Ropeman vs jammy for tether

[Teamclark]

Which in your mind is better and why? 10mm sterling static with a ropeman 1 or oplux and beal jammy prussic for a tether?

 

[iamcorey]

My vote is for the all rope solution mentioned.
Less metal.
Less cost.
Less weight.
Less bulk.
Equal ease of use.
Safer? Hot topic of discussion, but I don’t know any arborists that use a ropeman as their primary life support attachment.


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[dalton916]

I agree wholeheartedly with the above.

I replaced the Jammy prussic with a 6MM Sterling TRC Distel and like it much better.

 

[devildog]

I like the Jammy with a Distel hitch. Works great and no worry of failure.

 

[Ontariofarmer]

What is the preference on the linemans rope? I like the ditsel on the tether but still use an ascender on the linemans rope.

 

[Teamclark]

I agree wholeheartedly with the above.

I replaced the Jammy prussic with a 6MM Sterling TRC Distel and like it much better.

What makes it better than the jammy?


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[Ontariofarmer]

The jammy is smaller diameter. It should and does grab harder. So I have both and it comes down to personal preference.
I am not sure which I like better.


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[dalton916]

What makes it better than the jammy?


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The Jammy is purple and it reminds me of Clemson and those God awful Barney suits they wear so it had to go away.

 

[dlist777]

I use 8mm Oplux with a Kong because I really like the one handed adjustment. It saves me from having to put my linemans belt back on to make adjustments....

But I use a 2nd tether hooked into an RC Harness's belay loop under my JX 3. If I didn't, I'd probably just use the jammy and deal with the harder adjustment.