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DwadeCham said:
I got the okay to order all my stuff from the wife! I'll be joining you soon.

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I'm excited for ya brother. Let us know what gear you decide to go with.


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CharlieRay, looks good. How does the Lifeguard work on the predator rope?
 
Mike K said:
CharlieRay, looks good. How does the Lifeguard work on the predator rope?
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Well my first observation was that the device locks down on the rope very well. I was only around 8/10 feet off the ground just getting the feel of the equipment. I did not have what you all would call a smooth descent , choppy may be the word. I'm sure I will get better at it over time. I did feel very secure though and although I did not take my hand off the brake rope I probably could have.


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It take time to learn to trust the equipment and get over the fear of falling. at least it did for me. After that, it sure is fun and a whole lot safer.
 
CharlieRayT said:
I'm excited for ya brother. Let us know what gear you decide to go with.


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Thanks man. The plan is Samson ultra tech 9mm, lifeguard, delta screwlink, and an autoblock. I will update when I get it all and get a chance to give it a go. I am also going to be trying climbing with a one aider method.

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I altered my plan a bit after consulting with G2. Going to get a pulley to help retrieve my rope. Ordered my lifeguard today. Getting everything else ordered this week.

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DwadeCham said:
I altered my plan a bit after consulting with G2. Going to get a pulley to help retrieve my rope. Ordered my lifeguard today. Getting everything else ordered this week.

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Does the pulley take the place of the screw link?
 
I guess it doesn't completely take the place of it. The OP of that thread can probably answer better than I but I don't see why you couldn't use a link as opposed to a carabiner there. I think the pulley just helps with retrieval a lot.

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That's a good idea and it can't hurt. but I think most of the friction with this set up is the rope itself on the tree not the link or carabiner.
 
You will like that set up.
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That is really slick. Def will be going that route this year. There was a few times I really had to mess with the rope to get it loose and I'm sure that pulley would make it easy!


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