This is the Akimbo

Take a cold shower and shake that off.

There are all kinds of people in the world. Some you could give a million dollars in cash and they could find something wrong with it. It smells funny, how am I gonna get it home, it's too heavy, what if I have a fire at my house, etc,etc.

The people who do enjoy it, those are the ones to remember in my opinion.
 
merle_nelson said:
Take a cold shower and shake that off.

There are all kinds of people in the world. Some you could give a million dollars in cash and they could find something wrong with it. It smells funny, how am I gonna get it home, it's too heavy, what if I have a fire at my house, etc,etc.

The people who do enjoy it, those are the ones to remember in my opinion.
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I'd actually like to hear some constructive criticism. Considering most of us will have to buy the thing to try it, I'd like to know what other people might not like or find frustrating. That's how the good ones stay on top and keep improving.
 
My comment was young in cheek. I really look forward to hearing from users who have criticisms more than anyone else. Like I've said before, you don't really learn anything from people who just tell you your awesome all of the time.
 
I have to say the Akimbo is everything I ever wanted in a device and much more. Last time I was using mine, I was flying up the line, switching from line to line seamlessly, using any rope, any diameter, no tools needed. You don't need anything, not even a harness...or pants, or underwear...wait I'm late for school, and I haven't studied for the exam....and now I am FALLLINNGG..........wow, I was dreaming again, it's been happening more regularly. I wake up thinking I have an Akimbo...I check my pockets, my shelves, my gear bag, under my bed...nothing. It was all a dream. Man. I need to fix this.

So, from my extensive experience with the Akimbo, my one criticism is when I am up high, I mean really high, and the bolts start popping out one by one, and this dark figure starts climbing up my line and putting excessive amounts of strain on my TIP, the Akimbo then seems to transform into some sort of creature resembling a spider...and it starts climbing up the line out of my reach...I grab for it, but the figure now has hold of my ankle. The yarns on my climbing line start to fray and unravel. The figure now has a chainsaw and he is trying to......... I can't remember the rest.

So anyway, Jamie, if you could solve the spider problem and maybe keep it from climbing out of reach, yeah, that would probably benefit the overall experience, but I LOVE the Akimbo. Awesome! It's Awesome, You are Awesome. Totally.

I hope you don't find my criticism too harsh.
 
Constructive critism is different from just critism or complaining. I can't stand people who just complain to hear their own voice.

Any company or individual who takes constructive critism and utilizes it to make a better product can certainly have my money.
 
JMerritt said:
I thought we talked about this, the spider problem will be dealt with after the second or third recall. No sense getting people all concerned before they even get a chance to use arachnid tie in techniques for themselves. Anyway, I calculate only one in ten will get bit
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Yeah, with those odds people might not even notice there is a problem. I would just send it out that way...no need to make a big deal out of it.
 
And I thought this thread was about martial arts for so long.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapkido

Count me in for buying one when they get released.
Mid-line attachable with about as much effort as it takes to install a Tango Cinch, without disconnecting the device from your bridge attachment, not mid-line constructible like some others.
No hitch cord and tether to keep up with and replace like my current and favorite device, no parts to loose and nothing to change, or remove to switch from SRT to DdRT. Replaceable wear parts and easy to clean surfaces.

Its simply brilliant.

How well does it function being used with a 3:1 in SRT? It looks like if there was some tension or friction on the tail, it could keep the lower section of the device pushed up possibly causing it to creep down some. I've had that happen with the old style Hitchhiker before after returning from some of the longest limb walks. Nothing serious, but more "hitch setback" than in 1:1
 
John_KAYS said:
I have to say the Akimbo is everything I ever wanted in a device and much more. Last time I was using mine, I was flying up the line, switching from line to line seamlessly, using any rope, any diameter, no tools needed. You don't need anything, not even a harness...or pants, or underwear...wait I'm late for school, and I haven't studied for the exam....and now I am FALLLINNGG..........wow, I was dreaming again, it's been happening more regularly. I wake up thinking I have an Akimbo...I check my pockets, my shelves, my gear bag, under my bed...nothing. It was all a dream. Man. I need to fix this.

So, from my extensive experience with the Akimbo, my one criticism is when I am up high, I mean really high, and the bolts start popping out one by one, and this dark figure starts climbing up my line and putting excessive amounts of strain on my TIP, the Akimbo then seems to transform into some sort of creature resembling a spider...and it starts climbing up the line out of my reach...I grab for it, but the figure now has hold of my ankle. The yarns on my climbing line start to fray and unravel. The figure now has a chainsaw and he is trying to......... I can't remember the rest.

So anyway, Jamie, if you could solve the spider problem and maybe keep it from climbing out of reach, yeah, that would probably benefit the overall experience, but I LOVE the Akimbo. Awesome! It's Awesome, You are Awesome. Totally.

I hope you don't find my criticism too harsh.
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In the off chance I mislead someone, I want to be perfectly clear by clarify that I do not have an Akimbo, I haven't tried one yet, and it most definitely has not started losing bolts and turning into the spider sort of thing I was describing. I haven't even dreamed such a dream. I was just making a funny.
 
John_KAYS said:
In the off chance I mislead someone, I want to be perfectly clear by clarify that I do not have an Akimbo, I haven't tried one yet, and it most definitely has not started losing bolts and turning into the spider sort of thing I was describing. I haven't even dreamed such a dream. I was just making a funny.
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Oh, bummer, because for a second there I was thinking I wasn't the only one. :(
 
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