Yes sir, considering you have been around here longer than most of us!If I’ve read 90% of this thread but yet this is my first comment in it, can I still enter for the free kit?
Yes sir, considering you have been around here longer than most of us!If I’ve read 90% of this thread but yet this is my first comment in it, can I still enter for the free kit?
That setup will work unless you have limbs to pass, then you need a way to attach your bridge to your foot tether so you can move your main tether above the limb safelyI've been watching some 2TC videos - its definitely something I want to try this season. So far I've only done DRT(great for presets) and cranford ezy climb steps(not fond of them).
Hypothetically speaking could you 2TC with just two ropes? No prussik's, foot loops, or other equipment? For example, could you simply use a regular bridge tether and have your foot tether simply girth hitch the tree with a bowline knot for your foot?
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If I’ve read 90% of this thread but yet this is my first comment in it, can I still enter for the free kit?
BTW, the difference between a 4 wrap Shwabisch and 5 wrap shwabisch was huge. 4 wraps slipped to the stopper (reduced the end force to 740lbs thought). 5 wrap didnt budge. I only mention that because some force can be reduced by knot selection and set up...not that I would suggest anyone count on their stopper knot!
This is about the best set up I have found. It is very simple. It consists of a 14 foot piece of 11.5mm Bluewater Assault line with a Ropeman 1 for adjustment. The foot tether is 14 feet of 11.4mm Predator with a Blakes Hitch for adjustment and a Distel hitch with a wire gate carabiner for crossing limbs and as a backpack hanger. I added a small length of rubber tube to keep the foot loop open. The tube has reflective tape at each end to better see in the dark.What is the ideal 2TC setup after all these pages. I might try it. Which setup will likely cause me to leave one sticking
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I built one out of amsteel but the hitch is the problem with amsteel. It either dont hold or it locks up. Has anyone found a hitch that works with amsteel?This is about the best set up I have found. It is very simple. It consists of a 14 foot piece of 11.5mm Bluewater Assault line with a Ropeman 1 for adjustment. The foot tether is 14 feet of 11.4mm Predator with a Blakes Hitch for adjustment and a Distel hitch with a wire gate carabiner for crossing limbs and as a backpack hanger. I added a small length of rubber tube to keep the foot loop open. The tube has reflective tape at each end to better see in the dark.
I use a ring of steps at height. The whole thing fits in a backpack and I can climb some very big trees with this kit. I 2TC up and down. It's easy once you get the hang of it.
I used this all last season and it is about as streamlined and functional as I can make it.
I added a loop at the end of the top tether that gets clipped back into the carabiner in case anything failed with the Ropeman.This is about the best set up I have found. It is very simple. It consists of a 14 foot piece of 11.5mm Bluewater Assault line with a Ropeman 1 for adjustment. The foot tether is 14 feet of 11.4mm Predator with a Blakes Hitch for adjustment and a Distel hitch with a wire gate carabiner for crossing limbs and as a backpack hanger. I added a small length of rubber tube to keep the foot loop open. The tube has reflective tape at each end to better see in the dark.
I use a ring of steps at height. The whole thing fits in a backpack and I can climb some very big trees with this kit. I 2TC up and down. It's easy once you get the hang of it.
I used this all last season and it is about as streamlined and functional as I can make it.
I built an all amsteel set early on but abandoned amsteel for the top tether due to that concern. I went to Canyon C-IV and a Kong slyde for the top tether. A kong duck would probably be better. I do really like amsteel for the foot tether paired with a section of rubber air hose for a footrest.I built one out of amsteel but the hitch is the problem with amsteel. It either dont hold or it locks up. Has anyone found a hitch that works with amsteel?
There's not a cookie cutter answer for that unfortunately, except for the one you are most comfortable with. The best we can do remotely is offer advice based on what you have that you can repurpose for it and how well those items work out for you. Do you currently rappel? If so what does your rappel rope consist of? Do you currently possess two pieces of rope long enough to be used as tethers? again what kind? Hitches? Mechanical Devices? Do you have a separate platform or do you use your one stick?What is the ideal 2TC setup after all these pages. I might try it. Which setup will likely cause me to leave one sticking
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Lies, you'll be back.2 tether or die. Im done with this thread
There's not a cookie cutter answer for that unfortunately, except for the one you are most comfortable with. The best we can do remotely is offer advice based on what you have that you can repurpose for it and how well those items work out for you. Do you currently rappel? If so what does your rappel rope consist of? Do you currently possess two pieces of rope long enough to be used as tethers? again what kind? Hitches? Mechanical Devices? Do you have a separate platform or do you use your one stick?