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Old 25th March 2008, 09:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Palm pull rope tip?

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Originally Posted by Ekka View Post
Anyway, when you tie the throwline to the rope dont do it right on the end like 99% of people do with a tree. That's coz the "stub" end of the rope will surely stab into and between fronds. Tie it about 1m down the rope so when pulling through the rope sort of does a loop helping get through tight fronds.

This was the only thing that i didn't try.
I think that might be the key, i will try this next time

Have you ever tried setting up a leather cambium saver type of device to make the rope glide through more easily?
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