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Originally Posted by Ekka  Cheap is good. |
Another reason I do'nt use splices for my hitch cord (unless I could do them myself) A spliced length of tenex costs 10-15 quid an un-spliced length is ?2, plus with tying a fishermans you can adjust it to your prefered length, it cinches tighter to the biner, and the buried end does'nt interfer with the hitch.
I bought 6.5m of xtc to make my blakes htiches, it cost the same as 1 splced length and i can make upto 5 blakes with it, yes the fishermans knot is a little chunky, but if the end of your climbing line is spliced its no biggie.
Makes good sense to me.
Different stroke for different folks.