Home Made Rope Guides

jtrouse · 10th March 2008, 03:49 AM

Hey what is everyone using for having a home made rope guide?? heres mine

Roel · 10th March 2008, 06:50 AM

Hey Jim,

nice rope guide

I have my new rope guide (frictionsaver) next week. Pics coming soon. I have not made him itself

Roel

Col2y · 12th March 2008, 10:50 PM

where did you get your cacoon ?? and how much was it?? ive seen them all over the place but ive never seen them for sale

thanks

quercus · 14th March 2008, 05:14 AM

What kind of device do you use to uninstall this home made ropeguide?

jtrouse · 14th March 2008, 06:26 AM

i can use either a ball the same as the rope guide uses or what i have on my ropes is heat shrink with glue on the inside so its get stuck on the retriever bit, works very well. ive found it better than the tape rope guides. comes out much easier.

jim1nz · 14th March 2008, 07:37 AM

How i retrieve my rope guide...Basic as ya can get, exactly enough tape on the throat of the splice, also protects the whipping.

Hey Jtrouse, the only thing im not really fond of there on ya rope guide is the ring above the prussic. In the very unlikely chance the ring was pulled down, it could release your prussic, like i say though very unlikely. I do see you have a stopper knot there too, so pretty much impossible.

What about this;

If my system was like that i would get like a length of 2mm dynema hollow braid or something, splice the shackle onto the dynema and with this, tie a prussic above your ropeguide prussic where you have the ring. Exactly the same result and looks pretty. I havent tried it my self but may be something to give a go...

arborjockey · 14th March 2008, 11:05 AM

If your already up in the canopy and you want to reposition your rope to a different branch say from 4-6 meters away, is that easily done with the cacoon devices?

jtrouse · 14th March 2008, 09:04 PM

ive got it setup like that so if it gets chocked off around the branch it will loosen it then pull it out, ive got heat shrink with glue around the whipping on my rope so it gets jammed on it and pulls it out of the tree, much prefer it over lanyard rope guide.

it has also got a whip lock on the end of the rope then heat shrink and glue so even if it did loosen off while i was climbing its not going to be able to come off the end anyway.

jim1nz · 19th March 2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtrouse

it has also got a whip lock on the end of the rope then heat shrink and glue so even if it did loosen off while i was climbing its not going to be able to come off the end anyway.

Thats true, but is your 'whip lock' rated?

Roel · 4th April 2008, 11:09 AM

at last I have him...

It works great

quercus · 4th April 2008, 11:25 AM

Hey roel,

Waar heb je hem laten maken?

Roel · 5th April 2008, 04:30 AM

Hey Quercus,

Ik heb hem laten maken bij Safety Green. Het is een 1,5 m lijn met 2 oogsplitsen. Aan de ene kant een karabijnhaak (alu. ring is te klein) en aan de andere kant een harpsluiting.

roel

Roel · 6th April 2008, 12:07 PM

btw here's the rest of my climbing gear. It's not much, but enough for me. I use it when I work by Joost (an arborist) and sometimes for recreational tree climbing

jim1nz · 18th April 2008, 07:31 AM

Hey Roel,

Hows that rope guide working our for ya? The carabiner in the end work ok for ya?

Is that red carabiner on your ropeguide a scewgate...?

Roel · 18th April 2008, 11:54 AM

Hey jim1nz,

It works great. Retrive this rope guide go smoothly. Still don't have any problems so far.

The carabiner is better as an aluminum ring. The ring is to small

yep it's a screwgate

deer man · 24th April 2008, 10:27 AM

Will the crab not be stressed in the wrong direction if its tight against a spar? A lot of tension will be in the wrong direction ie not down the spine and gate?

Roel · 28th April 2008, 11:00 AM

yep. The tension on de carabiner must be watch

newguy18 · 28th April 2008, 11:22 AM

What do you guys think of leather cambium savers?Its more for the health of the tree than to make it asier on myself[most of the time i'm climbing on a tautline hitch anyway].

10th March 2008, 06:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Roel Gettin' motoring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Re: Home Made Rope Guides Hey Jim, nice rope guide I have my new rope guide (frictionsaver) next week. Pics coming soon. I have not made him itself Roel

12th March 2008, 10:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Col2y Gettin' motoring Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ontario Posts: 13	Re: Home Made Rope Guides where did you get your cacoon ?? and how much was it?? ive seen them all over the place but ive never seen them for sale thanks

14th March 2008, 05:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
quercus Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 414	Re: Home Made Rope Guides What kind of device do you use to uninstall this home made ropeguide?

14th March 2008, 06:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
jtrouse Gettin' motoring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 32	Re: Home Made Rope Guides i can use either a ball the same as the rope guide uses or what i have on my ropes is heat shrink with glue on the inside so its get stuck on the retriever bit, works very well. ive found it better than the tape rope guides. comes out much easier. __________________ Regards Jim

14th March 2008, 11:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
arborjockey Fly'n Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: hawaii. ohio. oregon. california Posts: 118	Re: Home Made Rope Guides If your already up in the canopy and you want to reposition your rope to a different branch say from 4-6 meters away, is that easily done with the cacoon devices?

14th March 2008, 09:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
jtrouse Gettin' motoring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 32	Re: Home Made Rope Guides ive got it setup like that so if it gets chocked off around the branch it will loosen it then pull it out, ive got heat shrink with glue around the whipping on my rope so it gets jammed on it and pulls it out of the tree, much prefer it over lanyard rope guide. it has also got a whip lock on the end of the rope then heat shrink and glue so even if it did loosen off while i was climbing its not going to be able to come off the end anyway. __________________ Regards Jim

4th April 2008, 11:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
quercus Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 414	Re: Home Made Rope Guides Hey roel, Waar heb je hem laten maken?

5th April 2008, 04:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
Roel Gettin' motoring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Re: Home Made Rope Guides Hey Quercus, Ik heb hem laten maken bij Safety Green. Het is een 1,5 m lijn met 2 oogsplitsen. Aan de ene kant een karabijnhaak (alu. ring is te klein) en aan de andere kant een harpsluiting. roel

18th April 2008, 07:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
jim1nz Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 296	Re: Home Made Rope Guides Hey Roel, Hows that rope guide working our for ya? The carabiner in the end work ok for ya? Is that red carabiner on your ropeguide a scewgate...? __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

18th April 2008, 11:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
Roel Gettin' motoring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Re: Home Made Rope Guides Hey jim1nz, It works great. Retrive this rope guide go smoothly. Still don't have any problems so far. The carabiner is better as an aluminum ring. The ring is to small yep it's a screwgate

24th April 2008, 10:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
deer man Gettin' motoring Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, England Posts: 10	Re: Home Made Rope Guides Will the crab not be stressed in the wrong direction if its tight against a spar? A lot of tension will be in the wrong direction ie not down the spine and gate?

28th April 2008, 11:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
Roel Gettin' motoring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Re: Home Made Rope Guides yep. The tension on de carabiner must be watch

28th April 2008, 11:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
newguy18 Tree World Icon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,185	Re: Home Made Rope Guides What do you guys think of leather cambium savers?Its more for the health of the tree than to make it asier on myself[most of the time i'm climbing on a tautline hitch anyway]. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related