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Tethrd Spliced Ropes - First Look

BassBoysLLP said:
Yes. It's 8 feet long. It takes about 18 inches of rope for a figure 8. So you will be left with a tether about 6.5 feet. It will fit the bill for most trees. You may have to use a stopper knot if your hunting a mega sized tree but those are more of an exception than a rule

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Good enough. I don’t like large trees. I’ll be fine.


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Like I said, the main reason why I do a loop at the end is rope management. I don't like the free end flopping around by my feet if hunting small diameter trees. There are multiple ways to add safety. And it doesn't necessarily need to be a figure 8. A figure 8 is simply easier to untie once loaded. This terminal loop should rarely if ever see a load.

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pesqimon said:
Besides, I’ve been thinking that the thing to do is not necessarily tie the “end” of the tether to your biner as backup but rather tie a knot higher up to minimize the distance of a fall. This could be the end of the tether if someone is using a relatively short tether but not necessarily.
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The reason I want to attach the end of the tether to my saddle is not for the mechanical device slipping but rather failing. If a rope and fails.


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BassBoysLLP said:
Like I said, the main reason why I do a loop at the end is rope management. I don't like the free end flopping around by my feet if hunting small diameter trees. There are multiple ways to add safety. And it doesn't necessarily need to be a figure 8. A figure 8 is simply easier to untie once loaded. This terminal loop should rarely if ever see a load.

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Mine are never under load. It’s just there as a back up


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fawnzy said:
The reason I want to attach the end of the tether to my saddle is not for the mechanical device slipping but rather failing. If a rope and fails.


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Yes, agreed. I mean you tie the "figure 8" higher on the tether, but still below the ropeman. It all depends how long your tether is to begin with whether this matters much.
 
I guess I’m just a daredevil... I don’t back up my Ropeman1 or my bridge. Heck, I still hunt out of a modified sit drag without an RC harness!

Of course, I could end up a dead daredevil at some point, but you gotta go somehow.


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Couldn't you just fold the tag end of the tether over a few inches and sew thread inject them together to create a stop that doesn't require use of 18" of rope or the labor of a splice?
i have something similar on a rope I bought somewhere, seems like a simple and cost effective safety solution.
 
T.Clarke said:
Couldn't you just fold the tag end of the tether over a few inches and sew thread inject them together to create a stop that doesn't require use of 18" of rope or the labor of a splice?
i have something similar on a rope I bought somewhere, seems like a simple and cost effective safety solution.
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Yes. You can buy sewn splices as well that are made to hold a fall. They cost about $15 - $20 per sewn splice vs. $25-30 for a good hand splice.

You can also use a simple overhand knot at the end and use a comparable amount of rope if you just want a stopper

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BassBoysLLP said:
You can also use a simple overhand knot at the end and use a comparable amount of rope if you just want a stopper

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This is what I’ve done. Put a zip tie through the knot to make sure it doesn’t come apart and boom done with that.


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Cajunshooter said:
This is what I’ve done. Put a zip tie through the knot to make sure it doesn’t come apart and boom done with that.


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Yeah, I just hate that stopper knot. Drives me crazy. Always flopping in the wind and slapping into my nuts. I much prefer it clipped to my carabiner.


Your post got me thinking though. I guess I could always just use a stopper knot with a piece of paracord or continuous amsteel loop integrated into the knot. Than I would have my simple loop for rope management. I may even clip my rangefinder retractable tether in that loop so it's always right there.

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BassBoysLLP said:
Yeah, I just hate that stopper knot. Drives me crazy. Always flopping in the wind and slapping into my nuts. I much prefer it clipped to my carabiner.


Your post got me thinking though. I guess I could always just use a stopper knot with a piece of paracord or continuous amsteel loop integrated into the knot. Than I would have my simple loop for rope management. I may even clip my rangefinder retractable tether in that loop so it's always right there.

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Man, I’ve either learned to live with it and don’t notice it or I just don’t have those problems. Maybe your rope is longer than mine.


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boyne bowhunter said:
An old thread on it . . . I will say it can be done but it is difficult. Every year I seem to forget and then make another splice only to say " Never Again!":D
http://saddlehunter.com/community/i...ot-how-hard-splicing-rope-is.4029/#post-51422
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Thanks for the link, I remember reading this now and saying I didn’t care to learn to splice predator, then I forgot and bought twenty feet of it. Now I’m second guessing on attempting a spliced eye.


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