Worn out akimbo?

And if and when they do wear out can we get replacement parts? I’ve noticed mine is getting looser. I’m adjusting it tighter on ropes it used to hold just fine. I suspect the ropes are getting skinnier too. But at some point it’s going to need some replacement parts.
 
rico said:
Akimbo- $350 for this thoroughbred unicorn and it lasts a year?
HH2- $160 for this ugly old plow mule and it should be good for a decade or 2.
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And yet I still love my rr . I can’t Quite get the hitchhiker to work for me the way I want but I’m sure a lot of that is me not taking the time make it work for me. I might have spoiled myself with rr. But was wondering about the longevity of the akimbo before I spend money on that unicorn. And then yet for some reason I have an Desire to get a Uni to play with lol.
 
Hot. Have never felt any heat off my Akimbo so it never even occurred to me that it could get hot.

I don't burn down a rope for fun like I did when I first started tree work though. Gets me where I want to go, keeps me put while I do what I want to do. I'm sure it will wear, maybe after nine years or so I will need to replace a part.
 
I imagine the upper bollard could wear, and the lower could wear or seize, and both friction plates or cams or whatever they’re called might wear, especially with dirty rope.
All 4 of those parts look easy to replace if the parts are available or if Rock Exotica can do it.
I can email them and ask. @JMerritt might know too.
 
It's made from the same materials as all the other devices... why would you even think it would wear out any faster? The worse wear I ever saw on a multicender was a Unicender... but it just starts slipping and you can buy the parts for it. The ART SpiderJack 2 that I had ate clutches fairly quickly. Both of those work a little differently than the Akimbo, BDB, and RR. ZigZag lasts for years. Rope Wrench and HitchHiker don't have all those moving parts, would expect them to last for years and years. Might have to replace a slic pin or a bone or something.

All these tools are great, they're all made well by people who aren't stupid. Buy them all. Sleep with them under your pillow, and sic the dog on anyone who looks a little twitchy when they gaze upon your bling. Don't worry. Be happy.
 
Granted I don’t climb as much as many here, it’s holding up great. Maybe just a wee bit of wear.
Easier to open but I could just have built muscle memory on opening it up
 
JeffGu said:
It's made from the same materials as all the other devices... why would you even think it would wear out any faster? The worse wear I ever saw on a multicender was a Unicender... but it just starts slipping and you can buy the parts for it. The ART SpiderJack 2 that I had ate clutches fairly quickly. Both of those work a little differently than the Akimbo, BDB, and RR. ZigZag lasts for years. Rope Wrench and HitchHiker don't have all those moving parts, would expect them to last for years and years. Might have to replace a slic pin or a bone or something.

All these tools are great, they're all made well by people who aren't stupid. Buy them all. Sleep with them under your pillow, and sic the dog on anyone who looks a little twitchy when they gaze upon your bling. Don't worry. Be happy.
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Man, my second rope wrench and third slic pin are about ready to be finished. I'm still rocking the original ABR tether, though.
 
jeremyr80 said:
And yet I still love my rr . I can’t Quite get the hitchhiker to work for me the way I want but I’m sure a lot of that is me not taking the time make it work for me. I might have spoiled myself with rr. But was wondering about the longevity of the akimbo before I spend money on that unicorn. And then yet for some reason I have an Desire to get a Uni to play with lol.
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The grass is greener where its watered.

i have a HH2 hanging out, ready for use, but i haven't bothered yet, as my HH is still rocking.

Set it up and it flies great.

I've been digging my Akimbo on drenaLine.
 
evo said:
Granted I don’t climb as much as many here, it’s holding up great. Maybe just a wee bit of wear.
Easier to open but I could just have built muscle memory on opening it up
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Mine’s easier to open now too, I almost sent it back when it was brand new, it was getting stuck closed, had to work it open and closed for a day or so before it became easy every time, my daughter called it my fidget spinner.
 
I’ve not yet heard of anyone wearing out the RE Akimbos yet. Of the gofundme Version, I shipped out 65 of them and I’ve rebuilt less than 10 so far. That doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t more out there that are ready to retire, but no one has contacted me about them if they are. A couple of those that I did rebuild were beat on pretty damn hard, even the stainless upper bollard was worn significantly.
 
JMerritt said:
I’ve not yet heard of anyone wearing out the RE Akimbos yet. Of the gofundme Version, I shipped out 65 of them and I’ve rebuilt less than 10 so far. That doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t more out there that are ready to retire, but no one has contacted me about them if they are. A couple of those that I did rebuild were beat on pretty damn hard, even the stainless upper bollard was worn significantly.
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Jamie do you have any of those prototype left? I like the tending point better on those first one than the RE version.
 
Me too. I use the hell out of the D ring tender. Never had a problem with it causing a safety issue.
 
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