XINDA XD8602 Climbing Rescue Figure 8 Descender with Bent-ear Rappelling Gear Belay Device 

You don’t need a prussik to rappel. Lol describe to me how you’d release the tension if you stopped descending? I can tell you if you don’t know and it would be a pain. The way he tied off is correct but you should loop around twice and go through the center twice. That’s what it’s designed for. It’s the reason for those ears on the side.

@@TheChrisbeeChickenthe prussik is only there for backup, incase the rope slips out of your hand, or for some reason you lose your tail end rope, the prussik will catch you.

In Canyoneering prusic is not used due to the danger of getting stuck under waterfall.Rgen you die from the exposure. Instead the friction should be enough for semi controlled descent even if unconscious.

We teach that during rappelling (especially on single strand) it is highly recommended to add in a third hand for additional safety. This non negotiable when doing rescue operations and high load scenarios. A prussik is not recommended, an autoblock, VT hitch, and distal hitch are great options that reduce the likelihood of it welding to the rope. But my school house way is not the only way. If anyone is looking for great videos on this kind of stuff, AAI has tons of free videos on RU-vid. I'd highly recommend them.

Doesn’t mean it’s the safest way to do it, the military is more focused on getting people down fast, when I’m abbing I’m more focused on just not dying

It evens out I think, since a figure eight is way cheaper than a mechanical descender. Tougher on the ropes, but now you've got extra money for a new one 😂

Make sure to use vinyl coated clothes line. Is waterproof.

You should try it, it's a lot easier than you'd think. It takes practice and upper-body strength, but plenty of professionals (arborists mostly) use figure eights alone. I was a tower climber and got rescue-trained with mech. descenders, mech. prussiks, figure eights and safety eights. They all work, just need to know how to use them.

​@@OldManJenkins23 I'm aware that it's possible to use figure-8s alone: I used to do it. The difference is that from an engineering standpoint, the tension applied to the rope would make this incredibly difficult (i.e. "practically impossible") to do what is done in the video both safely and effectively, and from a redundant safety perspective (something that if you were "rescue-trained" as you put it, you would be aware of) the use of a prusik is the most appropriate option as it removes the human error element of accidentally letting go of the rope while tying the locking hitch. You might also benefit from reading other comments on this video from people who actually have this item and how they describe that it is not exactly an incredibly safe tool. Once again, from someone who claims to be "rescue-trained", you seem to be advocating the use of rather dangerous practices for abseiling. They might be fine for arboreal work where chances are you're not likely to be more than a few meters (5-10m) above the ground, but for rope access, technical access, abseiling, etc. it is just not a safe option. Its the reason why leading manufacturers usually stick to a few, known, proven designs.

depends on how strong you are! 😂

Golpeas la puerta y preguntas si está ocupado

$20 vs $120. also, in a caving/canyoneering environment a grigri will get mauled

You don't need to put the rope through, this only adds extra friction

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which one?