to prevent debris build-up, and 'blind' nose for reduced snagging. Zinc-plated, steel carabiner for max strength in a small package...

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I have never not felt warm and fuzzy trusting these with my life. My buddy's winch hook broke, and I put one of these on the line since I accidentally bought one that only had a double action gate. Two years later and the gate still works flawlessly, while the 3/8 amsteel has been broken twice pulling heavy loads.

 

[27RMT0N]

There are lots of different and I think perfectly acceptable methods for connecting two lines, and I'm also a fan of the zeppelin bend. I do wish a tree-guy with a break test machine would make a video testing the various methods and share those results. I'd love to do it myself, but I struggle to find time to even cook dinner, let alone make a scientifically valid test on life-support methods....

 

[southsoundtree]

EDK is asymmetrical allowing the bulk of the knot to flip around away from obstructions to rope movement as the rope is being installed and retrieved.

 

[Matias]

EDK is asymmetrical allowing the bulk of the knot to flip around away from obstructions to rope movement as the rope is being installed and retrieved.

That's a good feature to consider, and one which had not occurred to me yet. I will have to give that a try.

 

[southsoundtree]

The asymmetry makes it very useful for joining 2 rock climbing ropes for rappelling a route then retreiving them.

 

[oceans]

I’m going to buy another rope because I’m thinking about trying to get higher on open air SRS. Not that there’s anything wrong with my 150ft hyperclimb thats 2.5 years old with light use. I’m debating about a 120-200ft rope. Typically when I SRS, I’ll canopy tie with a Quickie with an Alpine (long tail or stopper) if too high, I’ll tie a 1k paracord to it for retrieval. If I can change over to MRS for decent, it just seems easier if my rope is redirected. What do you big tree guys 100ft+ guys do with rope length? I probably should specify that if I Rec climb, I want my TIP high. If I’m working, then what ever gets me to the work area. Thanks in advance. Craig

If you can knot block your line in a Rr Friction Saver, you can tie your retrieval cord onto the knot block and pitch it down. Now you’re pure SRS that will retrieve through infinite redirects.

Another option is to join two lines by Zeppelin Bend set at the TIP. Base tie one side and climb the other. When you get to it, untie the Zep and dump the base side.

 

[southsoundtree]

@oceans

That's a good way to base- tie for ascent and and change to a canopy anchor w/o help!

 

[oceans]

@oceans

That's a good way to base- tie for ascent and and change to a canopy anchor w/o help!

Exactly! You can also tie off the base side in the crown after the SRS to MRS switch and save it for later. Tie back in afterwards and descend SRS.