O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[emr]

Re-Rail (is that a word?)

Received today...150' lime green 11.5mm Tachyon, with an eye splice, so I can finally ditch the termination knot on my HC setup.

First smaller diameter rope, looking forward to trying it out. Hope the HRC transitions well to it from my old XTC.
Might actually cut my XTC even shorter to use for little tree climbing, its 95 now, maybe 70 or so...

I just bought 80ft of XTC with a stitched eye. I have been using it for most trees lately and I kind of like the stitched eye. The is the first time using XTC as a climbing line and I like it.

I had Tachyon a few ropes ago and I was not a huge fan. It looks like you and I are going in opposite directions. I am switching from the smaller diameter lines and going back to 1/2".

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[Burnham]

I did too, for the most part. Poison Ivy seems a good compromise.

 

[NHlocal]

Almost forgot, with the excitement of doing my first splice.
Brown Santa stopped by yesterday, got these at a price I just couldn't refuse.....

 

[woodworkingboy]

Vortex is another larger diameter rope It's one I would want to carry in my rope shop.

 

[Adam_P]

Don't forget about imori.. 12mm and real easy on the hands. I did the 1/2" down to 11mm and came back. 12mm imori is just right.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Brown Santa, LOL. I love that guy, myself!

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Don't forget about imori.. 12mm and real easy on the hands. I did the 1/2" down to 11mm and came back. 12mm imori is just right.

How does it do with foot and hand ascenders? HH?

I've been considering it myself.


I've been on Poison Hyvee for a long time. Now they have the Poison Ivy/ Hyvee Calamine. Much brighter. I'm thinking of going with it.

 

[Burnham]

I think that's a good choice of color, too. Certainly catches the eye.

 

[flushcut]

PI for me as well and no complaints aside from I wish it were a little easier to splice but oh well.

 

[Adam_P]

How does it do with foot and hand ascenders? HH?

I've been considering it myself.


I've been on Poison Hyvee for a long time. Now they have the Poison Ivy/ Hyvee Calamine. Much brighter. I'm thinking of going with it.

It runs great with ascenders and any mechanical gear I have. For the HH, pick up some HRC for cordage. 6 wraps.

I used to climb on blue moon which is the same as PI. I liked it a lot. The imori is also by Yale and a very similar rope at a just slightly larger diameter.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Thanks, Adam.

 

[Burnham]

Same here, Adam. I'd like to try that one.

Of course, I'll never ever wear out my current stable of climb lines .

 

[MasterBlaster]

Ha!

 

[ChmnSelene]

Picked up some Imori a couple months ago, love the stuff. Way nicer in the hand than Tachyon, easy to splice, and it's so bright it gave my coworker a migraine.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[NHlocal]

Got a box from Brown Santa(UPS)Monday.
Nick spliced me up some gear that'll help me out with my tree work this summer.
Usaver and a Rigsaver, lookin' forward to "putting 'em to work".....
He threw in a bunch of "extra stuff" too.....

Thanks again Nick!!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

New stuff!!!

 

[NHlocal]

Ayuh,
Nick really out did himself.....

 

[Merle Nelson]

X Rings got my attention, and then I realized, wait that’s not stock!!! Very nice!

Is the short length of orange rope with throw line and a steel ring, a new XRR and block retriever?

 

[NHlocal]

All custom spliced by Nick, he did a great job!
I believe he sent the rope along to show the hitch he used for the retrieval ring.....
maybe he'll jump in to confirm or deny.....

 

[woodworkingboy]

Looks like everything a kid could love to play with.

 

[emr]

Whats that 3 strand thing?

 

[NHlocal]

He said I could use it for a foot loop or "something".....

 

[bonner1040]

That is my old detachable footloop, figured on passing it on. The ring is to retrieve the savers from choked configuration. The extra rope was just to show how to hitch it on as Randy assumed.

 

[NHlocal]

That is my old detachable footloop, figured on passing it on. The ring is to retrieve the savers from choked configuration. The extra rope was just to show how to hitch it on as Randy assumed.

Nick,
Thanks for jumping in to confirm that I did remember all of what you said, sometimes my memory ain't so good.....
I'm looking at whip-lock videos to try and finish up the ring/ring FS I made.
Seems like most all of them show just the end of rope whip-lock.....