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Bridge materials

Bowhunter41002

Bowhunter41002

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Just wondering what everyone is using for a bridge. I mean are you using a rope or a nylon strap. I have a fixed 2 ft. Bridge made of rope. But I was thinking that a fixed nylon strap of some sorts might work better. Any thoughts gentlemen?
 
I use a fixed Amsteel Blue rope bridge. It's just over 2 feet long. I feel like this rope slides better than webbing through my carabiner.

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Depends on where I'm going.
I sometimes use one long piece of rope to climb and to use as bridge/lineman belt/tether/cLimBing rope all at the same time.
Sometimes I use different lengths of fixed length webbing runners.
I have been messing around with the dyneema rope but I'm still not as happy with it as the others. I like that it's slick, but don't like how my ascenders affect it. Plus I'm told it doesn't hold up well to falls.

Shaun.
 
Currently using a 30" X 1" nylon webbing.


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g2outdoors said:
I use a fixed Amsteel Blue rope bridge. It's just over 2 feet long. I feel like this rope slides better than webbing through my carabiner.

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What diameter are you using?

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About two feet of Poison Ivy line here. I've taken a couple falls on it and it's still kicking and in pretty good shape.
 
jhicks54 said:
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Black-Diamond-Recalls-Nylon-Runners/
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Do people actually use a taped runner? The climbing runners I use ( I think mine are Sterling?) are rated for climbing and heavily sewn. That thing looks like a death trap for sure. I am guessing this is an April fools joke????? masking tape splice?????
 
I hope it's an April fools joke, but the notice came from Amazon. I'm guessing the masking tape hides the defect, maybe? It wouldn't surprise me if there are some rock climbers out there who just grab a handful of runners to use on a climb without actually checking each individual runner.

They probably cut all of their runners to length and tape the ends together until they are ready to be sewn. However, a batch accidentally went out prior to sewing...
 
wow that's incredible they would forget to sew them. People should be always inspecting their equipment. Luckily form what I can tell no one has been hurt.
 
I want to meet the person who used this as a bridge when it had tape on it...

Then I want to petition that they are band from breeding permanently!!!
 
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Maustypsu said:
I want to meet the person who used this as a bridge when it had tape on it...

Then I want to petition that they are band from breeding permanently!!!
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Unfortunately, especially here in the south, they're the most prolific breeders of us all

Shaun.
 
I have the bridge that came with my aero hunter which is very heavy. If I switch to a 2 foot nylon bridge how to you attach it to your saddle... which knots and do you use two caribiners one on each side or just one. If you have a two foot bridge how long should the 2 foot nylon bridge be when ordered to compensate for the knots and I assume you are using 1 inch 4000 pound nylon tubing.

Thanks for the help... I have only used my aero hunter for 6 sits late last fall but I do not like how heavy the ropes are... I was also thinking of switching to my nylon HSS linemans strap... any one using this... it seems like it would be easier to adjust and lighter.
 
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