Canopy anchors

[Eric H-L]

Anyone use the BuckSLAP, Flintlocker or homemade soft 8? Do you see any pros snd cons to the subtle differences betweeen these?
I made a homemade soft 8 and played with it the other day. I was sceptical because I thought my cinched alpine butterfly has been working fine. It really does make retrieval easier. I also realized that I can use an adjustable friction saver to do the same thing. Just make it really short.

 

[Eric H-L]

[The BuckSLAP™ - 3913 - Buckingham - Lineman, Arborist, & Tower Climbing Equipment Since 1896 - https://buckinghammfg.com/products/the-buckslap-3913/

 

[Eric H-L]

Flint Locker

Details7" Flint Locker canopy anchor. Set from the ground using your throwline and easily retrieve when done. A great way to get your Stationary Rope System anchored in the tree.There are times when a canopy anchor makes more sense than a basal anchor for your Stationary Rope System. The Flint...

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[Eric H-L]

JB Holdaway Soft 8

 

[Tree09]

Friction saver, with an alpine butterfly and carabiner to jam up against it. Usually base tie tho, but it has its place.

 

[treesmith]

I'm not big into canopy anchors, I'll admit....but why would one use the Flint Locker over just clipping a carabiner into a loop and running it up?

 

[Altissimus]

Yeah I keep simple as well (if possible) ... base tie then up and over something good

 

[Jonny]

Don’t look like 60$+ worth of stuff to me, but I’m a frugal bastard.

I’m sure it retrieves and sets easier than a butterfly or whatever knot without hardware, but a large ring, carabiner, or Quickie should set and retrieve just as well.

I also base tie almost everything anyways, unless there’s nothing in the way to keep from isolating the union I want.

 

[Tree09]

How in the hell is that $60?

 

[treesmith]

‘Cause folks’ll pay it!

 

[Batla]

A dyneema sling, two rings and a few seconds later you get one of those things. If you prefer you can replace the sling with a piece of rope.
I played with them and as mentioned by Jonny earlier, they retrieve easily but I'm still looking for the advantages over the classic solutions.
My preferred one is a delta maillon in the bight of a butterfly.