Stopper ball for oplux tether

[Ols]

Does anyone use a stopper ball or some other device to slide up your oplux tether by the gerth hitch around the tree? If so, what are you using? Links would be appreciated

 

[Westdesign03]

Does anyone use a stopper ball or some other device to slide up your oplux tether by the gerth hitch around the tree? If so, what are you using? Links would be appreciated

I would also love to know this. Preferably something that could maybe attach/detached from any rope you’d used for a tether. Even a DIY option would be cool to know about for this.


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[Fairchild#17]

I tie a second prussic loop and slide it up tight to the girth hitch loop. Works just fine.

 

[Madgrad02]

Celtic stopper knot... think @always89y
posted a video
I just use some castration bands otherwise (can kind of see in the pic... just slide down girth hitch)

 

[Olegrad]

 

[dlist777]

I used a stopper ball. Take a bungee ball loop. Cut off bungee. Drill 8mm hole. Put on oplux.

But girth hitching the rope around itself works even better

 

[Old squirrel]

I do what dlist777 does

 

[steve-0h]

I used a stopper ball. Take a bungee ball loop. Cut off bungee. Drill 8mm hole. Put on oplux.

But girth hitching the rope around itself works even better

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Same here... This is the best solution I’ve found. Even better than a stopper ball

 

[Westdesign03]

Same here... This is the best solution I’ve found. Even better than a stopper ball

Sweet idea! I think I’ve seen that here before but it just never clicked. Now if I can find something for the tapes rope where I can then still pull it down from the ground.


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[gdtrfb24]

I like the girth hitch and thanks for sharing.

 

[Jay_Disarray]

I use a quick link on my tether so I can disconnect and reconnect easier when 1 sticking. This way I don't have to run the entirety of my tether back through to go over limbs.

This is a paracord prusik with a rubber connector from an old helium stick

 

[Country]

I really like the girth hitch idea. One thing I can't figure out is why some guys have a problem with their tether slipping down and some don't. I have not once had my tether slip down.

 

[Yazoo Hntr]

I use a quick link on my tether so I can disconnect and reconnect easier when 1 sticking. This way I don't have to run the entirety of my tether back through to go over limbs.

This is a paracord prusik with a rubber connector from an old helium stick
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I use a quick link for the same reason, but use another carabiner that I hang my sitka tool box from.

 

[Jwiggins762]

I really like the girth hitch idea. One thing I can't figure out is why some guys have a problem with their tether slipping down and some don't. I have not once had my tether slip down.

When I used my "tethrd" tether it didn't ever slip, but since I've been using my reppel rope as my tether and one sticking it does slip.

 

[Country]

When I used my "tethrd" tether it didn't ever slip, but since I've been using my reppel rope as my tether and one sticking it does slip.

I've used the HSS rope tether and Tethrd tether and neither slipped for me. Yeah, maybe it's a rope thing.

 

[Guff Dawg]

I double it through the eye while girth hitching to the tree. No worries about it sagging