What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

[lxskllr]

I've never seen it before. Maybe I just haven't been paying close enough attention.

 

[Burnham]

Same here.

@Kaveman How is the wooden thingy mounted? Got a pic or link?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Rope runs through it above the hitch/prussik. Helps compress the hitch

 

[Tree09]

A chain link the right size works good too.

 

[SeanKroll]

The plastic one is mid- line attachable.

 

[friedrich]

The plastic one is mid- line attachable.

that‘s what kept me from ever trying it. plus i tend to use 10mm hitchcord anyway which behaves better than those skinny one‘s do imo.

 

[Burnham]

Rope runs through it above the hitch/prussik. Helps compress the hitch

This is obvious...rather, I wondered how one places it on the rope. Not mid-line mountable, I must assume, but that was the question I was posing.

 

[Kaveman]

Yeah, you just thread the rope through the wood ones I've seen.

 

[Eric H-L]

I have never seen one in real life. Online I have seen climbers offering to turn them out of wood from job and sell them or give them away. Can anyone foresee this being a hazard for unintentional descents? I guess if people are using them probably not.

 

[treebilly]

I know there is someone that calls them hitchbreakers and makes them out of wood. I swear he was able to make them mid line attachable somehow. I’ll try to find a link
Found it

Big Jim's Hitch Breakers

Beautifully created by Jim Pavlicin, this colorfully handmade unique wooden hitch breaker will help save your fingers and gloves by keeping the heat created from the hitch away from your hands. A great accessory for your climbing system.

www.endorstreegear.com

Pricey though

 

[lxskllr]

That wood one's sexy, but I think I'd prefer a natural finish. Plain wood gets better looking with age. Custom finishes tend not to. Also, not midline attachable. Not sure how big a deal that would be in day-day use, but it's certainly more convenient having the option.

Plastic's a pretty meh material. It wears easily, and only gets uglier with age, but it can be cheap. The one I linked is only expensive cause it's custom 3D printed. Mass manufacturing could bring the price way down, but $25 isn't awful if it lasts long enough. The figure I have in my head is a year to be a good value. Dunno if it could last that long in daily professional use, and a year may be an unreasonable expectation. I'd just have to try it to see what I think. Aside from the convenience, I'd be getting some of the money back from reduced glove wear. Probably like getting a free pair of gloves every month. Not a huge sum of money, but it isn't nothing, and can be taken off the purchase price.

 

[treesmith]

Sena headsets! I finally broke down and bought two Pfanner Protos helmets and a pair of Sena 50S headsets. We can communicate so much easier now. I’d used the kind that wraps around over your ears, but they always hurt my ears after a bit, and I had to wear earplugs under them as well. They’re not “essential”, but are definitely a good thing to have.

 

[treebilly]

not midline attachable. Not sure how big a deal that would be in day-day use, but it's certainly more convenient having the option.

Actually there is a midline attachable version in that link

 

[lxskllr]

Doh! I didn't open the box to see what variants were available. That's cool. I might try knocking something together myself as proof of concept. See if it's something really worth pursuing.

 

[Brocky]

I’ve made a few over the years, called them Cinch Samaritans, just one is midline attachable.