what knot is your primary climbing hitch?

Buckstree

yea this is contract work on office buildings no extra money there, but the nice thing is we work there at night no cars no people either, its really nice..

jim1nz

VT a bit different from the usual. Beeline 10mm, HRC 8mm or OP 8mm when its wet

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soutz

klemheist, simple. 8mm spectra. can losen of in a sec. this knot works very well with cambium savers. throw on a micro pulley if you want but i like tings simple. also easy to check on a junior climber. nothing worse than a knot unwrapping at 45 feet

TrevMcRev

VT of either 8mm yale beeline, 8mm Samson Ultratech, New England HRC and just now trying out Samson Bailout.

Hey JimNZ, are you copying me or am i copying you
Or do great minds think alike
Hang on, so do stupid ones.......

jim1nz

Hahaha Trev

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reachtreeservice

Distal tied with a 30 in. Ice eye to eye.

letigre

vt all the way baby. 8mm and 10mm beeline, 8mm and 10mm armor-prus. still playing with the armor prus to get it to work right with by cambium saver. going to have to do it all again once i get my new rg and active redirects. oh yeah baby.

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TrevMcRev

Has anyone else here tried out Bailout hitch cord yet?

(WLL)

this was my absolute favorite cord until i found the RIT500 sterling brand

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Martin

VT,on beeline but I put on a post a while back about twisting in my rope. It's still not solved and I'm gonna try 4 wraps 3 tresses instead of 2 this week. I am interested in something I heard about which was the Distel tyed backwards/upside down. Can someone send a pic or give me details?

treejames64

I'm still using the 2/3 taunt-line. I've heard the blake is supposed to be a lot better however I must tie it wrong or something. It always seems to pull out the side. I'm always in a hurry so I usually give up and go back to what works. It took me years to go to the Gibbs ascender on my flip line. I always used the old flip line Knot which is like a simple locking wrap. When I teach climber's I usually make them tie a runninig bowline around the tree and leave about four foot of slack in the rope and tie it to a dee ring. Then they have to flip that up along with there flip line. It's a little awkward but keeps them from trusting completly on a flip line until they get tied in. O still do this myself when I get one with dead chunky sapwood.

(WLL)

I also like the the vxt with hitch climber. I cant stand not having a tight eye spliced into my climbing. IlI bounce back and fourth using the distel, vxt, spider2, and even the ol blakes. It realy depends on what im doing/climbing. IMO its good to be versed with different setups.

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Treeson

Vt with double looped bowline works for me.

jdog

Distel, michoacan and VT also still use a blakes when not using a split tail.

Scobobbi

When I use my 16 strand climbing rope I tie a 20 inch eye to eye 8mm technora/polyester blend hitch rope using the VT. If I am going with the 12 strand climbing rope, I use a split tail tied with the Blakes hitch.

lonniels

I use a distel on both the climbing line and lanyard both with micro pulleys. Works great.

elloppo

I use a petzl shunt. simple and extremely versatile.

newguy18

still on a tautline,it woks best for me,but i went split tail.

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spidermike

im lost want 2 git better i use a 2 and 2 or a 1 and 2 thats y im hear please slow down never used a pulley no one 2 show me all old school been doing this for 12 years but i love doing tree work u have 2 love the job 2 do it

(WLL)

hay mike here is a nice cheap setup that is very affective.

http://www.treeworld.info/attachment...1&d=1253575274

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treevet

Old school gets still gets the jobs done....

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treevet

Pretty spot to work but tight with pool 10 feet away, brand new fence 6 feet on the other side of row of Kentucky Coffeetrees (7) and phone main aluminum cable, cable tv, and pole to pole elect. they shut off but would not drop without a 3 man crew.

Former home of NFL football coach (I also used to work for) Sam Wyche. This is the pool house.

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spidermike

will what is that explain nice and slllllllooooow lol
and what type of descender 4 my flipline

stirmantrees

i still use an oldschool climbing hitch like that.

is that beeline?
how smooth does that rig run?

treevet

It is very nice but with the beeline you have to wonder as to the longevity of this unfamiliar lanyard under those conditions. I am used to making my own lanyards with 16 strand half inch and you know that will last forever roughed up or not. Probably wouldn't want to butt hitch slam a big honker into it off a block. All these things have their limitations that fall into gray areas tho.

Probably would not want to find out how much shock load a mini cender will take if you slipped and dropped your 180 lb body 4 or 5 feet and your life depended on that little device.

(WLL)

that is an old school setup, just with modern cordage. its a 4 wrap distal. you can use many different hitches like VT or prussic, but there must be 10+ others. I'm using velocity/11mm climb line with a tight eye splice=(light and sweet with much less stretch then most other climb lines) i also like blaze which is another brand climb line, also 11mm. i also want to say there is nothing wrong with using the old tight-line but the Blake's hitch is a big step forward. IMO the best part of the setup i showed you is, tying is is just a clip away. it is more compact, less bulky, and NO MORE HIP-THRUSTING while going up. IMO these style hitches will make you a better/ more efficient/ faster climber, with more style and grace, on or off spikes. it will will open up new pages( broaden your perspective) for anyone willing to change over. don't get me wrong i still find myself going back to the good ol Blake's every now and again, but never the taut-line,EVER!!. my lanyard is tied the exact same way. the only down side is it cost a bit more money then the oldest method. when you make the switch it takes some rides to get used to the change but it is well worth the lil time it takes. more 2 come later mike

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treevet

It has worked for generations. I have made millions of dollars over the years with just me and a gm and my taught line and equipment. So have many many others.

(WLL)

very true, so many are afraid of change. the diferance is black and white. giver a try, heck ya might like it, i did, and so did a million others. what ya got to lose?

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(WLL)

ill give ya a little hint, cut all the bullchips and get the A.R.T. tools. IMHO they are the cats meow!! the spiderjack is one slick hitch

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treevet

If the work gets done and in a timely fashion and I am very successful at what I do, then, hey why change. Not a matter of fear of change. Many ways to skin a cat. If one is a few seconds faster than the other then possibly that time is made up by knowing what to do when up there. Millions have not changed too, and like many other things, I think the crowd tends to follow the consensus of the vocal ones on a forum and keep quiet.