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8mm Oplux questions & uses

Oakridge said:
I’ve used oplux for everything now for awhile. What I found was best for me was taking aBeal Jammy 5.5mm 35cm and cut it into a straight piece of rope. I then tied a halyard hitch to my tether beiner, then just a simple Blake’s hitch on the oplux. It grabs really well and reliable for me.
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Pic please sir?
 
Squirrels said:
Pic please sir?
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Ditto on a pic! I think I get what you are doing, but was not familiar with the halyard. Any strength concerns using it in a climbing situation, just saw it is used in sailing a lot in a quick glance.
 
One of my biggest reasons with going to a Blake’s hitch over a prussic or klemhiest was the big sewn section on the jammy. I was not a huge fan of the section that was sewn because of the size and stiffness. Also the Blake’s hitch is easy to operate and I’ve never had a problem with it not catching.
 
@Bwhana i have used it a bunch on multiple occasions in a climbing situation and never had a problem. Also it is the knot that aerohunter sold connecting the bridge to the beiner.
I do climb on the same style of setup everyday for work and it always performs well.
I also use that knot on my bridge because it constricts around the bridge loop and allows for some “micro adjust”
 
Murph4028 said:
I run oplux for my tether and linesman belt when I use one. I pair it with a Kong duck. I honestly prefer a ropeman 1 over a duck but I like oplux so much I can live with using a duck. It's so compact and convenient to use.
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I’m gonna be in the same boat

Preferring Ropeman1 but craving the compactness of 8mm


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Oakridge said:
I’ve used oplux for everything now for awhile. What I found was best for me was taking aBeal Jammy 5.5mm 35cm and cut it into a straight piece of rope. I then tied a halyard hitch to my tether beiner, then just a simple Blake’s hitch on the oplux. It grabs really well and reliable for me.
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Interesting


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Living with the Kong isn't bad. Once I set my tether I rarely mess with it after that. The duck falls short while used on a linesman belt because it can be noisy if your not careful. Other than that I really have no complaints. But then again most of the ways I climb doesn't require a linesman belt
 
Tapeworm said:
I’ll be choosing between 9mm with R1 & 8mm Oplux with kong duck or prusik
I’m sure I’ll end up buying all of it anyway
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Go with Oplux 8mm....it is so small.

Murph4028 said:
Living with the Kong isn't bad. Once I set my tether I rarely mess with it after that. The duck falls short while used on a linesman belt because it can be noisy if your not careful. Other than that I really have no complaints. But then again most of the ways I climb doesn't require a linesman belt
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The duck can be stealth stripped up and be just as quiet as a ropeman. Tip: put the stealth strip on and use a soldering pen to cut it around things and the edges.
 
Squirrels said:
Go with Oplux 8mm....it is so small.



The duck can be stealth stripped up and be just as quiet as a ropeman. Tip: put the stealth strip on and use a soldering pen to cut it around things and the edges.
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So then is the noise external from contacting biner ?

Or does it have an internal noise while rope moves thru?


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Tapeworm said:
So then is the noise external from contacting biner ?
Or does it have an internal noise while rope moves thru?
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Zero internal noise from rope moving through. all the noise is from biner contact. I will post a pic tonight of how I stealthed my Kong, maybe even a video. Many will disagree with me and that's fine, but a properly stealth stripped Kong Duck is superior to the Ropeman 1 for MY USES. That's just me.
 
Squirrels said:
Zero internal noise from rope moving through. all the noise is from biner contact. I will post a pic tonight of how I stealthed my Kong, maybe even a video. Many will disagree with me and that's fine, but a properly stealth stripped Kong Duck is superior to the Ropeman 1 for MY USES. That's just me.
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Awesome info

Thanks for the help

I guess I always assumed that the talk about kong duck noise was internal




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Squirrels said:
Go with Oplux 8mm....it is so small.



The duck can be stealth stripped up and be just as quiet as a ropeman. Tip: put the stealth strip on and use a soldering pen to cut it around things and the edges.
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Did that and it came off and made a horrible mess
 
Squirrels said:
Zero internal noise from rope moving through. all the noise is from biner contact. I will post a pic tonight of how I stealthed my Kong, maybe even a video. Many will disagree with me and that's fine, but a properly stealth stripped Kong Duck is superior to the Ropeman 1 for MY USES. That's just me.
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Just got my oplux and kong...would love to see how you quieted them down! Thanks
 
dlist777 said:
8mm on all my ropes. Jammy for prussik. Dan O tender for 1 handed use. Sell your ropemans....you dont need them.
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Would like to see a picture please of the tender hooked up


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