Kong Slyde personal tether demo 

Great review! I am always interested in the factor 2 fall ability of these new lanyards. I guess it can absorb because the rope you should choose should be dynamic and not static.

Nice video but I think the stopper knot should be more than an overhand knot my suggestion would be a DOUBLE or TRIPLE barrel knot with a good amount of tail.

Which knot would you use for a high rapell device? Directed figure 8, alpine butterfly or...? In this case it would probably need a little more than 2 m of rope.

can you release it under load?

I strongly advise against using an eight mm rope in this device since from my personal experience a so thin rope gets crossed into the larger hole of the Slide and so the device set-up loses its halting function and becomes nothing more than a sort of munter hitch. I had use it in aid climbing in my first attempts and it happened a few times (bad moments). A nine mm rope should avoid this eventuality (maybe), but of course it makes the system much stiffer. I think Kong should reinvent this device using smaller holes for smaller ropes, both achieving a smooth use and avoding the rope-crossing danger.

not sure if it matters but kong website says the slyde should be used with 9-10mm rope. be safe ! thanks for all ur vids!