Daisychain tether?

[Grasshopper]

Has anyone tried to find a daisy chain type tether to eliminate the need for a ropeman or prussik. Something like a versastrap. I imagine you could get some weight savings, and I'm not super touchy on hookup height that I believe I could find a happy place to hang on a daisy chain..

 

[Nutterbuster]

You can go with a climbing daisy chain, as long as you understand not to clip across the bar tacks. You may have to hunt around for a long enough one to wrap around the tree.

Stuff like the woven daisy chain and the versa strap are not recommended for life support.

 

[Grasshopper]

I wouldn't feel comfortable just grabbing any old daisy chain strap and tying off to it no doubt.

 

[kyler1945]

I hunted hanging from a sewn daisy chain anchor several times. Girth hitched tree, clipped into loop at right height. It weighs 5.5 ounces, you can build a tether with friction hitch at 7 ounces easily. The 1.5 ounces in weight was not worth the restriction in adjustability. I am like you and I do not adjust much if at all once I’m set. Just didn’t make a big enough weight or bulk difference, but it works well

 

[Grasshopper]

My 11mm rope tether is heavy, but I certainly trust it. Just something I was thinking about recently.

 

[Murph4028]

Maybe you should try 8mm oplux. Huge difference from 11mm. Packs down to nothing. My tether is way longer than it has to be because I like to double wrap the tree and it still only weighs about 8 ounces

 

[mhc223]

Maybe you should try 8mm oplux. Huge difference from 11mm. Packs down to nothing. My tether is way longer than it has to be because I like to double wrap the tree and it still only weighs about 8 ounces

Or just go a tad bigger and get sterling 9mm htp. Alot cheaper, under a dollar a foot. Cant buy oplux by the foot....

 

[kyler1945]

Or just go a tad bigger and get sterling 9mm htp. Alot cheaper, under a dollar a foot. Cant buy oplux by the foot....

Both are great options. Oplux is 40% lighter than 9mm HTP, and packs significantly smaller.

HTP is definitely cheaper, but you should be able to buy oplux in short order from Dano at doublesteps.com

 

[Red Beard]

@Murph4028 & @kyler1945 are ya'll using a 6mm hitch with the Oplux?

 

[kyler1945]

@Murph4028 & @kyler1945 are ya'll using a 6mm hitch with the Oplux?

https://saddlehunter.com/community/index.php?threads/new-tether-system.15836/

 

[Murph4028]

I use a Kong duck with a 6mm Sterling autoblock

 

[mbucks27]

has anyone used the 8mm Oplux as your bridge? im thinking about switching lineman's belt bridge and tether to this.

 

[Oakridge]

All my ropes are oplux and my bridge too. I’m very happy with all of it.

 

[mhc223]

Both are great options. Oplux is 40% lighter than 9mm HTP, and packs significantly smaller.

HTP is definitely cheaper, but you should be able to buy oplux in short order from Dano at doublesteps.com

Yes I think oplux is definitely cream of the crop...I see that he has it listed for $1.89 a foot. I got the sterling htp for $0.84 a foot. I think the oplux and the beal jammy with a tender (your setup) is gonna be the best performing system in every aspect.