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  1. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    I agree Dave. To keep it in line I slide a rubber corner trap along the steel krab and push it up against the HH. This stops the HH moving round the krab and cross loading. Thanks for posting. Al.
  2. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Same for me.
  3. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Be VERY careful with a longer tending loop. It can sit on top of the HH, holding the dog bone down when you sit in the harness thus allowing you to fall. I gave up with a tending loop a long time ago when I discovered that clipping my chest ascender into the harness bridge ring kept everything...
  4. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    I use my pulley most days, then I don't. Whatever suits the tree best, is best!
  5. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Yes what DMc said. Try not to muscle yourself around the tree as you would on a DRT system. Try to refine technique so that the whole climb becomes physically easier. Use the big muscle groups, like your thighs, and really consider your body position at all times, especially your core muscles.
  6. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    What rope are you climbing on wit the HH?
  7. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    I've only been up and down some tall Cypress since my last post but less wraps seem to be better on the Cougar. Christ knows why I was putting more wraps on, I must be the dumbest climber around. Surprised I didn't work my way up to 12 wraps! Hahaha!
  8. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Fabulous response chaps! Thank you. I'll keep you posted.
  9. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    I recently bought Cougar Blue to use with my HH. I had some Armor Pruss hitch cord and it was perfect but that has now worn out and there doesn't seem to be a stockist anywhere in the world! So I've tried some 8mm Sirius, 8mm HRC, 8 & 6mm Liros and the fabled 10mm Beeline. The HRC and Beeline...
  10. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    I recently bought Cougar Blue to use with my HH. I had some Armor Pruss hitch cord and it was perfect but that has now worn out and there doesn't seem to be a stockist anywhere in the world! So I've tried some 8mm Sirius, 8mm HRC, 8 & 6mm Liros and the fabled 10mm Beeline. The HRC and Beeline...
  11. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Damn it! I was sure I'd read ages ago that folks liked HRC. I just bought 4meters of the frigging stuff and I t's expensive in England!
  12. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    So I've got a Cougar Blue rope and have been using Armor Pruss which seemed good. I've read that HRC (Therma Shield in England) is supposed to be great. Well I've just used it for an hour and it was lovely then it became awful! I can't decsend at all. Tried different numbers of wraps and still...
  13. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    If the new HH looks anything like this one, I'll be very keen to get my hands on it...
  14. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Ok so you may have read that I got a Cougar Blue rope (with Armor Pruss hitch) and for me it has transformed my HH, especially on tending smoothly, compared to my old Yale Poison HiVee. Now i've got some HRC hitch cord it's even better.:D PCTREE - WHERE'S THE NEW HH? At least tease us with a...
  15. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Hi Bermy. As far as design features go, the HH ticks all the boxes for me. I have never been 100% satisfied with it until I recently started climbing on Cougar Blue with Armor Pruss. Now the whole thing is just a dream in both ascent and descent. The only comparison I make is with a ZK1 on SRWP.
  16. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    I think it will have an integrated pulley, a shorter bottom slot and it may be fractionally smaller overall. Oh, and if it's not all chromed, I'll be very disappointed! Lol!
  17. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    So I tried this today and hated it. As I suspected I was unnerved by the number of component links in the system and although I set corner traps/ keepers wherever possible, it flopped around too much when my line was slack and didn't advance as well as I like. It's a nice idea and great to to...
  18. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    Hi Tim I got them from Honey Brothers, a UK retailer. They're cheap and effective although I'm not using them as they're intended but they do the job. I'll try to remember to take a photo of one tomorrow for you. Al.
  19. Oldmilltreecare

    Any Rope Wrench or Hitch Hiker users here?

    This is how I've had my HH set up for over a year: And having been given the idea earlier on this thread, this is how I'll try it next week: ( I like the idea but not the extra length)
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