Zig Zag safety

[Chuck D]

If you are concerned like I was about the possibility of the neck breaking on the zigzag Eye that hooks into your bridge, here is a solution. I simply took a short piece of Paracord (80 pound tensile strength) and rigged it as you see you there and then the second picture is where I actually disconnected the main carabiner to the bridge and put my weight on it to see how practical it was. Better than nothing and makes me feel better.

 

[gorman]

80 lbs? That ain't much guy. Especially if you drop a few feet

 

[BC WetCoast]

The rule of thumb used in calculating dymanic forces when rigging is

(Weight of piece in pounds x Distance dropped in feet) + the weight of the object

So an example
weight of object (you) 150 lb
distance falling 3'

(150 X 3) + 150 = 600 lbs

Might make you feel safer, but isn't really doing much.

 

[Chuck D]

Tks guys

 

[Chuck D]

Mabee need to upgrade to dyneema micro loop

 

[Overwatch]

If there's enough concern about a piece of gear failing, to warrant employment of contingency measures, it should be retired. Just sayin'

Also, the metal edges chafing on your little feelgood loop in a shock load situation are going to decrease it's capacity greatly.

 

[OLD OAK]

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If you are concerned like I was about the possibility of the neck breaking on the zigzag Eye that hooks into your bridge, here is a solution. I simply took a short piece of Paracord (80 pound tensile strength) and rigged it as you see you there and then the second picture is where I actually disconnected the main carabiner to the bridge and put my weight on it to see how practical it was. Better than nothing and makes me feel better.

I have no idea what all that contraption is but it dont look like a Blake's hitch to me.

 

[jefflovstrom]

opcorn:,,,,really?
Jeff

 

[Sunrise Guy]

Wait a minute. Maybe I'm seeing this wrong but you have the carabiner, to the left, in your pic, right? Then, you have the carabiner that goes into the black loop that formerly was a break hazard before the upgrade. Common sense tells me that you could simply slip a properly rated sling through both carabiners and let it serve as a back-up if that black loop gave out. Apologies if I'm not seeing it correctly.

 

[IHateTrees]

I don't understand what is wrong with what this is supposed to replace.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

I don't understand what is wrong with what this is supposed to replace.

There's nothing "wrong" with a taughtline hitch, but I sure prefer a vt. There's nothing "wrong" with hip-thrusting ddrt 50' up into a canopy, but I sure do prefer srt with ascenders.