Glad to hear I'm not the only one!Rappelling down on wet Oplux was not fun
Glad to hear I'm not the only one!
I’m going to try the 9mm C-IV Canyon rope. Supposedly it doesn’t absorb the water like Oplux and it will be in spec with the safeguard. We’ll see how that goes.
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It definitely is better in wet conditions than oplux. Have used both lately.
Good to hear. Thanks.
I thought about HTP but hear it’s pretty stiff in comparison and doesn’t pack as well as the C-IV.
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Going out in steady rain tomorrow & will be rappelling with oplux for the first time in the rain. Is the issue lack of friction with the autoblock?Glad to hear I'm not the only one!
I felt like the Oplux was thoroughly soaked within minutes of my attaching it to the tree despite spending the morning in my pack . My Safeguard was actually wringing water out of it. To be fair it is out of spec for the Safeguard but it felt like it slid more readily through the cam. It did stop when I released the cam but there was less control in my descent. Add to that the fact that I have a certain amount of trouble just grasping the small diameter Oplux with my old, knarled off hand when its dry and it was a sketchy ride at best. For now I have swapped back to my 11.5mm Tachyon.Going out in steady rain tomorrow & will be rappelling with oplux for the first time in the rain. Is the issue lack of friction with the autoblock?
I wish I was a headlight on a north-bound train