What’s your favourite lanyard set up

moss said:
That's interesting, so you're just flipping the Hook line around the trunk or limb then attaching the Hook with a biner through the 15mm racking opening to create a DdRT lanyard? That's cool.
-AJ
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Yup, you just have a hook on your lanyard. (Some other thought below)
ghostice said:
Heads up maybe - even the newer Captains, although now rated at 25 kN or something, are still not PPE/ life support in the fine print . . . just sayin.
DMM Wales Captain product page
Same on Wesspur's website currently
Take care out there.
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I see your point, although I'm guessing since the "hook" itself is an open, non double locking piece of hardware is why it isn't rated as such and there is nothing re: the "racking eye" being used like this. I'm not endorsing it but as each end of your lanyard sees roughly 1/2 the load as used and is generally used for positioning and passing limbs using as a lanyard, I'm confident it is well within reasonable use. I sent an email to DMM regarding use in this manner and haven't got response yet. Will for sure update on findings.
 
Burrapeg said:
An issue with using the hook even momentarily to move up in cedars and some other trees is if the limbs slope down and the hook when loaded suddenly slides sideways out away from the main trunk of the tree. When directly below the limb, it is not always obvious at how great an angle the limb slopes. It happened to me on a traverse too. I think this problem with the hook being able to slide is really one of its worst faults.
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Maybe this is off but I've had cases a couple of times with spruces with downsloping branches where I've thrown the hook/ line over a droopy branch say just on the left side of the main stem, then let the hook down and twisted and turned it till it got caught on another lower downsloping branch, by the stem, but on the other side. Pulled the thing upwards till it hooked on the lower branch (on the right side of the stem). Then I've climbed up, sticking more to the right side of the stem. Kinda stem wraps the rope a bit making it less likely to pop off? Or seemed so at the time. With a downsloping branch it's maybe more securely positioned if the hook pulls up on a lower branch, by the stem - it usually isn't going anywhere much.
I've also used this "combo" away from the stem too, pulling up on a bunch of sizeable limbs all tangled up - worked. How secure really??? Kinda bobbed up and down. Was a pain to get the Captain out tho.
Agree with the observations about elms up above too. Was on one last week where the dead stuff didn't eye poppingly standout as looking much different than the still juicy stuff. But kindling branches they were. A new one on me on an otherwise nice looking tree.
 
I had been using my lanyard purely as a safety device, and being able to connect in a new location before disconnecting from the previous one was really handy. Lately I've started using it for work positioning, where having two easy-to-use ends is even more useful. I can get to spots and do things that I just wasn't comfortable with before.

The nice new lanyard has really paid off for me.
 
I'm a big fan of a single-ended lanyard, it's all that's needed most of the time to get the positioning you need. One of the challenges of a double-ended lanyard is that typically it's built on a traditional 4 or 5 wrap prussik. What's good is the prussik holds in both directions. What's bad is that the prussik binds on loading and can be difficult to release one-handed.
-AJ
 
That's true, and I've had it happen some, but it's easy enough to deal with since I'm almost never in a hurry. The convenience and simplicity of the double ended lanyard outweighs that drawback for me.
 
Hello Again,

I was cruising around the inter-web, getting educated on different approaches and techniques. I came across this presentation by Taylor Hamel on the CELaynard. I thought it would go well with this conversation string. So many options!
 
I'll be the first to say that I'm no expert. I like all of it. I like the fluency of having options, and choosing which one to deploy when. Sometimes, the "single end" of the lanyard is all I need. This end of the lanyard is controlled with an ART positioner. It has a superb and immediate bite on the lanyard when hooking in and tightening up. Sometimes, I need to reach a limb and will want to use the lanyard to descend or climb smoothly, and the "double end" with its hitch and pulley will accommodate my plan. Although the ART positioner will allow for the up and down, it's a bit grabby when compared to a hitch and pulley. Other times, I'm traversing from limb to limb, and the trailing end of my main rope is the best tool. With that, I can do whatever I choose, setting up a DRT or SRT situation. I can deploy a hitch and pulley, a Blakes hitch, or transfer my HitchHiker if I want to be setup with that on the subsequent move.

*Note: Since taking this picture, I'm now using a K1 Keeper on the "single end", which I'm really enjoying.

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I have a double ended lanyard, 27'. I use one end for bucking in, where there's usually only 6-8 feet up to the hitch, then use the other side if I am triangulating or sharing loads. If I am out on something thin, it's great to hover right on it with the two lines, (main and lanyard), and still have the lil "buck in" end to secure myself near the work.
I have two single end lanyards too and they get a bit more use. the DEDA lanyard allows me to move around a smaller/younger tree, changing tie in points, that kind of show. I have also used it in a callery pear, or other smallish fruit trees that I can basically free climb and just hop scotch from end to another, no main line needed.
Of course it's awesome for advancing a tie-in-point, you all know that.

If I don't see a specific need for it in the tree, I am defaulting to a single-ended lanyard. It's much hardware to deal with, having all those connections going.
 
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