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Eye to eye or just cord?I’m using 7mm Bluewater for sticht on 9mm HTP. I like it a lot. I have 6mm TRC as well but I don’t like it for that particular hitch as much.
Cord, but eye to eye might be better for sticht specifically. Are you using a metal ring?Eye to eye or just cord?
I guess I’ll try both metal and non metal. What size ring are you using with the bluewater?Cord, but eye to eye might be better for sticht specifically. Are you using a metal ring?
I’m not lol. I’m doing a soft sticht, uses the cord as its ring integrated within the hitch. If I was going to use a ring I’d go with as small as possible, up to like a 1.5” opening.I guess I’ll try both metal and non metal. What size ring are you using with the bluewater?
I would prefer the integrated soft ring to a metal one if that doesn’t come at a cost of function. Have you used the hitch on a lineman’s or tether and played with self tending for one hand tightening and loosening?I’m not lol. I’m doing a soft sticht, uses the cord as its ring integrated within the hitch. If I was going to use a ring I’d go with as small as possible, up to like a 1.5” opening.
I am using the soft stitch variant on 8mm restec tied with 6mm trc and it functions with ease one handed. I’ve also used it on 9mm htp tied with 7mm Sterling accessory cord and functions with ease as well! Brocky introduced me to this hitch when I asked him to send me the most compact hitch he could think of, this fits the bill perfectly!I would prefer the integrated soft ring to a metal one if that doesn’t come at a cost of function. Have you used the hitch on a lineman’s or tether and played with self tending for one hand tightening and loosening?
I’m using it for rappel with a figure 8 device. Once you dial in your # of wraps up top (I like 5-6 but have used 4 as well) then keep the rest of the hitch as tightly dressed as possible. It has a decent amount of creep before it bites but once it does, release and tending are a non issue.I would prefer the integrated soft ring to a metal one if that doesn’t come at a cost of function. Have you used the hitch on a lineman’s or tether and played with self tending for one hand tightening and loosening?
Can you post a picture of it, shouldn’t be any slipping before grabbing. Also what cord on which rope?I’m using it for rappel with a figure 8 device. Once you dial in your # of wraps up top (I like 5-6 but have used 4 as well) then keep the rest of the hitch as tightly dressed as possible. It has a decent amount of creep before it bites but once it does, release and tending are a non issue.
Only pic I have right now but I will take another when I get a chance. Top hitch in the first pic is what I was using, 7mm Bluewater on 9mm HTP, 4 wraps. Bottom pic is same hitch with TRC on HTP, 6 wrapsCan you post a picture of it, shouldn’t be any slipping before grabbing. Also what cord on which rope?
Can you post a picture of it, shouldn’t be any slipping before grabbing. Also what cord on which rope?
Here are some of the re-dressed with a fifth wrap. Unweighted and weighted. 7mm BW on 9mm HTP, one bight through F8 deviceOnly pic I have right now but I will take another when I get a chance. Top hitch in the first pic is what I was using, 7mm Bluewater on 9mm HTP, 4 wraps. Bottom pic is same hitch with TRC on HTP, 6 wraps
It wasn’t slipping much until yesterday, I had creep when I went to weight it for rappel and so I gave it an extra wrap and re-dressed it more tightly. View attachment 95837View attachment 95839I didn’t like the TRC as much on rappel because it generated a lot of heat but it definitely grabbed well.
Ahhhhh I wasn’t too sure about my twist in the back…5 wraps really helped but I’m going to retie with that extra twist. So, basically I need the tails to emerge from the back of the hitch on the same side they came from? I think I originally had it this way but for some reason started twisting only once in the back…The hardness of the HTP doesn’t allow the cord to squeeze it much causing some of the slipping, I needed five wraps. Your hitch is only crossed once in back, it needs to be crossed twice, this keeps slack in the hitch from moving from the wraps down through the rest of the hitch. Also keep the ring as tight to the wraps as possible, your ring size looks good.
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Of COURSE this post comes the day after I place the order for C-IV and 7mm accessory cord . In all seriousness thanks for dropping the knowledge regardless of timing.The C-IV is also stiff, I got the same results when using either rope. The most reliable grabbing cord that I tested was Sterling’s 5.4mm V-TX, dyneeema core and polyester cover. The 6mm Probe was pretty good, but the 7mm VT cord still wanted to slip some, unless tied very tight. The bottom hitch is 6mm Vectran, only needed three wraps.
lol 5 wraps with the 7mm and keep it all tight, you’ll be happy as a clam in sand.Of COURSE this post comes the day after I place the order for C-IV and 7mm accessory cord . In all seriousness thanks for dropping the knowledge regardless of timing.