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Recent content by dk_ace

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    Ropeman Safety

    I’m using it for the time being, but to be safe I’m also clipped into the prussic I put just above it. I can easily adjust the position on the rope with the ropeman this way because the prussic isn’t being pulled very tight. If the ropeman were to fail, I’m on the prussic. After looking closer...
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    Ropeman Safety

    I came here to post a thread asking a ropeman 1 question, but it looks like it should probably just go here. With the design of the ropeman 1, it is rated for 10-13mm rope, but isn’t that assuming a certain carabiner diameter? Meaning is there any actual difference in using a 10mm carabiner...
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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

    Ah, thanks I misread your original post. Just to clear up a few things here for anyone reading this in the future if searching for something on LW ropes: the rope pictured is 8mm and the Prussic line is 6mm. The tail end is 3cm. Looking at stock photos of this tree rope, that tail end...
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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

    This is what I was thinking, but now this thread has me super conflicted…. I’ve tested that rope by putting my weight on it (slowly, haven’t fallen in it), and it never showed any signs of slipping. Saddle hunting when done correctly, as I understand it, never leaves any slack in the line. So...
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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

    Why? What do you see that is wrong? D
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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

    I posted pics of the tree tether above. It looks exactly like the others I’ve seen that are tied, but maybe I don’t know what I’m looking at which is why I asked. While I’m new to the saddle I’m not new to tree hunting. I don’t spend any time not tied in either. D
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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

    Posted pics of the tree tether. The lineman’s rope isn’t really in question I don’t think. I like it and it’s undamaged, see no reason to consider switching it out. I’m only asking this in case there are significant differences in tree tethers that I’m unaware of. It’s rated and meant for...
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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

    Well, there’s one vote for keep them and one for replace them. Anyone else? FWIW, these are not the items included with the stands, they are the upgraded ones you purchase separately. They look like new despite a few years of use. Thanks, D
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    New to saddles - are my ropes ok?

    I’m going to try saddle hunting this year after a grueling year of carrying a heavy LW Alpha setup around on public land last year. I was looking at some of the saddle kits, but I don’t think I actually need the ropes they sell with them so a kit may not be necessary. I have a Lone wolf tree...
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