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Prusik on a harness

Treehugger32

Treehugger32

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Ok guys need some thoughts on my setup. I am using an arborist harness I got off of amazon cuz I liked the fact it had metal d rings for the linemans belt. Today was the second time I climbed with it using my wild edge steps. Now when I did my linemans rope I tied a double figure 8 with a stopper knot for the one side with a carabiner and the other side I'm using a rope man and carabiner to the d ring. The problem I had the first time using it was like the rope sat uneven around the tree and it was kinda hard to adjust the ropeman cuz of where it sat on my side. So what i did is took some rope that had for a prusik and just tied it around the d ring on that side and clipped into it. I didn't feel unsafe while using it that way like it would slip or anything but I wanted some opinions on it. If that's a good idea and if it will be safe over many uses?
 
Can you add pics? Is it off when using the linesman or when sitting/ leaning?


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Seems like it would work fine. You could splice a continuous loop and reduce the profile


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Doesn’t that defeat the point of having the metal rings?
 
ImThere said:
I would say yes but from what im understanding the d loops are too far back to comfortably work the ropeman


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Yes the d ring is to far back
redsquirrel said:
Doesn’t that defeat the point of having the metal rings?
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yes the d ring is too far back to work with the ropeman it was kind hard to adjust it in and out cuz it was against my hip when clipped in
 
I have a similar outfit, and I used a bolt cutter to remove the rings entirely. Then I put the continuous loop through the hole where the d loop used to be. I hate having metal where it doesn't need to be.

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Erniepower said:
I have a similar outfit, and I used a bolt cutter to remove the rings entirely. Then I put the continuous loop through the hole where the d loop used to be. I hate having metal where it doesn't need to be.

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I like that idea a lot I might just do it as well. Didn't care for the metal either but felt safer going with that than other setups on a rock harness with diy d loops
 
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