Pros and Cos of various friction hitches in the trees

[gumboot]

Ive been climbing with an original Hitch Hiker since they first came out . Or close to then .
Its ny idiot pruf go to as my bail out line when spur climbing and for all other things where I need life/safety support like roofing , chimney sweeping /snow shoveling on roofs . I've been thinking I would like to try just a friction hitch like a Distal , Schwabish, VT ect , but , I dont know the pluses and m8nuses of them and would like to avoid any serious minuses at a time when the hitch Needs to work 100% . Like a 1 handed bail out .
Something I love about the Hitch Hiker is its surety of 1 handed descent .
Also . At this time Im climbing on a 7/16 Sterling kernmantal rope . Have only used it in 3 trees so far .
I had hoped to f8nd lots of yt vids on cl8mbing hitch vids . But all they seem to show is how to tie them . Cant find my copy of The Tree Cl8mber's Companion by Jeff Jepson so I need to order another one .
Thank you for any assistance .
Glen

 

[friedrich]

i like the michoacan, very reliable and short, too.

 

[gumboot]

Does it jam up if loaded hard ?
What type of rope works best with it ?
What hitch cord ?
I need to order new rubbers and basket for my big shot . And am think8ng of getting another climbing rope and some hitch cord and/ or some eye 2 eye cords .
Need some more biners also .

i like the michoacan, very reliable and short,

 

[gumboot]

Does it jam up if loaded hard ?
What type of rope works best with it ?
What hitch cord ?
I need to order new rubbers and basket for my big shot . And am think8ng of getting another climbing rope and some hitch cord and/ or some eye 2 eye cords .
Need some more biners also .

i like the michoacan, very reliable and short,

 

[friedrich]

define loaded hard please.
i like to use a heat resistant 16 strand 10mm sold by ftc (french company) called volcano. and i use it with various 11,5-11,7 mm ropes.
the micoacan is more forgiving than a valdotain kn my experience.

i dont like eye2eyes because i like to adjust the length of my hitchcord to change the behaviour.