Yesterday when i was climbing down (luckily in the light), i noticed that the one strap lock on my LWHC had opened up and just barely had a hold of the strap that goes around the tree. I tied to gingerly get it to bite in the tree so i could close the latch but of course it fell. My Safety line was attached so i only had about a 20 minute inconvenience to get it reset on the tree & get climbing again. I think my boot caught the latch and opened it up. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Either way i think i'm hanging the HC up for a while and may be in the market for a new climbing method.
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Handclimber opened up on me.
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That sucks man, but I’m glad you’re alright.
Scott F
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Me too, glad to read the end result is that you were okay.
Someone needs to make a 'hand climber' that is designed for use in this way and is done without the need for any modifications.
Has anyone tried making the base of a tree lounge-type climber?
Rant and post highjack over...
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This happened to me in Oct. Completely dark. I went to stand up to advance the tether, and it slowly fell out from under me. No big deal, just haul it back up to where I could work on it and reset as needed. Best guess is I somehow did something to allow a latch to open up. It can happen.
robstewart
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This kind of thing is why I switched to a 30’ tether and rappel down( then pull the tether out with a piece of paracord)
I tried using my self climber base one time and at the end of the night I hooked my feet in, disengaged from the tree and descended my rope with no effort and less risk.
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Glad you had it tethered, it could have been a sticky situation otherwise. Good planning to assure you didn't lose it altogether.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone and honestly, it happened when i was low enough i could've jumped if need be. I'm just bummed that it soured me on the method. I like the way summit does their cable better, though for what its worth i checked today and the way the foot part of their climbers are designed, the latch is out of the way.
If anyone has a fix for this issue i'd love to hear it but until then i think i'm out on the HC.
If anyone has a fix for this issue i'd love to hear it but until then i think i'm out on the HC.
Don’t let it sour you..... I’m working on a fix for that & something besides the bolt mod....
rutjr
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Yup same thing happened to me back in the summer but like others have said you're tethered in. I've since changed mine to take a Summit cable, not because of that, I just like the stiffness of the Summit cable better.
Do you mind showing how you got it to take a summit cable?
rutjr
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I bought 1” square steel tube with a 1/16 wall thickness at Lowe’s. It was like $13. You need 1/16 wall thickness for inside cable clearance. I copied the Lone Wolf arms except for the holes for the cable. I used 3/8” drill on the center of the width and spaced them 1” apart for better adjustment. I work in a machine shop so it was easy for me.
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