Rock Exotica Dualcender

[Adam_P]

I'm thinking down the road I might pick one up. Anybody use/used one and have some feedback?

 

[Burnham]

OTGBoston/Greg does, I believe.

 

[bonner1040]

What are you going to use it for?

 

[Adam_P]

Thanks Burnham, I'll send him a message if he doesn't see the thread.

Nick, to footlock of course. Again, your fault.

I was practicing today with a 10mm OP split tail I made.. tied a klemheist and went up a few locks. Sat back on it and it grabbed no sweat. Went up to about 30' and sat back on it again. This time it started slipping. I'm gonna just do a 6 wrap prussic with that but I'd like to give a dualcender a run too. Might be a happy birthday to me type thing next month..

 

[Burnham]

Try a klemheist hitch...it's the classic secured footlock friction hitch.

 

[bonner1040]

I have a 10mm beeline and it works much better with a 3 wrap / 6 coil standard prussick than a kleimheist. Just my personal, while limited, experience.

In most other applications where you only need one direction of pull I think the kleimheist is the way to go.

 

[Burnham]

That's the way it always is with friction hitches...the host line and the hitch cord have to work together, not all do with any particular hitch.

 

[bonner1040]

Hence a life of endless tinkering..

 

[Burnham]

 

[bonner1040]

I always thought it would be nice, but have since had second thoughts. I have a petzl shunt that I considered using as well but never tried it, my beeline works fine I guess.

 

[Adam_P]

That's another reason I'm thinking of going mechanical. The uni and sj stopped my endless search for the perfect cord/rope combo... yet here I go again..

 

[Burnham]

One huge advantage to the dualcender is you can shift from footlock to hip thrust and back again...helps passing limbs and such.

 

[bonner1040]

Damn you B.

 

[Burnham]

 

[bonner1040]

The second cam disengages while the first holds the other side (the 'standing line' in your impromptu ddrt)??

 

[Burnham]

Right, just pull underneath the dualcender on one leg of the line.

 

[Adam_P]

Damn that's kinda nice. Nick buy one and tell me how it is?

 

[bonner1040]

Nah, you buy one and then loan it to me!

 

[Burnham]

Second time I've linked to this thread recently...we talk about the ability to hip thrust with a double rope ascender...same idea, and Greg speaks to the same advantage with the dualcender specifically.

https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?10567-Mechanical-backup-to-Kong-double-ascenders

 

[DMc]

I'm thinking down the road I might pick one up. Anybody use/used one and have some feedback?

Adam, I found one in the bottom of my bag. I tried it a couple of times, works great and it's looks like new but I just don't use it. It's yours if you want it, just pm me where to send it.

Dave

 

[Adam_P]

Sweet! Sent you a pm thanks Dave

 

[SkwerI]

Freakin' amazing what goes on around here.

 

[Adam_P]

Ain't that the truth. I'll have to pay it forward.

 

[flushcut]

I'll take a check.

 

[Burnham]

Good stuff, David.