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Recent content by ffastfzr

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    Best type of ropes for tree tether and linemans

    I give up. Use a dynamic rope for a tether. And make sure to take a 4 foot fall on it to practice. I won’t bother asking you to post your findings because you will most likely be paralyzed. A tether is not a fall arrest system. Have a great day.
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    Best type of ropes for tree tether and linemans

    The 12kn limit you mention is for "survive without mortality". OSHA limits Maximum arrest force at 6kn with a full body harness and 4kn for a belt (which a saddle is closer to) This is important as the fall factor is only one aspect, and the force the climber/hunter experiences is also very...
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    Best type of ropes for tree tether and linemans

    That "significant difference" is not remotely enough, because a tether is too short to provide enough rope stretch to decelerate you gently. When a rock climber falls on a dynamic rope, that rope is much longer in length than a tether so you get much more potential stretch distance which...
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    Best type of ropes for tree tether and linemans

    Just saw this. If you are falling 4 feet on your tether you are going to get seriously injured. It won’t make much a difference if it’s on static or dynamic rope. A dynamic tether cannot be long enough to allow enough elongation to cushion that fall.
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    Best type of ropes for tree tether and linemans

    static for both. You aren't taking falls on your tether as it's always weighted.
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    Kuiu venture 1800 vs 2300 help

    https://saddlehunter.com/community/index.php?threads/recommend-a-pack-to-strap-3-full-length-hawks-to-the-back-or-sides.21482/#post-302687 if you look in this thread above i posted a front view a year or so ago. different platform though
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    Kuiu venture 1800 vs 2300 help

    I have the 1800 as well as the pack frame system. Here;'s my opinion. the 18000 and the 2300 are both nice packs, but they really aren't designed to carry a heavy load on the outside of the pack with the tiny little framestays they come with. First off, the 1800 is really small in my opinion...
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    prussic KN?

    You all have to remember that when you are climbing trad on an 8mm rope, you are tied in to the sharp end. You aren't relying on a friction hitch or a device that's attached to the rope. You are attached to the rope. As to canyoneering, you aren't tying into the sharp end, you are using a...
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    fall arrest question

    Forgot to mention, there is some rope slip if you're using a prusik that will take up some of the force, but I couldn't tell you if it would be enough to realistically reduce your chance of injury. Too many factors involved to probably be able to calculate reliably. For me, when I use a rock...
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    fall arrest question

    It's how the force is concentrated on your body. When you fall from one or two feet up to the floor, the force is spread out over more of your body. When you fall in a harness the force is applied your body where the straps of the harness are in contact with. Think of it like falling flat on...
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    prussic KN?

    While i can appreciate your concern about the durability of your gear, I think you're focusing on only one aspect while not really considering the whole picture. That being, if your body took the 11kn of force it would take to reach the breaking strength of your prusik in a fall, at a minimum...
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    DIY Saddle Hunting Holster

    Happy to help. Feel free to reach out if I can be of any assistance.
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    fall arrest question

    I remember having heated discussions about this topic on archerytalk a bunch of years back when people started ditching their full body harnesses and started wearing rock climbing harnesses instead. there are several risks we as saddle hunters take that a climber wouldn't. First, a climber...
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    Bridge fraying - Tethrd Menace

    Its the bury. Don't worry about it.
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    DIY Saddle Hunting Holster

    I make my own kydex, as well as leather holsters. I've made several chest holsters for myself and my wife for when we go backpacking in Alaska. I carry a g29 and my wife has a g20. Not to diminish your work, but holsters made out of unstructured cloth material are floppy and can be...
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