justsomedude
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I’m thinking Stirrup climb when needed. Then you can leave paracord for next time
You could probably open up a similar can of worms with a prusik knot or similar knot, because they can also fail, they can slip, any slack and they don't hold, too much slack and they won't catch and they can burn through themselves and even the main rope.
I'm no expert but if we're gonna play the what if game we should include both sides of the discussion.
https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/106721297/does-a-prusik-catch-a-quick-fall
50% failure rate, ofc much bigger falls
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Heres the hitch cord i use, even after chopping it with a axe it still held to 19kn.
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The guy doing the testing is nick bonner from treestuff.com. he has a lot of cool videos on YouTube.Wow, now that is really cool! Crazy long walk in the middle there, I almost lost interest, lol.
Ordered a hitch pulley, bee line, and blue amsteel for platform today.Wow, now that is really cool! Crazy long walk in the middle there, I almost lost interest, lol.
I am by far not an expert in any if this. But just about anything is safer than the way most hunt from a cheap Chinese made tree stand with no safety harness.
At some point in some trees there has to be a risk of the tree itself failing. I've seen stands up in barkless long dead trees.
I try to be as safe as I can but there is risk just walking through the woods. How many people check for dead limbs or trees located by their sites? I feel most on this site are checking their equipment regularly for safety concerns.
Just FYIWhat do you think about the kong duck? The tooth design is very similar to the ropeman 1, but the biner has a separate hole that it goes through. In theory the duck should have similar problems to the ropeman 1 but I've never heard anything.
Excellent information, thank you. I can't believe I missed that. I am starting to back it up with a blake's hitch so I can continue using it as I do.Just FYI
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Yep, as the name implies it sounds like Donkey Kong beating a Duck in the woods close to bedding.Duck Kong is noisier
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Duck Kong is noisier
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That's what we all say, You'll buy more stuff its inevitable!Lol, I'm gonna keep using the ropeman and will try not to have any slack in it. The only time I do right now is when I'm using the XOP hand climber and I have to move my rope up.
Not buying any more crap this year!
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Most eye to eye friction cords are heat resistant, Mines rated for over 800°, My main rope is rated to 480° and would melt waaaay before my friction hitch. My 8mm bee line hitch cord is stronger then my 11mm htp rope. My hitch cord starts to slip around 7-8kn on my 11mm rope. You also have to take into account for how many people use friction hitches compared to ropemans. Probably 1000 to 1 if not more. Ropemans under general use for what we do shouldnt be a issue as long as people take their time and pay attention to what their doing.
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Ends of the hitch cord? For bee line i do this.What do you do with the ends when you cut it? I go some a while back and didn’t think about not being able to melt the ends. I just have mine taped, should I put some super glue or something on the ends also? Also I’ve been using a blakes hitch and it seems to work for me, any reason I should try a different friction hitch?