casts_by_fly
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So I’ve read through most of this thread and some other 2TC threads. I’ve watched the videos. I think I want to try it when the weather breaks to see if I want to add it to my options. To keep my initial investment low, I’d like to use what I have first and if I like it add from there. I have the basic tethrd starter pack- menace saddle, 11mm tether and linesman with loop ends, a pair of ropeman 1s, and a predator XL.
I think a foot loop and a pair of delta links are all I need (And the deltas are for convenience more than anything). Is that right? Delta to the existing rope loops for a girth hitch, rope man stays on my caribeaners which hook to my bridge and to the foot loop, and a new foot loop which I don’t have.
I have some 1” webbing. Is a figure 8 in the webbing strong enough to make a foot loop? I’d put a figure 8 on each end, one for a foot loop and one for the caribeaner. I know this isn’t optimal or even convenient for long term use, but is it safe for trial use?
if this works with my existing gear, it means entirely cutting my sticks out and saving 14 lb or so, but more importantly a big bulky item I don’t have to carry (if it was a 15lb bag of sugar in a backpack I wouldn’t care). If I like it and it works for me, I’ll upgrade to a repel rope in the future, but that’s a $100-150 change right now between rope and safeguard. A pair of delta links is about $30 tops.
I think a foot loop and a pair of delta links are all I need (And the deltas are for convenience more than anything). Is that right? Delta to the existing rope loops for a girth hitch, rope man stays on my caribeaners which hook to my bridge and to the foot loop, and a new foot loop which I don’t have.
I have some 1” webbing. Is a figure 8 in the webbing strong enough to make a foot loop? I’d put a figure 8 on each end, one for a foot loop and one for the caribeaner. I know this isn’t optimal or even convenient for long term use, but is it safe for trial use?
if this works with my existing gear, it means entirely cutting my sticks out and saving 14 lb or so, but more importantly a big bulky item I don’t have to carry (if it was a 15lb bag of sugar in a backpack I wouldn’t care). If I like it and it works for me, I’ll upgrade to a repel rope in the future, but that’s a $100-150 change right now between rope and safeguard. A pair of delta links is about $30 tops.