Shrike Webbing Tether: Is a Webbing Tether Better than 8mm Oplux? 

I recently went to a tubular strap tether from Hang Free. You may want to give it a look. Another great video. Keep them coming.

Wow. You do the best job of professional saddle, education videos on the Internet. You’re my go to guy for tips and tricks, sources of gear and functionality.

New to saddle hunting. I really like the prusik on the bridge loop. I'll be setting mine up that way now. Taking a carabiner out of the equation saves weight and brings me a little more piece of mind. I was on a pretty big pendulum on a steep 12/12 roof a few years ago. I heard "click" and felt gravity in full force. I ended up doing some type of weird spinny flip and caught myself like a spider in the valley. I sliced my hand (metal roof) my carabiner had unscrewed it's self at some point and the gate opened on the pendulum.

Spencer I really enjoyed this review and have been using this tether since Casey from Aero Hunter sent it to me to test. Since receiving this from Casey my other tethers sit in my bag as a backup. One of the things a lot of new and seasoned saddle hunters struggle with is the availability of the popular ropes and rope grab devices. I get calls and emails from guys all the time looking for alternatives and I think Casey hit a home run with this tether in both functionality and price. Thanks for the review!

Thanks for the review, always good tips for us saddle hunters!!

I learn new and useful stuff whenever I watch your videos. Good job!

Very thorough review of this product and comparison of the options. 👍

Another great video review!

Thanks Spencer! Another great review!

If that carabiner is the Fusion Essence 9313-2 then that whole system is a steal. That carabiner is my best & 2nd place isn't even close. I got it from Aerohunter when I ordered my Kestrel Flex. I have bought 4 Oplux 8mm tethers from WEI. One of them was the full KISS system. That loop @ the end put back through the carabiner is a must. Keeps everything neat & safe with no clutter.

The solution to the gunk on your plus is to get some rope wash, I will wash my climbing ropes and static line once a year to remove all the dirt and oil from out hands that builds up.

Thank you for doing this video. I have been debating this option or the new one from backwoods mobile gear.

Thanks for sharing

I bought the shrike for my saddle, mainly for the value and I saw you were getting ready to do this review

Great job on the video, as usual! But what I REALLY want to know is how do you like the Orion and when does the review come out?

Nice review! Prob lighter for packing in, etc. Thx man!

if you tie the 6 mm trc hitch back to the carabiner with scaffold knots, rather than a loop, then it roughly doubles the strength because the weight is dispersed over 2 cords

So I’m guessing you just ordered those sys haulers from tethrd? I was just curious because the old models were made with a nice orange zip cord, now they use black. Needless to say I miss the bright orange in the early morning hours, or just in general. I had the same thing happen to me, but sadly I traded my originals because I didn’t like the internal pockets on them, now I’m running what you have with the two pockets on the sides. Needless to say I’m intrigued with that tether ! Pretty cool. Good videos by the way man!

I believe roughly half the load is taken on each side of the hitch cord though. So really it has twice the capacity as it’s tensile breaking load.

Hey Spencer, where do you get the castration bands that you use on the oplux tether? How durable are they? I noticed you had several on your tether in the video. Thanks!