HELMETCAM:- Gum Tree Demolition

newguy18

When i have 63 bucks to spare.

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letigre

ah dude! sounds like your a product of the latest fad. vt is a very good knot, but only under specific circumstances. rope diameters and turns and tresses and such determine the performance of the knot. if you gotta use your teeth to loosen a vt your doing something wrong. i use 10mm beeline (technora fibre) prussick with three turns and four tresses, always criss crossing the ends, on a 12mm samson rope.

gibbs are good but you cant loosen while loaded which is a pain in the arse. having said that i havent bothered to take it off my pole belt!

oh yeah and ekka, like that vid of the ascension methods. liked the look of the gibbs setup. too much gear for me but the idea is good. trunk walking is the only way to fly, gotta save energy anywhere you can. ekka looks like hes perfected energy saving techs. jokes

newguy18

It stays tight when i need to adjust under tension,its on my 45' flipline not my climbline.

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letigre

what diameters are we talking here? micro pulley back up? prussik cord fibre? all plays a part. you should def be able to make that knot realease under tension.

newguy18

the 45'er is 3/4" diameter,my 8'er is 7/16.

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letigre

so i spose thats 18mm and 11mm? 18mm is a big line! why do you use such a large line? must be pretty heavy. no wonder its binding up as well. you'd need a 12mm or 1/2' prussick line. is that right? what you running at the moment?

newguy18

I think its 10mm.You also gotta take into consideration its a 3 strand.Heres a pic.

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letigre

ah three strand, old school. maybe its a clue to upgrade. try 1/2inch diameter in the mean time. let me know how it goes.

newguy18

I like 3 strand lanyards,easier to flip or do the west coast wave on larger trees.It also comes in handy as a short climb line for traversing.

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