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Here's a link to a search I ran for posts by me with keyword "swivel". Several threads came up that are pertinent. Look around if you want to. The bottom line is, swivels on bridges are not helpful if you are climbing on moving rope systems...

Beware the swivel on the bridge :). At least with DRT systems. https://www.masterblasterhome.com/threads/swivels-on-bridge.13782/#post-408185

I have to admit to a basic prejudice against swivels. Not that I think they are unsafe, though some product recalls do bring that concern to the fore. Rather, I think they are needlessly overcomplicating nearly any application I have seen them applied to, with little or no advantage. One...

I seldom needed a second attachment point on my Sequoia bridge, but when I did, I just added a SS threaded quick link of appropriate size and rating. Tighten it down a bit with a wrench, use it for that need, then remove it until the next time.

I don't believe there is anything intrinsically wrong with it, although the potential for the gate of the upper biner getting hung on the swivel's loop certainly exists. Side loading or even unintended gate opening are possible...the latter much less so than the former. The side loading is...

I never felt the need for a swivel.

Here's a link to an old thread...debating the value of a swivel on your saddle bridge. For many, the answer was..."not". Swivels on bridge? | The Tree House (masterblasterhome.com)

Seems counterintuitive that a swivel will keep the rope grab horizontal...the weight of the tail of the lanyard will pull it into a vertical position, I think.

I never got the appeal of swivels, in any application, myself. Nonetheless, I tried one on my harness bridge in DRT, and it was an experiment that quickly ended.

It is interesting that this subject has come up recently in a couple of different threads. A link to some older and perhaps valuable input... Swivels on bridge? | The Tree House (masterblasterhome.com)

...side and the air filter box and piping for the passenger side just to get marginal access. After that, it takes an ungodly combination of swivels and extensions for the ratchet drive. Next to no room to work for the rears. Fortunately, it is not my first ride in this particular rodeo ;)...

Succeeded with the work just fine...but this is the sort of job that can cause the arthritis in my hands to flare badly. Coldish working conditions and a lot of manipulating things with the fingers and thumbs. A bit of discomfort tonight...but it'll respond to the ibuprofen and some time near...

I'm having some stoopid issues, apparently...I still don't see it at all. Thanks anyway, for the attempt to help me out with that, Wally :).

:lol::lol: :P If Carl hasn't broken the swivel yet, it's sturdy enough I reckon. :)

Check out these threads, Nick. Both lay out the case for swivels causing more problems than they solve. https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?13782-Swivels-on-bridge https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?14587-oval-biner-with-swivel

Sure, you have the swivel, give it a whirl. What works for one climber, or doesn't, is often enough completely different for another.

Swivel fitting on the bridge is way over-rated in my book...for me in made twisting more of a problem rather than less.

If there's twist in the line, you can unclip, straighten out the legs, then reclip to the swivel and the inherent twist will spin the rope into a twist again as the swivel allows it to spin freely.

Some folks say your line will still get twisted, and with a swivel you won't be able to un-twist as easily...fwiw.

Well, it won't hurt to try it, except for the cost of the swivel. At least with the Sequoia it's easy to put it on and then take it off when you find out ol' Burnham and tha Skwerl might just have been right :).