Tether out of Tubular Webbing

[LarkHarrison243]

Trying to reduce bulk and i was wondering if there are any friction hitches that work o webbing. With one sticking I am thinking of using a webbing tether (if possible) in place of a linemen's rope for passing branches. Any ideas/suggestions wou;d be appreciated.

 

[always89y]

I cant say that im aware of any friction hitches, but most that are using webbing as a tether are using a Kong Duct, or this:

COBRA® Frame Release D-Ring 18kN – AustriAlpin

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[LarkHarrison243]

I cant say that im aware of any friction hitches, but most that are using webbing as a tether are using a Kong Duct, or this:

COBRA® Frame Release D-Ring 18kN – AustriAlpin

austrialpin.net

If I understand correctly these aren't supposed to be used when there's slack in the system? One sticking that may be a problem, thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it further.

 

[iamcorey]

Friction knots over webbing?

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It works. No idea what the math is on breaking strength. I’ve played with it at ground level. Seems solid but never used it at height.


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[LarkHarrison243]

Friction knots over webbing?

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It works. No idea what the math is on breaking strength. I’ve played with it at ground level. Seems solid but never used it at height.


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I'll look into it thanks

 

[always89y]

I'll look into it thanks

Correct. I used one for half of the season while one sticking. Just have to be vigilant about keeping slack out. I would constantly pull up slack while mounting the stick...one of the reasons I got away from it and just started using my rappel line and safeguard.

With that said, I never had it "slide down" the webbing. It always stayed in place.

 

[pesqimon]

I don’t like the idea of a webbing tether while one sticking. I imagine it will be annoying in several ways.
- webbing will catch on bark much easier than rope when trying to move the tether up
- friction hitches are not as tried and true with webbing tethers (I’ve never seen one in action)
- flat webbing will be harder to grab and move up versus the round rope

 

[KYhunter66]

I'm using the ANSI COBRA frame Release it's working good on my webbing bridge but I'm not completely shore about it? It's not really made for that i may go back to rope man 1

 

[LarkHarrison243]

I don’t like the idea of a webbing tether while one sticking. I imagine it will be annoying in several ways.
- webbing will catch on bark much easier than rope when trying to move the tether up
- friction hitches are not as tried and true with webbing tethers (I’ve never seen one in action)
- flat webbing will be harder to grab and move up versus the round rope

My plan was to use it as a backup tether in place of a LB not as my primary tether so I shouldn't be moving it up and down much. If I go through with it I will test it plenty at ground level first. Thanks for showing some of the cons.

 

[LarkHarrison243]

I may try to make one out of 1/4'' AmSteel instead of webbing. If I can find a good tutorial on the full bury method.

 

[mtsrunner]

I have used a tubular webbing tether and Beal Jammy as a prussic before. It worked, but it’s a little harder to move up the tree vs a rope tether, but lighter and less bulk.
However, the webbing I used started with a 4000 lb rating and then I tied a water knot to make the loop, thereby decreasing the strength. I decided that wasn’t enough of a safety factor for my comfort level.