Good reading alright.
Regarding the prussic technique, i think its great for guys on prussics/blakes/taughtline ect. I have seen a lot of setups but never seen that, nice work Q. Its taking one step back to take two forward, i have never thought of trying to develop an older system.
I climb on my version of the VT which is great for me. Tried the LJ and the Spider jack and really did like them but not enough for me to replace the system i use with either one. If you think the LJ is scary wait until you have a go of the SJ haha, its just different and takes time to get used to thats all. The SJ is basicly a positioner with a wooden additional cam to make the decent smoother, it is really smooth when you get used to it but it takes time.
D Mc, if you used a pulley with two eyes, you could splice your extendable prussic directly onto one eye and when you wanted to change to your short system, clip the carabiner from your LJ directly into the remaining eye. All this does is eliminate a carabiner and eliminates having two biners clipped into one another. At the same time your system remains the angle/direction your used to (LJ ball on the right). What do you reckon?
A double bowline tucked or a single bowline with a figure 8 stopper is minimum requirements for climbing. But hey whats the point if your main attachment point is a snap hook...
