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Just thought about another perk of top-side friction, for some circumstances. You can more easily re-direct vector forces down the stem, reducing lateral loading of stems, by the angle of the rope/ location of the rope holder (climber, bucket op, ground worker). The rigging line angle is not...

I used my belay spool yesterday to be able to lower long pieces with the BMS BS up in the tree. I could have set it as a floating anchor style, for easier retrieval, but I didn't, just climbed back up as with a block. I cut, my groundie caught and held them. I took the rope, he landed them next...

1. Sometimes you can. 2. When you need it to run, you need it to run. When you don't, you don't. 3. You can lower sections of one tree off of another tree without damage. Also, you can set this remotely from the ground. One job comes to mind where I set a floating anchor point for the BS by...

Pruning and spar work have no stubs. Predictable friction, a la a portawrap/ LD over trunk wraps. You can lower off of a keeper tree. Double-braid ropes don't like Natural Crotch rigging.

This is a very efficient tool. My concern while using the BMS Belay Spool for several years has been the rope bend radius. It seems to bend sharply at the corners. The corner radius seems like 1/2" or maybe 3/4". Can you weigh in on that? I would be interested to know if the rope bend is...