@MCDM correct on the stitching. I am going to use them a few times then see how the stitching is doing, because you can really crank them when camming it over. There is zero give in the webbing when you cam them over; nothing. Honestly though, I can't imagine that the stitching will budge.
My straps are six feet long for now (6'5" unsewn). I think five feet would be the equivalent of a six foot rope because you do not need much of a tag end (no knot). I will eventually shorten them. Been testing it as a ring of wild edge steps as well. The setup really shines here because it is so easy to fine tune the tension and move things around. It also seems easier to keep the legs of the second step away from the webbing of the first, something that I find can be a challenge with the rope. It may have to do with the fact that the webbing is only around the crossbar on both ends, and not going around the bend of the step. This may be the thing providing just a little bit more flexibility regarding step height when camming (guessing here). I am still betting on the Bullman's working out. I will have them this week I think, so I will post a vid if it works.
I know some folks think this is a waste of time and I should just get primals. I use the WE Steps a lot and have been extremely satisfied with them. But if I can find solutions to things that delay my climb or get in my way, heck, might as well try to find them. Cutting down set up time, no ropes dangling and a simpler ring of WE Steps setup are important to me, just like eliminating the number of Steps required to get to height. I think the latter worked out fairly well with the swaider/knaider
Pete
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