Tophopper......Questions On Your Adjustable Bridge

richhoffman

richhoffman

I think your adj. bridge for the B'Fly II is a great idea. Couple of questions though.

1)Do you find the tail when the bridge is short getting in your way?

2)How long is your adj. bridge?

3)Do you think a compact hitch, say a Knut or Distel would work well in this setup?
 
No the tail dont get in the way too much, right now its a lot longer than it really needs to be, I figured Id cut it shorter after Ive used it a bit more. Tying a half hitch or fig 8 in the tail will make the excess a bit more compact.

Right now its over 2 ft long, but as I as I said it'll probably get cut back to 18-20" or so.

You probably could rig a hitch of somesort in a similiar way, but just be sure the free end of the bridge( tail) is secured and not just left hanging, this way if the adjuster were to slip or fail you would still be secured at both ends of the bridge.
The tricky part is rigging it so when the ring floats on the bridge it doesnt push the hitch or adjuster unexpectedly when you lean out.

Do you still have the alum rings on your BF?
 
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Do you still have the alum rings on your BF?

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Thanx for the reply!!!

I have the (1) original ring on the B'Fly II. I was thinking of taking a new Safety Blue lanyard and shorting it up. Also use a Knut hitch tied to the clevis and the clevis would act as a micropulley of sorts!


I will just have to try it to see!!!
 
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Take some pics!

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The more I think about this it probably won't work. The hitch will release (like you stated) on a hard lean from the floating ring.


Back to the drawing board. I am trying to use existing equipment!
 
I'm going to try Johnnie's setup on my BFII. While I'm fabricating I'll be making a Frog system. Since the most effecient Frog setup has the chest ascender attached low and tight to the tummy it would be easy to adjust the bridge in for ascent and out for work.

I'll take pics as I work through the setup.

How would you used a friction hitch? You'd have to attach it well away from the ring to keep it from slack tending. It couldn't be used inboard of the ring either for the same reason.
 
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How would you used a friction hitch? You'd have to attach it well away from the ring to keep it from slack tending. It couldn't be used inboard of the ring either for the same reason.

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Now that I think about it, I cant visualize on how to rig it with a hitch either. Placed inboard or out it would tend to release. Ill have to give that one some more thought.

I have used a ropeman microcender in the past for the adjuster, but they are only rated at 22k. Its alot more compact than the positioner thats for sure, and cheaper.
 
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