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Kong Slyde

I am thinking on my tether as well.
My Slyde should be in the mailbox tonight or tomorrow. :yum:
 
[mention]pse3 [/mention] would you mind sending a close up pic of your tether handles when you get a chance? It looks like you are using tubular webbing?


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Ok, so I'm playing around with the Slyde.
The first rope i picked is an 8mm Samson Ultra-Tech.

It is TOO SMALL to use with this apparatus ! :(

There is enough room in the elongated hole for the rope to 'pass bye itself' and alow you to free-fall... o_O

I'm pretty bummed because I have a 30' length of this rope that I was gonna make a few tethers out of. My plan was to have the Slyde on at least one of them but that ain't gonna work.

I suppose a guy could 'build-up' one side of the oval shaped hole with J-B Weld or something to get it to work with 8mm rope?
I don't think I'm up to that though.

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Or get a blank of aluminum and put smaller holes that are slightly closer together, would need some serious testing before climbing to height though...
 
phatkaw said:
Ok, so I'm playing around with the Slyde.
The first rope i picked is an 8mm Samson Ultra-Tech.

It is TOO SMALL to use with this apparatus ! :(

There is enough room in the elongated hole for the rope to 'pass bye itself' and alow you to free-fall... o_O

I'm pretty bummed because I have a 30' length of this rope that I was gonna make a few tethers out of. My plan was to have the Slyde on at least one of them but that ain't gonna work.

I suppose a guy could 'build-up' one side of the oval shaped hole with J-B Weld or something to get it to work with 8mm rope?
I don't think I'm up to that though.

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the JB weld idea sounds too dangerous
 
phatkaw said:
Ok, so I'm playing around with the Slyde.
The first rope i picked is an 8mm Samson Ultra-Tech.

It is TOO SMALL to use with this apparatus ! :(

There is enough room in the elongated hole for the rope to 'pass bye itself' and alow you to free-fall... o_O

I'm pretty bummed because I have a 30' length of this rope that I was gonna make a few tethers out of. My plan was to have the Slyde on at least one of them but that ain't gonna work.

I suppose a guy could 'build-up' one side of the oval shaped hole with J-B Weld or something to get it to work with 8mm rope?
I don't think I'm up to that though.

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Is that rope a flat rope, like the stuff on the WE steps? I used an 8mm rope on mine, and it held ok
 
Ultratech has a loose cover that allows the core to flatten, and a smooth cover to further allow slipping.

I did’t test very much, but filling the slot with a short piece of cord seemed to stop the bypassing, of course sewing the ends rather than a pin.
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the 9.5mm KM-III is a bit stiff to work well through the slyde, it doesnt slide very easily and locks up.
 
Stiff and bumpy aren’t desirable here!
Another possible way to fill the slot.
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I just tried some 8mm Rescue-Tech in the Slyde.

I worked fine, BUT after watching the other 8mm rope 'pass bye' it's self this morning there's no way I'd trust it at 30' and leaning back away from a tree!
 
I only tried on the 8mm rope bridge on my cruzr (whatever 8mm rope that is) and my KM-III 9.5mm.

It seemed to hold fine on both of those, I've got some resc tech and canyon elite sections coming soon, should work on one of those.
 
I already posted this in some other threads but this rope is the bomb and works with the Slyde.

I have no affiliation with this company or products other than I bought three 8ft sections of this rope.

arbsession.com

Edelrid Swift Protect Pro Dry 8.9mm Tether/Lineman Belt

Not ANSI rated - With sewn eye ABS is 4000lb when pulled straight. The Swift Protect Pro Dry is the first dynamic single rope with built-in cut resistance. This means high-strength aramid fibers are integrated into the rope sheath during the braiding process. This increases the cut resistance of...
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I was surprised when I had them sew eyes on some canyon elite that I got from EWO and got free shipping as well. With an extra 6 foot length of rope they did a pull test on the rope for free too. They are going to be my, go to, place to have any rope work done for sure. I'll bet they would be reasonable on making some 22" Eye to eye hitch cords with some TRC.
 
Zero One Actual said:
I already posted this in some other threads but this rope is the bomb and works with the Slyde.

I have no affiliation with this company or products other than I bought three 8ft sections of this rope.

arbsession.com

Edelrid Swift Protect Pro Dry 8.9mm Tether/Lineman Belt

Not ANSI rated - With sewn eye ABS is 4000lb when pulled straight. The Swift Protect Pro Dry is the first dynamic single rope with built-in cut resistance. This means high-strength aramid fibers are integrated into the rope sheath during the braiding process. This increases the cut resistance of...
arbsession.com arbsession.com
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Question for you: if you are already using a dynamic rope with 30% stretch would the slyde still be worth it? Would it just essentially give you even extra fall catching? I have a dynamic rope already so not sure if the slyde is needed. I'm on a gear spending freeze.
 
wingnut said:
I was surprised when I had them sew eyes on some canyon elite that I got from EWO and got free shipping as well. With an extra 6 foot length of rope they did a pull test on the rope for free too. They are going to be my, go to, place to have any rope work done for sure. I'll bet they would be reasonable on making some 22" Eye to eye hitch cords with some TRC.
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Call and ask for Brandon. He hunts and is super knowledgeable on all the ropes. I told him to sign up on here. Not sure if he has or not. But yes, he tested that rope for me which I purchased from another forum member. I sent it in and he tested it for me (us) hence the rating and info on the site. He will do any rope you want and loves doing it. Anyways. Back to the Slyde.
 
philsanchez76 said:
Question for you: if you are already using a dynamic rope with 30% stretch would the slyde still be worth it? Would it just essentially give you even extra fall catching? I have a dynamic rope already so not sure if the slyde is needed. I'm on a gear spending freeze.
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It is not needed at all. But for ten dollars I want to compare it to a Kong Duck as another option and basically learn another piece of kit that’s out there. Or maybe toss one in your kit somewhere as an extra or backup or who knows what. But it is not needed if you already have all the other methods already available.
 
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