new harness question

[climbin207]

not sure if this is the right section so mods feel free to move if it isn't but...

i'm looking at a puma harness and it has the front rope bridge and i was wondering what would work best to tie into this with the least amount of friction?

im also not looking for a bunch of posts flaming me for this question so if you don't have any helpful info on what i need for this please just don't post.

thanks in advance

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Alot of people use a mini pulley. I have seen some with a swivel instead of a pulley too.

 

[tree md]

I just clip into my rope bridge with a caribiner. I guess you could use a pulley but I think most would agree that is a little bit overkill. Personally, I don't like cluttering up my setup with a bunch of jingle crap that can pinch you and weigh you down.

 

[sgreanbeans]

not sure if this is the right section so mods feel free to move if it isn't but...

i'm looking at a puma harness and it has the front rope bridge and i was wondering what would work best to tie into this with the least amount of friction?

im also not looking for a bunch of posts flaming me for this question so if you don't have any helpful info on what i need for this please just don't post.

thanks in advance

This is the right place!
But posting that u don't want flames, here, in a way, is kinda asking for them, LOL!

I use a pulley, the CMI double loop, micro (don't know actual name) Rolls real nice! MD is right, ya can get too much junk right there, so ya got watch it. I don't know your saddle or how it would work with it. I use a Cougar and it works pretty good, cant imagine it would be much different.

 

[VA-Sawyer]

Let me be the first to flame you..........

As for your question, the mouse ear pulley works fine. I found the pulley on the bridge to be a bit too friction free, so now I just use a biner. To each their own......
Rick

 

[rtsims]

sgreanbeans

This is the right place!
But posting that u don't want flames, here, in a way, is kinda asking for them, LOL!

I use a pulley, the CMI double loop, micro (don't know actual name) Rolls real nice! MD is right, ya can get too much junk right there, so ya got watch it. I don't know your saddle or how it would work with it. I use a Cougar and it works pretty good, cant imagine it would be much different.

I also use the Cougar Saddle. How well do those rubber donuts on your rope bridge work for positioning your pully? I ask because i currently just use a biner but i get tired of it jumping over the rubber donuts.

 

[Bomber]

I also use the Cougar Saddle. How well do those rubber donuts on your rope bridge work for positioning your pully? I ask because i currently just use a biner but i get tired of it jumping over the rubber donuts.

I use this pully on my Glide light. The rubber donuts are larger then the space in the side of the pully preventing it from passing the rubber.
Hitch Climber Pulley : SherrillTree Tree Care Equipment

 

[sgreanbeans]

I also use the Cougar Saddle. How well do those rubber donuts on your rope bridge work for positioning your pully? I ask because i currently just use a biner but i get tired of it jumping over the rubber donuts.

Those rubber donuts are for biners or as a stop for the pulley. If using biners and u want them to stay put, instead of sliding on the bridge, u put the biner in between them( 2 on each side), wherever u want them on the bridge, some guys clip them in on the far sides where the bridge core is exposed( the white part), dont do that. U can slide them onto the bridge and use them to center ur biners or, Like I do, I keep them pushed to the far sides, that way I have full range on the bridge with the mouse pulley, they act as a "soft" stop if ur cranking around all the time and protect the core. If u want to limit the range of motion, slide them (the grommets/donuts) onto the bridge wherever u want. If your clipping into the bridge with one or two biners and not using the stops or a pulley, if you have them pushed all the way to the sides and they are still getting hung up on them, not much you can do. Try it with a micro once, u may be surprised at the smoothness and those pulleys never jump over anything. This is my first saddle with a bridge, I will never go back!

Does that make sense? I think it makes sense, but I am not sure it makes sense, u tell me! I might get wild and crazy manyana and set it up the different ways and take pics, but I am not sure how motivated I will be tomorrow, lol!

 

[rtsims]

Makes sence thanks for taking the time to type all of that. Im going to try your setup asap. I dont know if its my climbing style or what but when im moving about on the drt setup that i like, those "rubber snubbers" dont do jack. Ill be walking out on a limb and all the sudden both biners ( when on this drt setup ) will jump over and mess with my balance. PITA.

 

[Iustinian]

I've been using a Petzl ring, but I'm not sure that it would be easy to install on your saddle. If you do use a carabiner, I'd suggest using a oval shaped like Rock-O, OK, or Ultra O so that the biner has a lesser chance of loading across anything but its major axis.

Havent been too fond of swivels lately because they seem to allow the rope to twist quite a bit during ascending.

 

[sgreanbeans]

Havent been too fond of swivels lately because they seem to allow the rope to twist quite a bit during ascending.

I was wondering about those, been looking at those Rock Exotica swivels, you no likey?

 

[Iustinian]

I was wondering about those, been looking at those Rock Exotica swivels, you no likey?

at first they seem like a really great idea, and they do work well for getting the twists out of your line that will happen as you work a tree; but to me, it seems more of a pita to use them BECAUSE of the fact that they allow your rope to twist lol. More so if you are using a rope that coils up like a phone cord and there are some that do that really bad. or a rope that has a lot of memory in it, or was coiled up instead of being flaked into a rope bag. The bottom line for me was that I was having more problems with twisted up rope when I was using a swivel; without a swivel, I just safety in with a flipline, unsnap a biner and flip the one twist out and move on.

I havent given my swivel away yet though, if that means anything lol

 

[VA-Sawyer]

without a swivel, I just safety in with a flipline, unsnap a biner and flip the one twist out and move on.

Interesting, I take the opposite approach, undo the lanyard, kick back and rotate mid-air to get the twist out. I don't worry about a 1/2 twist. Just different ways to skin a cat.
Rick

 

[rtsims]

I guess it depends on if your working end and running ends art twisted up, or if its just the area running through your friction hitch? I think im visualizing this right.