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An advantage of th shackle is you don' have to disconnect it from the harness to put on or take off. On the shackle,you pull a string to open the loop, then push the round knot through it. The intergrated shackle is fairly bulk because it's made from Beeline core to be larger and easier to...

I found a good use for an intergrated soft shackle on the end of a lanyard. The saw lanyard on the left is an old one retrofitted with a shackle made from accessory cord, rather than the standard of dyneema.

Wow, they sure over complicated that. A toggle, or dogbone, as they seemed to be called now, on a prusik, that connects to a loop spliced on the end of the winch line, would be quicker and simpler. Might be a good time to contact your lawyer!

Yes, just no long,fast descents. There seems to be a sweet spot for the location of the overhand, up higher causes more friction, but it always grabs. Down lower it tends easier but not as reliable at grabbing after advancing. Stiffer cords with a tightly braided cover works best.

The last picture just shows a regular VT, girth hitched, and the connecting loop and knot in the back. It ended up too short to make the other hitch, and was just showing the different type of construction of the cord. The other hitch, the Overhand Oval VT, is a self contained hitch that...

The last picture was taken sideways so that it would appear in the right orientation.

Here is another variation on the soft shackle hitch cord. Basically the same core and cover, but put together differently. The core of the previous one was buried inside itself, while in this one the cores are side by side. This one needed an 8mm cover and the other a 6mm. This one looks...

Thanks Butch, I'll try taking the pictures so they will show up right. As an aside, I came up with this hitch, eventually, after trying to modify another hitch on the buzz that came from someone who was also banned. How much innovation has been lost due to some individuals not being allowed to...

Forgot to add that a pulley isn't needed to advance it because the overhand knot will do it. Clipping to the legs with your usual method, over the shoulder, neck thingy, or chest harness, will advance it as you climb. Edit: another sideways picture? I'm sure it isn't from my holding the...

The hitch is basically a 4-2 VT with the eyes tied in a overhand knot instead of the second braid in the back. This cord is small, about 5mm so I used the ring. For my regular hitch cords, 7mm-8mm, an oval carabiner works best. The overhand knot is a bit of a problem, as you have to bring the...

You could just use a loop if putting it on a carabiner, but I plan to attach it directly to my harness as a lanyard hitch. Edit: Just realized the hitch couldn't be tied without an open end and the soft shackle connection takes up less room then a grapevine knot, and is easier to connect then...

Here's another use for the soft shackle This friction hitch can be used alone in a SRT mode. Edit: picture loaded sideways for some reason.

I recently decided to stop collecting any more future upgrades or design changes as the Mammut company has been making it difficult to collect all of their newer offerings, from very limited distribution, limited time they are produced and they have a very messed up website at times. Three...

About 10-12 years ago I started collecting the carabiners and belay devices from the Swiss company Mammut. I liked the design of the then newly released Bionic line, that were totally different from carabiners used in tree work at the time. The two gold colored ones in the second row from the...

. I have carabiners.

The shackle part of the lanyard only takes between 1-2 feet to make, which replaces the carabiner. Your last post sparked an idea to retro fit a regular lanyard by replacing the carabiner with a regular soft shackle through the eye in the lanyard. I won't have to go to the expense of making a...

Always, and keep your head in the game. As you say carabiners are easier,but when rec climbing, that is all I'm doing, just climbing, not planning a couple dozen or more steps ahead, as is done when working. I'm not forecasting that this will replace using carabiners, just something to...

Most times when I use regular soft shackle I put on a sleeve of tubular webbing or the cover from a rope or cord between the stopper and the brummel for chafe protection. In order to open the shackle I have to push this sleeve back, that is one movement. Opening up the brummel, which takes two...

Maybe but the way the soft shackle works by using a brummel that cinches when loaded, it would be hard to open the brummel by just slacking it. Plus there are numerous types of soft shackles, some being more secure than others.

Hi ruel, why do you think it isn't safe to use? I view it as a type of knot. I will be testing it out,not on the job, but more of a recreational type climb.