Youz guyz....
Tree Machine said:
(but sorta kinda try to stay on-topic).
Do you let it dangle when you're on the ground? I mean, a part of tree work involves having your saddle on <i>while you're on the ground</i> (occasionally when driving
). What I really mean is, you don't automatically take off your saddle as soon as you hit the ground
.... as a climber, you're in your saddle a lot, sometimes all day.
On the ground you can't really let your flipline dangle--- what do you do with it?
The options are limited, but assuming a couple things up front, like it is a steel-core flipline with a micrograb adjuster and a Swivel snap termination. Also that the flipline is 8' (2.54 M)
(which, by the way is the rig you have)
I coincidentally work-position on this system identically, and although there's been a lot of gear and saddle changes over the years, one constant that's evolved fully for me personally is the use of the 8-foot wirecore-micrograb (with a triple lock aluminum caribiner (held captive) ), linked with a screwlink (delta).
I think you'll like the system very much. Very, very trustworthy and relatively bombproof and the delta makes it even more versatile.
<b>Good for you</b> starting out with the simplest, most boiled-down, easy to use rig out there. One handed adjustment (left hand and forefinger) consistent, dependable, exact, precise control of the flipline, every time, wet or dry, hot or cold. It doesn't matter -this setup performs with the utmost consistency, giving you the confidence to go where only squirrels go.
The one-handed part is the most important. Uhhhh, I forgot what I was gonna tell you
