How/Why To Use an AJUSTABLE FRICTION SAVER to Safely Connect to a Tree Spar!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- WARNING **A carabiner should be attached to the eye of the Alpine Butterfly knot when it is being used for SRT configuration to ensure that there is no way that the knot could ever pull through that small ring of the friction saver!**
WARNING **When using a pulley with an adjustable friction saver to cinch around the stem of a tree (as shown in video), keep in mind that you could be slightly cross loading the carabiner which connects the pulley to the prusik loop, which is why I use a DMM Perfecto, which is a smaller length carabiner, which should reduce any cross loading forces.**
In this episode, I'll be explaining the benefits of using an adjustable friction saver as a cinching attachment point while chunking down a stem!
It should be noted that can be used by recreational tree climbers as well for use as a cinching anchor around a stem which can stationary or it can be raised or lowered as the climber goes up or down. The climber can pass limbs by using their lanyard while the device is quickly disassembled and then reassembled above or below the limb depending on the direction of travel.
Your videos really helped me. I was using a prusik knot to climb and it was jamming really hard like you said they would. But I used your epic hitch and not only did it tend with the pulley better, it cinched hard and let go easily. Thank you for your knowledge and sharing of it.
I'm so happy to hear that my videos have been helpful! A prusik definitely isn't a tree climbing knot, and can actually be dangerous to use due to its propensity for jamming. I always love to hear about people using my hitches! The Epic hitch is definitely a great choice! I'm extremely pleased to hear how well it has been working for you! My channel exists for one primary purpose, and that is to educate people and to share my knowledge with the entire world! Thank you for thanking me! Your gratefulness will help push me to continue making new, interesting, and relevant tree climbing content! =-D
Made my own, like a lot of my gear... thanks for sharing.
I've made these before as well. I actually have a video for how to make an adjustable friction saver at home (as well as Chicken rings, a different type of friction saver). Here is the friction saver video: th-cam.com/video/SFexbbsQ79w/w-d-xo.html Here is the Chicken rings video: th-cam.com/video/LxLAzhpj9tM/w-d-xo.html This was right when I was learning how to edit videos, so I apologize for the length. Check those out if you feel like it. Thanks for your comment!
Screw link or notch quickie May be better than the carabiner
You make a strong suggestion! I agree!
That’s exactly what I was thinking was the notch quickie
I'm a first climber where can I get all of this gears?
Thanks!
One of the best places to buy gear online is wesspur.com! That is my favorite place and probably the best online vendor with the best selection/prices. Also, you can go to treestuff.com and check them out as well! There are a few other decent vendors out there, but you'll find everything you need at either of these two vendors! Let me know if I can help you with anything else. I can be reached privately with any questions you may have or advice you may need at knotorious.contact@gmail.com! Welcome to my channel and thanks for commenting; and welcome to the wonderful world of tree climbing! =-D
@@Knot-orious Thank you for your help! I want to climb up to cut down a tree so I'd like to install this Adjustable friction saver system but I'm a new climber so I don't know what gears I need to buy and how to setup this system correctly. Your advice would be appreciate!
All you need in order to install an adjustable friction saver is a throw weight (sometimes called a throw ball), a throwline, and a rope! Here's a video I made that shows exactly how to install an adjustable friction saver from the ground! Watch the video and, afterwards, if you have anymore questions, I'd be happy to help you. Once you get the rope through the two rings, you'll be able to create a climbing system, specifically a moving rope system (MRS) AKA double rope technique (DRT). This can be as simple as a closed system using just your rope to climb with a Blake's hitch tied with the tail of your rope (this works best with 12 to 16-strand ropes) or an open system with a split tail, or a Hitch Climber setup, which involves a Hitch Climber pulley and a friction hitch tied with an eye to eye prusik/hitch cord (which you'll see me display in this video). th-cam.com/video/d20d9Acnlgg/w-d-xo.html
Watch your side loading on the carabiner
Thank you! I have a ton of warnings to that effect in my description already. Glad some of you are paying attention, though.
Bonjour,
Je suis un nouveau abonné et j'aimerai savoir si vous faites des vidéos pour montrer en réel vos astuces
Cordialement JLDP
Bonne question. J'ai récemment subi une intervention chirurgicale, je n'ai donc pas encore pu montrer quoi que ce soit dans la vraie vie. Une fois que je serai complètement guéri, je commencerai à faire des vidéos avec moi en train d'escalader. J'ai lancé cette chaîne pour profiter de tout le temps libre que j'ai après l'opération puisque je suis actuellement en congé. Merci de vous être abonné! J'apprécie votre soutien et votre commentaire! je ne parle pas beaucoup le français; J'ai utilisé Google Translate pour m'aider !
Should do on a tree?😊
Yes, this is for connecting yourself to the stem (trunk) of a tree or a spar. This method is most popular among industrial climbers, however, recreational climbers can also use this method if they need to.
That is the tree!
you sound lik ur unsunreI will move on um.um.um.um
I'm not really sure what "unsunrel" means, but if you meant to say that I sound "unsure," then you couldn't be any more incorrect. Everything I stated in that video was said with confidence. It is one of my oldest videos, so perhaps you were detecting the fact that I was new to talking to a camera and unsure of my abilities as a TH-camr. Now, I am MUCH more confident and know what I am doing.