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Distel hitch length?

Razorbak66

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Ok I finally had time to mess with the oplux and sterling and trying to figure if I want to use a distel or prussic but trying a distel right now. What length do you make yours I’m in a tree right now using my new ridge runner and scout platform (just came today. REAL NICE!!!). I think I got my distel way to longE7A6D979-7BA8-4EEB-A118-F290F0BAE337.jpeg
 
Agreed. That’s ungodly long, IMHO. I make mine as short as I can get away with.

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That is way too long. You want to minimize the length as short as you can, but no shorter than the length of your friction tender.

Your pic was not clear, but I did not see a friction hitch tender. If using a Distel hitch, I would recommend setting up a tender.

My examples below.

The one on the left is the length of my friction hitch tender. I could make it shorter if I set up a shorter friction hitch tender.

The one on the right is limited to overall shortness bases on the plastic wrap. In that case, a DanO tender worked out to the correct length (after I added another wrap on the distel).


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My ropes are larger. I do have oplux and use tender / setup like [mention]dalton916 [/mention] is showing.
 
Yup mine is short like the ones shown.


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Bad pic and yes way to long. Couldn’t even use the kong mini tender or see it in pic. What are your lengths on the distel I’m at 18” from bottom of the distel to loop at the carabiner
 
This is a distel hitch with tender.
 

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I see you have extra wraps what is recommended? I think I got 4 from the video I saw
 
I kept adding a loop until I liked how it functioned. One less than what is in picture worked also, just liked it better the way it is shown. I don't see adding a loop as being a problem. I'm using a schwavisch hitch on my lineman's belt. It has a little less slack in the knot than the distel hitch.
 
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