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The JRB Hitch, a secure, quick release hitch

Ok so in rappel situations to insure you do not accidentally hit the release line on your descent, you would place the biner on the loop as you explained. Would you then have a line on the biner to be able to extract your rope from the tree once you're at the base?
Dog, and anyone else in this thread:
Please understand that when i released this video, i had no idea if this knot MIGHT have already been published yet and that info is still flowing in. So far so good. And also realize that i am being really careful about NOT saying what it could and should be used for. I simply want to lead by example stressing safety and testing, including formal, independent testing. So far, i have only released the basic hitch. It has great potential for rigging. In climbing, i have an entirely unique way to climb on this hitch. That was my real motivation for devising it.
Besides the climbing method, What i have not released is 1. a variation that's much easier to spill, with less resistance. That will be useful when tied on a beaner for rigging applications. I still need to pull test it to failure tho. 2. See attachment. The pictured Variation on the finish, tucking the drawloop under the left side bands. For a canopy anchor with lengthwise pull, this provides MUCH more resistance to spill under load. 3. A 2stage release which can be used in conjunction with any variant.

Tie it and try it. Safely of course.
 

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No disrespect but this seems to be a solution looking for a problem. I have seen similar if not the same, quick release knots used for tie down purposes.
 
No disrespect but this seems to be a solution looking for a problem. I have seen similar if not the same, quick release knots used for tie down purposes.
I appreciate your comment and would like to know more about the hitches you are referring to. Actually, in all my research I have not found anything like this. I mean something with the kind of security to break a scaffold knot. All of the exploding hitches I have found not in this league for security and strength.
 
I would be EXTREMELY nervous being attached to a tree with a quick release knot knowing a 25 foot fall will kill me. I like slow, difficult release when my life is on the line. If I was tying down a tarp, quick release might be great. I wonder how many people will slip a bit, up in the tree and grab the quick release line. I don't want to think about it.
 
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I would be EXTREMELY nervous being attached to a tree with a quick release knot knowing a 25 foot fall will kill me. I like slow, difficult release when my life is on the line. If I was tying down a tarp, quick release might be great. I wonder how many people will slip a bit, up in the tree and grab the quick release line. I don't want to think about it.
Thx. I appreciate the video clip, and of course I was aware of those. None of those are appropriate for Life Safety. Also, at this stage and the journey, all I have done is released instructions on to tie a hitch. You should not assume that it is even releasable under load, or that it cannot be secured such that it is not releasable under load. Those details have simply not been released yet. But it's the first (and good) question i got from the rappel team. At this stage, all I am doing is releasing the basic hitch so that I can get testing done. I have arborists rigging with it this week for example. Introducing the hitch and getting testing done is really only the first step through. Thx.
 
I would be EXTREMELY nervous being attached to a tree with a quick release knot knowing a 25 foot fall will kill me. I like slow, difficult release when my life is on the line. If I was tying down a tarp, quick release might be great. I wonder how many people will slip a bit, up in the tree and grab the quick release line. I don't want to think about it.
Hey BJ, looks like you and i might be neighbors. I am arranging a PA saddle hunters meetup in March via PA Saddle Hunter Facebook... fyi.
 
This is not SRT and not DRT:

The climbing system you show is a SRT system of the sit-stand variety. The lines are fixed not moving, the number used doesn’t make it that different. The acronyms for climbing systems have been changing recently, yours might be called a DSRS system, double stationary rope system.
 
The climbing system you show is a SRT system of the sit-stand variety. The lines are fixed not moving, the number used doesn’t make it that different. The acronyms for climbing systems have been changing recently, yours might be called a DSRS system, double stationary rope system.
Hey man. Thx. I am familiar with the acronym changes. SRT is single rope technique which is being deprecated in favor of Stationary Rope System. DdRT is becoming a Moving Rope System or MRS. Ok, well this system is a hybrid. The rope stays put as you see it in these videos. But it can move if I want it to. Simply lose the footloop and pull on one side, and it's no different than any MRS system except you're tied in on the Stationary side via a friction hitch. And so before i released it, i researched it thoroughly and the consensus was that technically it is an MRS system because the rope CAN move. Apparently, in an SRS system, the rope must be anchored to prevent movement. Its a gray area, so I wanted to avoid confusion AND promote it. Appreciate your input.
 
I forgot about the rope being able to move, then I guess it would be a form of TRT, which allows for moving about the canopy, not something needed here. Kevin Bingham was using a similar system as yours with twin Blake’s in the Aerial Rescue portion of comp climbs, to work around a restriction on mechanical SRT devices. I guess I’m of the opinion that it’s a SRT, that can move if wanted. Early SRT, footlocking up a doubled rope that was only run over a suitable branch, doesn’t fit the definition you’re using. This is a good system all around, that would be safer for novice climbers.
 
I forgot about the rope being able to move, then I guess it would be a form of TRT, which allows for moving about the canopy, not something needed here. Kevin Bingham was using a similar system as yours with twin Blake’s in the Aerial Rescue portion of comp climbs, to work around a restriction on mechanical SRT devices. I guess I’m of the opinion that it’s a SRT, that can move if wanted. Early SRT, footlocking up a doubled rope that was only run over a suitable branch, doesn’t fit the definition you’re using. This is a good system all around, that would be safer for novice climbers.
Right, I didn't make it for an arborist. I made it for a hunter: climbing in the dark; no knots tied at the tree, no devices, nothing to drop, nothing to clang, etc. I lost the video link, but somebody did send me a YouTube about some dude from France who did something like this several years ago and he was an arborist
 
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