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Ropeman 1 on tether

I agree with Shwacker. It is whatever makes you feel comfortable to where you can focus on the job at hand. I have used both on my tether. You have to be aware when letting slack out with a ropeman. I find when you put tension on the prussic to lean or sit in your saddle, It is a little more difficult to loosen to slide up and down the tether. Smoother and faster with a ropeman. Just be in the moment and focus when using a ropeman.
 
I have a RM1 on tether and lineman. I don't ever have enough slack in my tether to worry about some of the issues mentioned. If you 1- sticked for climbing where you have slack in tether, I'd probably think otherwise, but that's just my opinion. That being said, i am still using the eye-to-eye aerohunter prussic cords for a distel hitch above each ropeman my peace of mind still (1st yr in saddle) though is just redundancy essentially.
 
1 sticking and LWHC introduce a lot of slack in your tether. I currently use a RM1 on my LB and Tether. I am thinking about swapping out soon and selling RM1.


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Aeds151 said:
1 sticking and LWHC introduce a lot of slack in your tether.


That's the primary reason I made the switch. Didn't like seeing my bridge with rm1 at my knees when I climbed up on stick even tho it's down there for less than a minute.
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I am coming around to a friction hitch and tender for my tether connection. Good video!


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Rm1 on tether and LB. Probably 250lbs with boots and clothes. I've used them for as long as I've been using a diy saddle (at least 3 seasons). No issues and given the amount of times I adjust things, no reason to change to a friction knot. I use a RC harness and my tether is connected to that. If rm1 breaks I'm not going anywhere. I've also been known to put my LB around the tree and hook that to my RCH. I use a platform, so I don't need the freedom to run around the tree, so I don't feel limited.
 
Whitetail Nut said:
What’s everyone thoughts on using a ropeman 1 on your tether? I have been using one but just not sure if I trust it enough over using a prusik. Also I have read people say not to use the ropeman 1 on tether. As much input on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Tons of people use Ropeman 1’s for tether & lineman’s rope


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I sold all my ropemans and bought 8mm oplux and 50cm Beal jammys. Really like the compact rope and the rope tender works great. No regrets in selling the ropemans.



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I use it on my tether with a prusik as a back up. I just put the prusik low on the tether and loop it back so that I never have to adjust it.
 
Stykbow1 said:
They make some very good points in this video including people should never sacrifice safety for meer ounces. The bottom line is those that do this day in and day out want the safest most foolproof system they can find and won't compromise on safety for convenience. We all know mistakes happen in the field and we all should do our best to reduce the chance of a mistake turning into a tragedy.

So I think the message here is if you use the Ropeman 1 be careful and use caution especially when putting slack into your tree rope or tether. Another thing I would do is tie a figure eight on a bight at the end of your tree rope and run it through your bridge and attach it to the carabiner. That way if the Ropeman 1 should fail you are still attached to the tree rope.

Good Hunting....
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My tree tether always ends with a figure 8 on a carabiner clipped to my harness.
 
A lot of people have answered that if the Ropeman breaks they will be fine but the issue with the Ropeman is cutting the rope not breaking. Somebody should stand on a bridge and throw off two 80# bags of concrete with a ten foot fall and see what happens to a rope with a Ropeman on it. My guess would be it would be fine but I dunno. Seems like guys like to make videos here so somebody probably has the stuff to do it easily.
 
afhunter1 said:
A lot of people have answered that if the Ropeman breaks they will be fine but the issue with the Ropeman is cutting the rope not breaking. Somebody should stand on a bridge and throw off two 80# bags of concrete with a ten foot fall and see what happens to a rope with a Ropeman on it. My guess would be it would be fine but I dunno. Seems like guys like to make videos here so somebody probably has the stuff to do it easily.
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I’d love to see that video made. The rope would hold maybe, depending on the type, but it would definitely be trashed after that.
 
afhunter1 said:
A lot of people have answered that if the Ropeman breaks they will be fine but the issue with the Ropeman is cutting the rope not breaking. Somebody should stand on a bridge and throw off two 80# bags of concrete with a ten foot fall and see what happens to a rope with a Ropeman on it. My guess would be it would be fine but I dunno. Seems like guys like to make videos here so somebody probably has the stuff to do it easily.
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Is anyone really running a 12+ ft tether to have a remote possibility of a 10 ft fall? I get your point and do not use one on my tether, but that is not even close to reality. Reality for saddle hunting is not the same as rock climbing. This and many other safety discussions on here are based on uses that exert far more forces than you can hunting in normal circumstances, and therefore the safety factor is overblown.

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So it would be more like 3-4 bags of concrete (80lb bags) 2-3 ft and see what happens. I want THAT video.


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afhunter1 said:
A lot of people have answered that if the Ropeman breaks they will be fine but the issue with the Ropeman is cutting the rope not breaking. Somebody should stand on a bridge and throw off two 80# bags of concrete with a ten foot fall and see what happens to a rope with a Ropeman on it. My guess would be it would be fine but I dunno. Seems like guys like to make videos here so somebody probably has the stuff to do it easily.
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Well, there was a guy in here recently that hooked ropemto his tractor and his UTV side/side and did what looked like a 3-4 ft snatch on it. He tested a ropeman, kong, and prussik.

I feel VERY SAFE, with any of the 3!!!

Ropes did not cut in half. RM and Kong did tear the outer sheath and “chattered” apparently and slid down the rope about 2-3 feet. (Which I view as a good thing as it gives some dynamic relief to a fall)
Prussik gave the rope a bit of a burn as it slid what appeared to be 6-8 inches

Maybe someone else say this backyard test as well and can link it. Gave me plenty of confidence




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Also remember, our bodies are not concrete. There is a lot of dynamic type absorption of force by the gelatinous make-up of our body on a fall.


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