what hitch do you ride?

[Sam Hodgson]

I normally run a VT on Oc with tachyon buti have been having troubles with it grabbing ill have my weight set into it and it. Will slowly slide. I have been using a 4 wrap 2 braid or a 3wrap 3 braid and they both slide. I've also been trying the knut and that's done okay for me but I really like the vt or xt. It works fine when I switch over to bee line just not when I'm running OP and its a brand new cord. Any Thought on why it wount hold?

 

[blacktopp]

at work its always a vt 4 wraps 3 braids on a 8 mm bee line, but when rec climbing and comps i rock the armor prussic, armor works well with any rope and its always smooth so far, but the problem is you can only get it in new zealand.

 

[Gypsy_Climber]

HRC with XT 3 raps and 2 twists

 

[opposablethumb]

I finally converted from fiddling with the distel/swabisch/michoacan -

I'm not on a 4:2 XT with Ocean Polyester (10mm) on 16 strand xtc.

Wow - it's an amazing hitch.

 

[Jeff_Cochran]

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at work its always a vt 4 wraps 3 braids on a 8 mm bee line, but when rec climbing and comps i rock the armor prussic, armor works well with any rope and its always smooth so far, but the problem is you can only get it in new zealand.

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you can get it from honey bro's

 

[bwitherson]

I rock a VT with an 8mm beeline with a poison ivy. She milks but its smooth smooth smooth.

 

[moss]

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I've seen alot of raves about the hitch climber pulley but in trying a similar setup with a double eye micropulley I found the second carabiner wouldn't allow my hitch to set properly.
Is this an issue with anyone else?

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I can imagine it but if you attach a photo of your configuration you'll have a better chance getting some suggestions to correct the problem.

With a Hitchclimber it's usually the knot above the carabiner that prevents the hitch from setting. A spliced eye instead of a knot termination on the carabiner is the most straightforward solution. That may apply to your micromouse pulley as well.
-AJ

 

[Colin]

I've got a 8mm bee line VT with a DMM hitch climber on True Blue, have yet to try it on XTC. I'm in the market for a new line, looking at maybe Poison Ivy or something small and strong. I've got most of a spool of Arbor Plex, but think that'll be for the rigging.

What I really need is to learn how to splice. I'm finally starting to learn how easy splices make things, i.e., Freestyler's rig, I have basically the same setup (dif rope and hitch line) but with two biners instead of the much cleaner single....looks nice. I am such a gear/toy junky, but trying to keep it simple.

Having all the nice gear is nice but pricey, I have guns to buy!

 

[robinia]

8mm beeline on true blue must be one hell of a strong bite!
I used to use true blue alot, but usually with tenex or a 16 strand Blake's.

I've just gone back to a distel after a long time using a VT or Knut. I only tried a Distel briefly a long time ago and found it bit too hard and locked up on me, really hard to break. Now with a 8mm beeline on Lava and a hitchclimber everything is moving really nicely.

 

[Frax]

Brand new present to myself last month - 24 in. HRC tied as a VT (3 or 4 wraps and 2 braids) with micro-pulley on 11mm Tachyon. Seems a popular combo here.
Was using the Distel for a few years but I find it binds sometimes and gets hard to advance. The VT which I just switched to never binds and advances just by giving it a hard stare (well almost). But I do have to remember to make sure it's set as it loosens easily. Same as what most of you have said.
I still have the Distel with a beeline on my short rope.
And the Blake's which I started on, I still sometimes tie so I don't forget how since it's one that you can always use with just a climbing line, if that's all you have.

 

[dylanclimbs]

I hear ya on the blakes...it was dark here the other morning and I grabbed my long rope bag rather than my shorty which has my system tied in, ready to go. Had to use a blake's...was a blast from the past!

I've tried 'em all and found that the VT best suited my needs. I use a 4 wrap 4 braid VT with 8mm bailout for cordage, double fisherman's loops..spliced eye 11mm tachyon line, hitchclimber. I just recently bought a spliced 8mm HRC line for my next cordage and am looking forward to giving it a go.

 

[Treeswinger]

I used to use a vt, but since I got my Uni thats all I use on DdRT and SRT.

 

[classictruckman]

I started on a 2 up 2 down tautline, moved to a blake's, then switched to arbormaster 16 strand with a 4 up 1 down distel, and now I've been on a 4 wrap 3 braid VT for about 3 years.

 

[simplyarbor]

Distel with 8mil beeline i2i, hitchclimber, xtc spearmint with spliced eye. Loving it!! It's so smooth, I get psyched climbing on my current setup

 

[Shawn]

30 inch oceans tied in a 7 up 1 tuck Michoacan, on rocketline

 

[cory]

How do you tie a Michocan??

 

[Maui Palm & Tree Care]

it's like a cross between a blakes and a distel.

 

[tomthetreeman]

I believe this image is accurate:

 

[cory]

Thankyou Tom and trees please for that quick info.

 

[tomthetreeman]

PS - You can adjust the amount of wraps both above and below the 'pass-through' part of the hitch, and it's still a Michoacán.

Michoacán is a place in Mexico, home of 'La Flor de Michoacán,' a chain of ice cream stores that make a bad-azz 'licuada,' which is an iced juice drink. FYI.

-Tom