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Anyone else using a schwabisch hitch on their tether?

ricky racer said:
I'm thinking of using a schwabisch hitch instead of my Ropeman. Thoughts?
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I tried a schwabish but it bound pretty tightly and was tough to work one handed. I since changed to a distel hitch and that seems to be the way to go. Also am using a distel hitch with a tender on my lineman's belt, rather than a ropeman.
 
I am using the distel hitch in conjunction with the ropeman the last couple of climbs using the ropeman. I plan on using the tethrd ropes with a distel and the shizzl ropeslider in lieu of the pulley or ropeman.
 
TonyGreenway said:
Just wanted to let everyone know:
The prusik cord that comes with tethrd ropes is more than long enough to tie into a schwabisch hitch, distel hitch, or even a valdotain tresse. The top is a schwabisch, that's my lineman's belt. The bottom is a valdotain, that's my tether.View attachment 6171
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What knots did you use to attach to the carabiners?
 
Fisherman's knot. I climbed trees with a split tail like this for five years before buying my first double eye spliced split tail. It works very well. I'll shorten the cords once I set up my tending devices.
 
I switched last year from the ropeman to the schwabish. I will continue with it. I like it a lot.
I use Samson ultra-tech cord 3/8 with eye splices for my tether line, and Armor- Prus 8mm 24" sewn eye and eye for the schwabish line.
 
beej32 said:
I tried a schwabish but it bound pretty tightly and was tough to work one handed. I since changed to a distel hitch and that seems to be the way to go. Also am using a distel hitch with a tender on my lineman's belt, rather than a ropeman.
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out tending it

I am also. I love it and do not plan to switch on my lineman's belt. But I am using a ropeman on my tether as I am not sure about tending the tether.
 
smcchevy said:
I'm a noob to saddle hunting but do like schwabisch I think it's easier to tie
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100rollie said:
I switched last year from the ropeman to the schwabish. I will continue with it. I like it a lot.
I use Samson ultra-tech cord 3/8 with eye splices for my tether line, and Armor- Prus 8mm 24" sewn eye and eye for the schwabish line.
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huntin_addict said:
I prefer the schwabish myself.
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Most people that like the schwabisch also like the distel. It's very similar, just as easy to tie, and can be a little easier to adjust after heavy loading. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already. Just thought I would mention this to you guys that are fans of the schwabisch, as am I. Also, if you don't already run one, look into getting a tending device of some sort. It allows completely one-handed adjustment in either direction.
 
TonyGreenway said:
Most people that like the schwabisch also like the distel. It's very similar, just as easy to tie, and can be a little easier to adjust after heavy loading. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already. Just thought I would mention this to you guys that are fans of the schwabisch, as am I. Also, if you don't already run one, look into getting a tending device of some sort. It allows completely one-handed adjustment in either direction.
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what is this "tending device" you speak of?
 
On an arborist rig, it's a small pulley attached just below your friction hitch. When you want to advance the hitch up the line, you pull the standing end ( tail) of your climbing line or LB up or out to the side and the pulley pushes the hitch along. On a saddle hunting rig, you probably want to use one of these. Less metal-on-metal noise.prusik detail 500-500x500.jpg
 
Following with interest...
Soo is it similar to how the climbing paws on an aero hunter evo pushes the Blake's hit h along? I find it binds once on a while but think its pretty friggin slick.

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cb750 said:
Following with interest...
Soo is it similar to how the climbing paws on an aero hunter evo pushes the Blake's hit h along? I find it binds once on a while but think its pretty friggin slick.

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Yeah, that photo is actually an aero hunter photo. A pulley tender does work much better, but you can imagine the potential for noise.
 
This is my diy tender, using paracord and a little plastic ring I pulled off of an old pack I had. It's shown with a prusik here, but I've since changed that to a distel hitch on my lineman's belt and it works great- easy one-handed operation.
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beej32 said:
This is my diy tender, using paracord and a little plastic ring I pulled off of an old pack I had. It's shown with a prusik here, but I've since changed that to a distel hitch on my lineman's belt and it works great- easy one-handed operation.
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Awesome! I'm going to be using something similar on my setup.
 
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