Search results for query: *

Big hunk of high quality stainless steel finished to a fair-thee-well and a small market, would be my guess.

Your use of the term "fitch" made me think of this industrial descender, often used by high angle access workers...antenna towers, water tank painters, window washers. Do you think that the term you're using might have derived from this descender, Dave? Ever see one in use? They are said to...

My opinion as well.

Yes, I think it's a good choice to make. Either do it by having a ground belay...you know, of course, that minimal downward pull on the rappel line by a ground belayer will stop the rappel in it's tracks...or by backup with a friction hitch as I described in my previous post to Bounce. I feel...

Sean, are you placing your Klemheist above the 8, as Jepson shows? If so, let me offer a suggestion, one I think is a great improvement. Instead of a long backup tether hitched above the 8 and attached to your harness at the central waist mount, use a short tress cord hitched to your rope...

Here's pictures of how you lock off the mini rack. Since it's a U frame, with no hyperbar, it goes a little different, but not much. The U frame does not drop or add bars easily like the open legged type (see my six bar), but more or less friction is till available by spreading the bars apart...

Frans, please...I'll be greatly surprised if you can come up with a quote from either Nick or me where we said anything like "presenting them as being ideal for tree work". In fact, my opening post noted that the rack would not be for everyone, just a limited application for tree climbing. Be...

I am in agreement with Nick. Frans, I could not disagree more with your absurd statement that the use of a rappel rack is attended by "extreme hazard". Sorry to use such blunt language, but you're off the res on this one, imo. If we wish to make a rule that any discussion of any device...

Maybe I should post some pictures of my 6 bar rack too, then :).

Hyper bars are extra long bars for the rack. They often have a peg mounted on one or both ends. They allow easier lock off...or the application of extreme friction. I guess rappel racks are not well known in the tree climbing world, eh? Funny, the FS climbing program has been using them for...

Racks are great for giving a high class ride, smooth as silk and no twisting...but most are just too bulky for use in trees...this one isn't too bad. You can get it with hyper bars, too!

Over in Hobby Climber's thread about the RQ3 Q8 descender we got to talking about some other descent devices, etc. Here's one that won't twist your rope, isn't too heavy or bulky, and offers a smooth ride with adjustable friction w/o re-rigging and an easy, solid lock/unlock. It's a CMI mini...