Screw links for climbing setup

[Slvrmple72]

I am trying to make my climbing setup more compact and at the same time less tangled when limb walking with two lines. I am thinking of putting an oval screwlink around my rope bridge, Exotica swivel, another oval screw link to a small pawl (3 holes). This will be my connection point: center hole for prussic loop when Drt/footlocking, outside holes for carabiners to rope spliced eyes and carabiners with pulley and double eye splice for Distel delight! Want some feedback about screwlocks. I have been using them for years to connect my flipline prussic to the my left side D-ring. I have thought about using a biner w/swivel but want one that is not as pointed in the loop because I would clip it around the rope bridge and screwlink the swivel to the pawl. The more I think about it the more confusing it becomes!

 

[oldirty]

i think you can eliminate the first screwlink by just attaching the swivel right to your bridge.

actually when i googled your exotica swivel, i saw a double biner that swivel's. you should take a look at that. less junk on the bridge doing the same thing.

 

[oldirty]

i guess its the swivel biner and maybe its not out yet?

 

[Slvrmple72]

You mean like this one

http://onlinestore.forestindustry.com/scripts/bartlettman/1003

 

[oldirty]

no. think 2 biners stacked end to end facing opposite. and they swivel.

pretty slick actually.

 

[Slvrmple72]

where did you see it? I am interested!

 

[oldirty]

You mean like this one

http://onlinestore.forestindustry.com/scripts/bartlettman/1003

you should use this one for your flipline adjuster. (a new technique i am trying to pimp. hopefully the guy who came up with it wont mind. lol.)

 

[oldirty]

where did you see it? I am interested!

go to www.southerncross.net.au/rockexotica.asp


3rd biner down

 

[Ghillie]

Your link didn't work "pimpmaster OD"

Never mind, I'm stupid.

 

[oldirty]

Your link didn't work "pimpmaster OD"

Never mind, I'm stupid.

i'd be a jerk no to shed the light on that flipline adjuster thing. even if it isnt my idea. lol. again, thank you tom d.

 

[Ghillie]

i'd be a jerk no to shed the light on that flipline adjuster thing. even if it isnt my idea. lol. again, thank you tom d.

I agree. I want to try it out soon. I just seem to be sinking money into rigging gear right now.

Aaaannnnnnnnnddddddd..........saving my pennies for an ergovation. Hopefully I will be able to look at one tomorrow. Vermeer in Findlay is having an open house with a rigging class. Sherrill will have some gear there.

 

[oldirty]

29 bucks for the biner and 20ish for the HRCIII cordage baby. short money baby! woooo.


you going with the ergovation? sweet.

 

[Slvrmple72]

oldirty whats your idea for a flipline adjuster? I have been using a prussic on a screwlink for years but I am slowing turning into a gear junky. 22 bucks isn't that bad for that swivel biner. How would you use it for what you are thinking?

 

[oldirty]

screw link to your d ring and then run the rope through the screwlink while putting the prussic to the rope and screwlink?

more or less the same way with that swivel biner except i can take it off the dring and put it on my bridge or front ring, turning it into another climbing line setup. biner goes to the d ring and rope goes through the captive eye swivel. its slick fo sho.


its not my idea. just using it.

 

[Slvrmple72]

Do you still use a prussic for flipline adjusting?

 

[oldirty]

Do you still use a prussic for flipline adjusting?

yes. the captive part of the swivel is what advances the knot.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

You mean like this one

http://onlinestore.forestindustry.com/scripts/bartlettman/1003

This is from the Bartlett page

Let's pick it apart.

I sent an email to them and to ISA.

 

[Slvrmple72]

Yeah! Can you believe it! He doesn't have his secondary attachment point, his flipline in use at all! That's just reckless!:monkey:

 

[Ghillie]

SilverMaple, have you figured out anything with your rig yet?

 

[Ghillie]

Yeah! Can you believe it! He doesn't have his secondary attachment point, his flipline in use at all! That's just reckless!:monkey:

No lanyard on the saw.