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  1. Brocky

    New Spliced Tethers and Linesmens

    @phatkaw All are 9 ft. $29 each, shipping included PayPal, f&f 5mm Beal Back Up Line, middle mark eye is polyurethane, adds some wear protection 6mm e.vol DyTech 7.5mm Bluewater Hybid PER cover with 4mm amsteel core 7.5mm BW H PER cover, 4mm amsteel core with additional strands added...
  2. Brocky

    Rappel Rope, Friction Hitches, Tender

    Two Blake’s hitches can be used to easily descend, alternate pushing down on each, one holds while the other slides. Increasing the speed of working the hitches showed that equalized pressure on both allowed them to slide at the same time, sharing the load. This is one method, device has the...
  3. Brocky

    Ascending options for one sticking?

  4. Brocky

    Ascending options for one sticking?

    The figure 8 is loaded the wrong way, it has a possibility of slipping up the 8 and forming a girth hitch, locking it up. Having the hitch below is a good way to keep the device tensioned, with your weight on the device, bending might affect its holding abilities. But like your picture I...
  5. Brocky

    Shifting from Ropeman 1 to hitch on 11mm tether.....suggestions that have been field tested

    Both can be left tied to the rope, the Sticht is more compact, releases easily, and can be tied with just a piece of cord, and the tight eyes help to keep them from roaming around the carabiner and side loading it.
  6. Brocky

    Shifting from Ropeman 1 to hitch on 11mm tether.....suggestions that have been field tested

    8mm arborist’s hitch cords work, but might need to have the covers made looser for better grabbing, some slack in the cover needs to be trapped between the eyes. 7, or 8mm Bluewater VT cord, or TRC in something a little smaller that grabs reliably.
  7. Brocky

    Shifting from Ropeman 1 to hitch on 11mm tether.....suggestions that have been field tested

    Missed this post. A 8mm cord would be a good choice, heat resistance would be nice, not necessary when also using a device. Typing at the same time!
  8. Brocky

    Shifting from Ropeman 1 to hitch on 11mm tether.....suggestions that have been field tested

    Not what the title says?
  9. Brocky

    Shifting from Ropeman 1 to hitch on 11mm tether.....suggestions that have been field tested

    Are you looking for hitch cord for Elite, or for a 11mm rope?
  10. Brocky

    Shifting from Ropeman 1 to hitch on 11mm tether.....suggestions that have been field tested

    The Elite is actually more like 10-10.5mm, not the 9mm they state, probably too big to grab reliably on an 11mm rope.
  11. Brocky

    New rappel device for small rope?

    They might be referring to the Edelrid’s Pinch, coming out in a month or two.
  12. Brocky

    New rappel device for small rope?

    I prefer the hitch above the device, pulling up on the rope releases the hitch as the device takes the load, and also very compact.
  13. Brocky

    iso climbing rope

    I have some 5mm Beal Back Up, or 6.8mm Sterling RIT 900. Both are $1.00 a foot, plus shipping.
  14. Brocky

    Not meaning to open a can of worms - cross loading carabiners

    Side loading tries to bend the carabiner over an object, cross loading tries to pull it apart.
  15. Brocky

    Recommendation for a good eye to eye cord

    I unsubscribed from both a few years ago when the bumped their rope by the foot almost by double. WesSpur is a good supplier, and my favorite is Arbsession, both go the extra mile.
  16. Brocky

    Recommendation for a good eye to eye cord

    I agree, except with your suggestions where to purchase, both have been bought out, use to carry any and everything needed for tree work, now only things that sell the most. Customer service not the best either.
  17. Brocky

    Recommendation for a good eye to eye cord

    In general, and with the adjustability of the Sticht, smaller diameter hitch cords than normal can be used.
  18. Brocky

    Learning from Saddle Hunting Accidents

    I found that the crossing tightens up with a fall, taking a wrap around the tree also works, but more like a tether to advance.
  19. Brocky

    Who uses the notch v3 quickly?

    Maybe have the eye on the pin instead of the u shape? A plastic washer on the pin would keep it from accidentally coming off.
  20. Brocky

    Why don't yall 2TC?

    The two loops look the same, maybe both are foot loops?
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