I took 9 or 10" out of my VT, clipped the eye of my climbing line to the same biner, removed the micro pulley and just used the boat swivel snap to tend slack and it worked like a champ! Man, what a super responsive knot! I can't believe the difference in the VT versus my old friction hitch. It's like night and day. I did a small job yesterday and the changes that you guys suggested worked awesome. Thanks for the tips all!