question for ye

[legendrider]

what is the difference between a lanyard and a flip line please?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Both are the same, but a flipline will usually be heavier.

 

[legendrider]

so?

a flip line is adjustable just like a prusik lanyard?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Sure, you can make anything adjustable.

A flipline is generally associated with the steel-core lanyards, but it can be just a heavier rope.

 

[legendrider]

gotcha

thanks blaster..

 

[MasterBlaster]

I don't care for steel-core lanyards myself, but a lotta people swear by em. They ARE good for rookie climbers that may have a tendency to cut the lanyard, and not have a 2nd tie-in.

HAVE a 2nd tie-in, eh?

 

[legendrider]

thanks you sir

rocky that is

 

[legendrider]

i was thinking of having both

one to buck in and then use the second to climb over

 

[legendrider]

my new saddle will arrive soon

im trying to plan what else im gonna need to get going. i went to ACRT in Jan im losing my my skills before i got to use em

 

[murphy4trees]

from hanging on these boards for a while I noticed that it seems like the west coast climbers prefer steel... guess it works well on big conifers... hooking up 100'+ probably is worth it...

 

[Bradley]

I have both and much prefer the steel core especially on pine removals. I don't care about it's cut resistance, I just like the stiff factor. If I do use a rope lanyard it is usually some PMI max-wear kernmantle that is fairly stiff. IMO a lanyard made out of 16 strand always catches on some small something when I'm trying to flip it about. The sc is easier.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

give me a steel flipline anyday

ive heard that it's possible to cut through a steel flip line with a ms200 t ..is this another arb myth do you think?????

 

[Reed]

I had a steel until it was stole.

Everybody's right - in addition to conductivity of high voltage. For palms on a "hack'n hundreds" job, the rigidity makes climbing (using barefoot ascent, Cambodian style) easier, plus it "lends itself out" better with just a thumb pressure on the micro-ascender instead of playing it out by hand.

Palms on r.o.w. are usually over the highest triple conductors for neighborhood lines - 14,000 (+) volts. Fronds can drop and bridge the line and remain touching the trunk. Deadly as all get out, especially with gaffs. So barefoot with S.C. only in the clear, 16 strand otherwise, pines? Steel. Nubs on the other side can get to be a hassle when trying to impress the chicks.

Anyone ever thought about prothetics or a surgical removal of the big toe replaced w/ a thumb from some unfortunate long-fingered donar? I studied some apes in their environs once - and the South American 3-toed Sloth. Our feet suck. Even Indonesians evolve a more effective foot for purpose, maybe if I eat nothing but coconuts for a few weeks?

Squirrels are cool but they can't carry a chain saw.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by oakwilt


Anyone ever thought about prothetics or a surgical removal of the big toe replaced w/ a thumb from some unfortunate long-fingered donar?

Uhhhhh no, can't say that I have... YOU go first!

 

[Burnham]

Rolla--A few years back we decided to give a cable core a try with a chainsaw. We had an older 7/8 inch manila cable core with non-locling snaphook to sacrifice. With a guy on each end to tension it over a log, an 036 with a middle-aged chain went right through it. It chattered a bit...if you were the cutter you could tell that you'd gotten into something besides wood, but it most definately did not stop the saw. Use two tie-ins.