Great review! I am always interested in the factor 2 fall ability of these new lanyards. I guess it can absorb because the rope you should choose should be dynamic and not static.
Nice video but I think the stopper knot should be more than an overhand knot my suggestion would be a DOUBLE or TRIPLE barrel knot with a good amount of tail.
I strongly advise against using an eight mm rope in this device since from my personal experience a so thin rope gets crossed into the larger hole of the Slide and so the device set-up loses its halting function and becomes nothing more than a sort of munter hitch. I had use it in aid climbing in my first attempts and it happened a few times (bad moments). A nine mm rope should avoid this eventuality (maybe), but of course it makes the system much stiffer. I think Kong should reinvent this device using smaller holes for smaller ropes, both achieving a smooth use and avoding the rope-crossing danger.
Which knot would you use for a high rapell device? Directed figure 8, alpine butterfly or...? In this case it would probably need a little more than 2 m of rope.
Do you mean to attach a belay device if you wanted to also use your tether as a rappel extension? If so, on a single strand tether like this, people generally clove hitch the carabiner at the desired distance away from the harness.
Great review! I am always interested in the factor 2 fall ability of these new lanyards. I guess it can absorb because the rope you should choose should be dynamic and not static.
Nice video but I think the stopper knot should be more than an overhand knot my suggestion would be a DOUBLE or TRIPLE barrel knot with a good amount of tail.
not sure if it matters but kong website says the slyde should be used with 9-10mm rope. be safe ! thanks for all ur vids!
Most people say it’s bad handling above 9mm so most people use 8.something. I wonder if it’s been tested at these below spec diameters
It matters! See my recent comment
I'm using the Kong with a 8 mm. Static cord. When wehigthed it doesnt slip and is easier to extend compared to the 9mm.
im tryin 10mm dynamic today, VERY hard to adjust, impossible with one hand - only use like absorber.
can you release it under load?
No.
seems like the major shortcoming to me as well. Thanks for asking. Based on this I am going to go the petzl connect route.
Yes just tilt it upwards
I strongly advise against using an eight mm rope in this device since from my personal experience a so thin rope gets crossed into the larger hole of the Slide and so the device set-up loses its halting function and becomes nothing more than a sort of munter hitch. I had use it in aid climbing in my first attempts and it happened a few times (bad moments). A nine mm rope should avoid this eventuality (maybe), but of course it makes the system much stiffer. I think Kong should reinvent this device using smaller holes for smaller ropes, both achieving a smooth use and avoding the rope-crossing danger.
Which knot would you use for a high rapell device? Directed figure 8, alpine butterfly or...? In this case it would probably need a little more than 2 m of rope.
Do you mean to attach a belay device if you wanted to also use your tether as a rappel extension? If so, on a single strand tether like this, people generally clove hitch the carabiner at the desired distance away from the harness.