I use a 28” hitch cord and tie a knut. I use a single cheap pulley and attach it to the oval carabiner I use with a swivel snap link. This puts the pulley very close to the hitch and allows for immediate hitch adjustment with pretty much no setback.
I got most of my equipment off Amazon, watched months of RU-vid videos before deciding to invest in climbing gear versus paying someone around 2 grand to take down one problem oak tree I have. I have learned more watching Bono’s videos than any others that come to mind. Keep up the good work.
Was wondering why my prussic would blouse out on my rope walk. Have to make sure to squeeze it as I load my saddle or down I would go. Will try another wrap or two. Thank you. 32" 8mm prussic.
Good stuff. I was unaware that you could get away with less wraps on a shorter cord! Awesome. It just seems like 5 no matter what especially if you weigh more than like 170
My climbing ropes r mostly different. I use several types of hitchcords. I think there's alot to be said between the relationship of your climbing line & the type of hitchcord whether it's a Beeline or some other. Most of my hitchcords r of the Beeline variety. But they have different lengths. Some have the sewn eye & others have that very small loop of inner fibers which I like but they r always the toughest to put a carabiner through. I'm probably 50/50 on 4 wraps or 5. Usually comes down to what cordage works with the climbing line I'm using that day.
@@josephtreadlightly5686 I'm still relatively new but I've noticed what you're talking about. Trying a few different cords on different ropes. I don't quite have a favorite yet but I have some beeline that works well with my rope wrench setup, RIT for the hitch hiker 2, a few Ocean poly for lanyards. That beeline is nice though
I like all the Sterling cordage items as well. I have a couple of Sterling climbing ropes. One is shorter & it's only for SRT. But my slightly larger 9.5 mm longer Sterling rope has a small loop on one end to hook my DMM HitchClimber Eccentric MRS system & the other end has a larger loop. With that end I can use it for SRT with the large loop allowing me to girth hitch it around the whole 🌳 with one side of the rope going over a union in the 🌳. I have an ash 🌳 that I need to cut the co-dominant side off piece by piece. So I will have that ➕️ another lifeline hooked up into the good side that I won't be cutting. I'm going to fell the branches & they will all go down a zipline in the direction I need them to go. It's a pretty good sized project but that versatility I'm giving myself is going to help out nicely.
@@josephtreadlightly5686 I think that's what I really like most about this line of work, there's so many different ways to do the same thing. It's nice to hear other people's techniques. Very helpful
I agree on the Michoacan. Best of both worlds & u don't have those long legs like a VT which scares me. The Shwabish is probably very safe but just doesn’t advance u upward like a good Knut or Michoacan.
