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Peter
09-21-2008, 07:44 AM
Can you splice this using tenex instructions?

No_Bivy
09-21-2008, 07:58 AM
ice tail sucks....DNB(do not bother)

SteveBullman
09-21-2008, 10:15 AM
peter, i was told so....not sure if no_bivy is referring to the splice itself or the cord as a hitch cord, if the latter i totally agree.

Peter
09-21-2008, 10:30 AM
Not interested in using it as a hitch cord really, had some other applications in mind, from looking at the stuff i'd imagine its pretty much as useless as tenex for hitches

Stumper
09-21-2008, 11:23 AM
Peter, Hello and welcome.
Yes you can use "tenex splices". The Icetail isn't horrible as hitch cord but I wouldn't buy it for that again.

lumberjack
09-21-2008, 11:30 AM
Um, fairly certain that Ice Tail is a high mod. line, thus requiring a class II splice (like Beeline's core) as opposed to the standard poly, class I splice Tennex uses.

No_Bivy
09-21-2008, 11:42 AM
making some mini whoopie's or something?

Stumper
09-21-2008, 11:53 AM
Yes, Carl is correct. However i generally do locked Brummel Splices in Tenex and they work very well in Icetail also. I think of it as the same but in terms of simple buries the Icetail is too slick to use the same formulae as Tenex.

Blinky
09-21-2008, 11:53 AM
LJ is right, Class II. But it's still basically a locked brummel for eye splices with a long bury.

Anti-Bivy is also right, it's not so hot for split tails... picks and glazes easily. If you by it from Sherrills, take the plastic filler cord out, that's just for their grizzly splices.