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Flipline hitch/Becket bend: OK w/ non-steel core? (1 viewing) (1) Guests
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TOPIC: Flipline hitch/Becket bend: OK w/ non-steel core?
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Flipline hitch/Becket bend: OK w/ non-steel core? 11 Months, 1 Week ago
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Is the Flipline hitch or Becket bend acceptable for use with non-steel core fliplines/lanyards?
I see the hitch/bend illustrated in "The Tree Climber's Companion", by Jepson, p. 39, Second Edition, documented as useful for steel core fliplines.
My goals are to reduce overall complexity and weight of gear, and leverage my harness' side D's. I'm climbing with New England's Fly as my personal lanyard. I have life-supporting side D's on my Petzl Navaho Vario harness. I tested the hitch/bend, on the ground, with a 2-foot tail, terminating in a double-fisheman's stopper knot. It seems manageable and secure. What's the concensus? Is it discussed in more detail in another book? Does it put too much twist in the rope?
Your recommendations are taken to heart and deeply appreciated. Thanks.
Trebuchet
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