8mm And Tenders?

[Chrighton]

What do you think @Brocky that's a hollow cover of rope, maybe stitched togethor then heat shrinked. I guess I could cut the heat shrink back and find out.

 

[Samcirrus]

Man, you guys have me thinking about ditching my ropeman.

Do it! Not only is a good hitch marginally lighter, its quieter and easier to adjust down and up!

 

[Chrighton]

Actually its not even sewn. It's just a heat shrink maybe with adhesive on the inside. Works well to make two loops.
How do you extract the core?

 

[Brocky]

What knots are those? I need something to tend my prussik.

Those are Schwabishes, one of the harder hitches to tend with legs coming out the side and getting trapped by the bridge that runs over them.

Top left ia one of several self tending hitches, the Knut H.
Below it is a Michoacán with the legs going through a small piece of half inch pipe that helps tending.
Next a Schwabish with a small double eye strap that wraps around the rope and both eyes get clipped in between the hitch eyes. A knotted version next to it.

Top right has tied eyes and the long tails are brought together and tied with an overhand knot.
Below it is a Michoacán that uses the overhand knot in back to hold it together on carabiner. If it functions good after testing I tie a second overhand.
A Sticht tied in the back that uses a band with it for better tending.

 

[Brocky]

Actually its not even sewn. It's just a heat shrink maybe with adhesive on the inside. Works well to make two loops.
How do you extract the core?

Lightly tape and cut the end off if melted, hold the cover lightly near end and try to push the core out the end, milk cover back, and repeat.

 

[Bigfoot522]

I used rope grabs for years tree cuttin and when you get after it you have to keep orienting them or they bind in the carabiner.
I switched to cords and tend right thru the biner and its so much better.

That's why I have not owned any rope man type of device.
Not to mention I no longer use a linemans cord hunting.

 

[ketch22]

Do it! Not only is a good hitch marginally lighter, its quieter and easier to adjust down and up!

Definitely making the switch on my lineman’s belt, I’ll have to do some testing and practice this off season.

 

[FrankNess14]

Those are Schwabishes, one of the harder hitches to tend with legs coming out the side and getting trapped by the bridge that runs over them.
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Top left ia one of several self tending hitches, the Knut H.
Below it is a Michoacán with the legs going through a small piece of half inch pipe that helps tending.
Next a Schwabish with a small double eye strap that wraps around the rope and both eyes get clipped in between the hitch eyes. A knotted version next to it.

Top right has tied eyes and the long tails are brought together and tied with an overhand knot.
Below it is a Michoacán that uses the overhand knot in back to hold it together on carabiner. If it functions good after testing I tie a second overhand.
A Sticht tied in the back that uses a band with it for better tending.

What’s the knot and cord used on the little black double ended loop tender near the bottom left? I’ve done similar with paracord and sliding triple fisherman’s, but that looks a little different.

 

[1simplemann]

This is my setup with 8mm Ultra-Tech. I avoid metal wherever possible and the paracord tender provides excellent one-handed operation of my LB. I guess some guys like thicker ropes for the stiffness when throwing around the tree, but I don't climb trees that I can't get my arms around.
I don't use a backup LB; rather pull out slack from my one-stick tether if I have to get around something hairy.

I wish I was a headlight on a north-bound train

Is this your everyday biner? I'm seeing a few non locking carabiner's on this thread. Seeing people use Non locking carabiners make me nervous.

 

[ketch22]

Personally I use locking biners. However, I personally know a saddle hunter that had to cut off part of his rope because his screw gate would not open on a reputable companies biner (I’m not going to throw a company under the bus as it could have been a one off issue). He tried for 15 at the base of the tree to get it undone, thank god it was his lineman’s belt and not at hunting height. He got home and had to use pliers to get it open, he threw it out and bought non locking ones and said he hasn’t had issues ever since.

 

[Brocky]

What’s the knot and cord used on the little black double ended loop tender near the bottom left? I’ve done similar with paracord and sliding triple fisherman’s, but that looks a little different.

Triple like you do then I took the core out of the tails and sewed them down to tidy up and to put a curve in the strap to help keep the eyes together.

 

[Squirrels]

Is this your everyday biner? I'm seeing a few non locking carabiner's on this thread. Non locking carabiners make me nervous.

Then you should use lockers.

 

[1simplemann]

Then you should use lockers.

I use auto locking biners. I would never even think about using any type of non locking biner. After watching Nut's video of how easy it is to come out of a non locking biner. That pretty much sealed the deal for me.

 

[ketch22]

Do it! Not only is a good hitch marginally lighter, its quieter and easier to adjust down and up!

So I used some things a had lying around today and made a tender and swapped out my ropeman for a Scwabisch hitch, never going back, I like the ropeman but it’s not one handed operation like this is.

 

[wdarby]

Is this your everyday biner? I'm seeing a few non locking carabiner's on this thread. Seeing people use Non locking carabiners make me nervous.

It's my everyday biner on my linesman rope for 2 years. Really like the convenience when climbing. I use locking biners for one-sticking, tether & rappel. But I am comfortable with this for short-term linesman connections.

I wish I was a headlight on a north-bound train

 

[FrankNess14]

So I used some things a had lying around today and made a tender and swapped out my ropeman for a Scwabisch hitch, never going back, I like the ropeman but it’s not one handed operation like this is.

Don’t ever try any other hitches or you’ll be addicted! Schwabish is the gateway hitch…


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[ketch22]

Don’t ever try any other hitches or you’ll be addicted! Schwabish is the gateway hitch…


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Haha, my good friend is an arborist and he’s trying to sell me on the distal. Either way, the ropeman is great in one direction but this is great in both.