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If my anchor point is a prusik hanging off the rigging line that is hung at least 20-30 feet up, it seems that it would be a known distance every time. I'll probably figure out what you're talking about once I set it up...

Once set, it couldn't be bagged and reused?

I have to take off to go look at a dying pine tree, but when I get back I'm gonna set up that 8:1 (or at least a 4:1) compounded system (the third one in burnhams's pic). With scraps and equipment I already have, I should be able to create the same MA as the $100 fiddle block setup I'm looking...

Your example is easy to understand. But I don't think any of us pulley-dummies don't have problem understanding how pulleys reduce friction. Where the problem comes in is how do you explain that if you set up a Z-rig, it's EASIER to pull that just with 1 pulley alone. Then start adding more...

I have a chance to buy this on craigslist. There's a thread on here right now for "what are you bad at." My thing is determining MA for pulley setups. I can tell if adding a pulley is going to giving you an advantage, but determining if it's 2:1, 5:1, etc...I'm just dumb at it. :|: What do...