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    Full body harness with Saddle

    The hitch slipping is only one possibility. I just used that as an example. The whole point of using a harness is added safety. I'd rather be attached at my upper body than at my waist. I really don't see why that concept is so hard to grasp but I'm done with this. Take the 550 cord and clothes...
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    Full body harness with Saddle

    Great questions, but I'm not an expert on this combination, I'm trying to work it out myself. The way I see the hitch slipping, if it did, would be the sudden impact and load of your full body weight. Instead of just a leaning pressure. The Knot below your hitch sounds like it could be a good...
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    Full body harness with Saddle

    I have questions as to how the combination would work too because it looks like very few people have tried it. The clear benefit would be the attachment point on your upper body instead of your waist. When I first started hunting the only fall protection available was a single strap that went...
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    Full body harness with Saddle

    Routing the lanyard over my shoulder to the tether, the lanyard is mounted to the harness between my shoulder blades. Short static fall.
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    Full body harness with Saddle

    If I had to hunt from the ground, I'd stay home. What I'm trying to get away from is having my attachment point in case of a fall at my waist. That's a backbreaker. The lanyard on the HSS is connected between your shoulder blades keeping your body upright in a fall. Connecting the HSS harness at...
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    Full body harness with Saddle

    I'm thinking of using my HSS full body harness with my saddle. Put the harness on first then the saddle. The lanyard strap on the back is just a little short to connect at the bridge. A 12" sewn runner strap girth hitched to the lanyard strap would probably give it just enough length to make it...
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    Hitch cord for Canyon Elite

    I had posted in another thread about struggling to find a hitch cord that worked well for my backup Rappelling with Canyon Elite and wanted to share what I found for anyone else Looking for the right cord. I wanted to be able to stop and start so the hitch needs to grab and hold and break loose...
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    Tether Prussik / Mechanical / Schwabicsh - Looking for Help

    I'm using a figure eight. The hitch is the backup. Who try's to Rappell without a device. Seriously.
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    Tether Prussik / Mechanical / Schwabicsh - Looking for Help

    They are not working, either because they won't break loose or they won't hold. Yes they are all sewn cords. I'm starting to get quite a collection of cords with more on the way. I can get closest using the VT, adjusting the number of wraps and braids but it seems to be a fine line between...
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    Tether Prussik / Mechanical / Schwabicsh - Looking for Help

    I think you'll like the sewn eye TRC hitch cord that Cruzr sells. Works great for me with a Schwabisch hitch on Oplux. I use 4 wraps up with the tail tucked in below. Matching the hitch cord to the rope seems like a real hit or miss proposition. I'm still trying to get a hitch cord to work as...
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    Prussic Help

    From my understanding Resc tech and Oplux are very similar, but I am not an expert on rope. I have found that 6 MM Sterling TRC hitch cord works well on Sterling Oplux. Sterling recommends TRC for Oplux. I like an eye to eye cord instead of a sewn loop so I can use the Schwabisch hitch instead...
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    Prussic Help

    Which ropes are you using for your LB and bridge? You also might want to include the rope type for your tether also. Your hitch cords or loops will need to work well with the Dia of your rope and the ropes construction.
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    Trango Third Hand- Hollowblock 2’s Cousin

    What keeps the loop end from sliding back through?
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    Trango Third Hand- Hollowblock 2’s Cousin

    Good to see another option for a backup while rappelling. The weave looks a lot tighter than the HB2 also. My son just tried the HB2 on Edelrid 8.9 pro dry and it would not hold well either.
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    XOP ultra serious double steps

    Good Honest review. Thanks for taking the time.
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