Have him come on over and sign up!
I took the Cooper's hitch for a "test climb" after work today. I don't think I had it tied "exactly" the same as in the picture.....
I used 4 wraps and one full twist under that, looks almost the same as the picture. To start with, I did the climb SRT with my
HH. I set my rope about 40' up(I'm getting better with the Pantin, only kicked off the rope once on the way up
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). The hitch
advanced super smooth with no problem whatsoever. When I stopped on the way up after I kicked out, the hitch grabbed solid
and secure. When I got the Pantin back on the rope and continued the climb the hitch picked up right where it left off, super smooth.
When i reached my TIP, once again, the hitch grabbed solid and secure. I advanced my TIP about 15' and the hitch continued to perform
great. On the descent I was initially very tentative, not being familiar with the hitch(I had my flipline around the tree for safety). It seemed
a bit "grabby" at first. After getting confident with how it was releasing I had no problem with the descent. I'm sure with a bit of tweaking
this hitch could be an outstanding performer. Sorry, no pics or video.
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My initial thoughts on how it performed overall are very good.
It does have more slop/set back than the HH hitch, about 2,3 inches more. Personally I don't have a problem with that.
I also set up my flipline with the Coopers hitch, it worked great, better than any other hitch I've used so far.
This is just a "first use" review, I plan to continue to use/tweak it to see how it will work over time.....
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