TonyGreenway
Well-Known Member
Hey guys! Just thought I'd put this out there. Personally, I find standard prusiks to be a pain because they get so tight over time that they can be difficult to adjust without resetting it. If you're a big guy like me (6' 2" and 240 lbs), you may have experienced this yourself. I use a schwabisch hitch instead. I've been climbing as an arborist for 14 years, and I've found the schwabisch to be my favorite friction hitch for my flipline (lineman's belt), and works just as well on a tether. They just don't get bound as often under a heavy load. It is easy to tie, but you need to use a split tail, rather than a prusik loop. (Most prusik loops are long enough to be tied into a split tail.) Schwabisch hitches also work better with a tender than a prusik. Most people are probably fine with a prusik, but my fellow big boys may want to try the schwabisch. If anyone has any questions, or wants more info on using a split tail rather than a loop, just let me know.