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Thanks a lot Bermy for checking back and for the validation. (of course it is only a 2:1)

Thanks Kenny. Yeah, thanks for the "purist" view --- ha, one knows the "purist" (pedantic/detailed?) aspect of something, one can always summarize/estimate/average from there -- you can always get from the details to a summary .... but can't get from a summary to the details. I think...

Thanks Bermy .... much appreciate your experienced "gut" on this!

wow. Thanks Kyle. Kenny, thanks for the time and detail. (ha, my introduction to army manuals was from my next door neighbor friend growing up -- his dad's -- WWII manual "Combat Training of the Individual Soldier and Patrolling" -- it was part of our inspiration for playing and clubs based on...

Kenny, that makes 2 info packed posts of yours I'm going to have to come back to to try to digest. Thanks a lot for taking the time to share your detailed knowledge. ha, bought a hard copy of that very Army manual (it is a large version... not the little WWII smaller size manuals) a while back...

Thanks for the clarification, Stig

thanks Sean and Mick .... very much appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience.

Thanks Treesmith. I need to research and try the Munter hitch

Thanks Sean and all! Johnny, I guess I would start with a Bowline.... for that reason that it can be untied after heavy loading.... it seems there were some other discussions about best way to tie a rope to a hitch, etc.(?) But I am a little concerned about the loss of strength of a Bowline...

Thanks and Thanks Mr. Burnham. That makes great sense.

Thanks a lot Mr. Burnham... will you please see questions below? Thanks Squisher. putting questions/comments at end please. Thanks Sean. putting questions/comments at end please. Ha, thanks Mick! short and to the point! :) Thanks Kyle. Yes I did enjoy vectors in school and I really...

Thanks Sean!

This is a very simple question, but I would much appreciate a "sanity check" on my thinking and other pairs of eyes.... thanks for looking. I hope this diagram is pretty clear and self-explanatory: Just to reiterate the questions: 1) Will the redirect pulley (significantly) reduce the...