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Old 16th December 2007, 03:30 AM   #12 (permalink)
jim1nz
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Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
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Default Re: ART Cocoon Pulley

Haha what ever happened to positive and constructive critisism! That pulley is one of the best enginered and well thought out design out of any piece of arb climbing equipment i have seen in a while. Just because some bloke wrote up an article saying its a redirect pulley dont mean it is. Its up to you to come up with creative ways of using such a tool. Its so easy to buy it, follow the croud and try it once only to come to a conclusion of it being shit. I have one and am using it on a rope guide with a open spliced eye insteed of the ring, you will find the pulleys dont fit well into the ring. I use it as a midline anchor pulley as it comes out of rope with no dramas at all.

Positives -

Smooth ergonomic shape stops it getting stuck!!!
Easily attached and swaped with other hardware and ropes/slings
Very light
Can take a knock, has bushings as opposed to a bearings

It does not swivel what so ever. Swivel pulleys dont work in a double rope system with a VT or similar self tailing prussic anyway, the rope twists just the same.

Ha i have to laugh at everyone worrying about the system ratings, i mean for sure 22kn is an excellent safe standard but whats the point in higher breaking strengths? Seriously the chance of your tie in point exceeding 2.2 ton breaking strength is bugger all, if so prove it...
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