big dead fir conumdrum

[markct]

break away lanyard?

i noticed in an earlier post someone mentioned a break away lanyard. what does this consist of and where do ya get one, or is it something ya make? i have often feared tying my lanyard off out on a limb when the limb was questionable cause i could just picture it breaking and then pulling me and my climbing line down by the weight of the branch so this sounds like a feasable solution to that worry

 

[southsoundtree]

i noticed in an earlier post someone mentioned a break away lanyard. what does this consist of and where do ya get one, or is it something ya make? i have often feared tying my lanyard off out on a limb when the limb was questionable cause i could just picture it breaking and then pulling me and my climbing line down by the weight of the branch so this sounds like a feasable solution to that worry

Would the original poster correct me if I am wrong here...I believe the mentioned break-away lanyard is a chainsaw lanyard that is supposed to break-away at around 200 pounds of force, if your saw gets snagged by falling wood. This break-away idea sounds like it is an improvised "insurance policy" for the sketchy situation described in this post.

For your concern, it may be better to use a non-steel core/ rope lanyard that doesn't have a stopper knot, adjusted with a friction hitch such as a VT which would be releasable under load, allowing you to slip the hitch cord off the end of the lanyard, leaving you free from the broken limb, supported by an overhead Tie-in-point on your climbline. In situations that this isn't a concern, just tie a stopper knot in the tail of the lanyard, which you can untie if you find yourself in a sketchy situation.

 

[tree md]

Would the original poster correct me if I am wrong here...I believe the mentioned break-away lanyard is a chainsaw lanyard that is supposed to break-away at around 200 pounds of force, if your saw gets snagged by falling wood. This break-away idea sounds like it is an improvised "insurance policy" for the sketchy situation described in this post.

For your concern, it may be better to use a non-steel core/ rope lanyard that doesn't have a stopper knot, adjusted with a friction hitch such as a VT which would be releasable under load, allowing you to slip the hitch cord off the end of the lanyard, leaving you free from the broken limb, supported by an overhead Tie-in-point on your climbline. In situations that this isn't a concern, just tie a stopper knot in the tail of the lanyard, which you can untie if you find yourself in a sketchy situation.

I have used my breakaway chainsaw lanyard for positioning in really dead and iffy trees. Of course I would be tied in to another neighboring tree. In the event that the tree I am in fails the saw lanyard will break away. I would never use the breakaway as a primary tie in, only as a secondary to position while cutting.

 

[treeslayer]

might sound crazy, and I'm not clear on your available TIP's, but how about setting yourself up off a static line arrangement? depending on suspended distance, you might need to incorporate a full fall arrest rig for yourself.
and use a braking line also, of course.

heck of a lot better than than the long drop and sudden stop.