It is nice that Sherrill is dealing directly with Mr. Driver instead of directly with the actual ring inventor / manufacturer.
I agree with that. Also it often doesn't stop there, companies will go beyond cutting the innovator out of the line and have a poor quality knock off made that does not perform as well. That is a part of why I have wanted to start this thread. How long do we as consumers/end users of these products want to let that go on?
I think if we give money and recognition to creative types we will get more.
I think if we let creative types be robbed and disrespected we will get less.
I would like to hear every story both good and bad of a person developing something that benefits you/us and how it went for them.
After I got onto the idea of using friction savers I came to the flexible conduit friction saver at some point. Bought one, liked it but it was too short. Bought a second longer one and used it till I damaged it one day. In replacing it I noticed that TreeStuff referred to “The original, Dan House friction saver.” Huh? - bought from them.
OMG this thing is made so much better, out of better products. My rope feeds through it better, and the ‘kink’ damage to my previous conduit probably would have not happened to this better made product. I didn’t even know I had bought a cheap knock off. Lets get the word out to one another through this thread.
I don’t know how to quantify the value that the Dan House Friction Saver has brought to my work life. I have been climbing a lot of years with my rope on the bark of the tree. Now, no more damage to sensitive barks, no pitch loading up my rope in sticky trees, consistent and reduced friction so I can do more productive roped maneuverers. Dan, if we are ever at the same event you can’t even buy your own drink or your own dinner, I want to buy it for you.
Inventive souls please weigh in. Only as we the consumer know what it actually cost you in dollars and heart ache and (?) when it went badly can we begin to see the value to ourselves by voting for or against you with our wallets.