friction hitch

[rahtreelimbs]

Originally posted by Lumberjack
Quick question... on the VT, do the wraps and crosses serve a specific purpose, and if so what is it. My thoughts are that the wraps stretch out the crosses, and set the hitch when weight is applied. The crosses allow for the varying amount of friciton by colapsing them.

Any thoughts?

As I see it, the upper wraps hold the crosses until the "bite" on the crosses takes effect. I like the "tunability of the VT.

Carl, I weigh 225 Lbs. I use a 52" piece of 5/16" Sta-Set, tied with double-fishermans knots. This may seem long, but anything shorter wouldn't feed smooth. I use the 4 wrap-3 braid configuration and it works good. Since our weight is practially the same I thought this might help!

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

i think that collapsed/relaxed braids allow free flow that the Short Frenchy Stack would not if it were loaded as the braids. i think the VT braids when loaded bend the line as a rack back and forth, but without the surer, dead choke friction of the Short Frenchy Stack. But the bends from the braids reduce the load enough that the Frenchy still positively stops, but doesn't have to load/ choke down so intensley to do so. So this hybrid joining of the 2 different strategies in one device gives the best of both worlds, slide and grip when i've tried to figure it out.

 

[Lumberjack]

Originally posted by Rich Hoffman
As I see it, the upper wraps hold the crosses until the "bite" on the crosses takes effect. I like the "tunability of the VT.

Carl, I weigh 225 Lbs. I use a 52" piece of 5/16" Sta-Set, tied with double-fishermans knots. This may seem long, but anything shorter wouldn't feed smooth. I use the 4 wrap-3 braid configuration and it works good. Since our weight is practially the same I thought this might help!

Thanks... gotta get me some sta set if I keep with DdRT.

Thanks also spydy.