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Sherrill "2 in 1"  Featured

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User reviews

Average user rating from: 1 user(s)

Overall rating (weighted)
5.0
Type of Use
5.0
Frequency of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
Technical Skill Required
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Safety
5.0
Strength
5.0
Portability
5.0
 

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Miko Del Giudice
Sherrill 2 in 1 - Must-have item, only way to fly., Monday, 10 December 2007

Written by Miko Del Giudice   -  View all my reviews  - Top 10 Reviewer

Overall rating (weighted)
5.0
Type of Use
5.0
Frequency of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
Technical Skill Required
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Safety
5.0
Strength
5.0
Portability
5.0
Sherrill 2 in 1 - Must-have item, only way to fly.

Hey - all 5's.

To be accurate and honest, I made one of these on my own from looking at the picture.
I got the Sherrill 2007 Master Catalog after I ordered something, noticed this, read what they had to say, and immediately fashioned one. So even though it's close to the same thing, since I did not purchase the exact above item, it's up to you if this counts as a real review. (I love the W.T. Sherrill 2007 Master Catalog. My original copy is in tatters. I learned SO MUCH, and this flipline is maybe the best lesson of them all.)

I think they call it "2 in 1" because it's not only a safety lanyard, it also aids in progress to your next critch.

Mine is about 15-16' long. I made it with a steel rope snap, a DMM single locking Fat Boy, a wire rope trap, a micro pulley, some lifeline (yes, it's hard to sacrifice a piece, just do it, it's WORTH IT) and an eye to eye prusik tied in a Schwabisch. I did not use the typical purple CMI micro-pulley, I used the yellow one that only goes on from the end. The pulley orientation is 90* different. I tied the ends with DFL's.

The rope trap keeps the eye-to-eye tail in the same place all the time.

Once you work with this, you will never, ever, go back to what Sherrill refers to as a "buckstrap". (A buckstrap is the old-fashioned lanyard with the prusik knot that moves halfway around the tree as you adjust it. And it's rarely long enough when extended to make meaningful progress up a tree.)

When not using, I clip both to the my left side ring, daisy chain the big loop as a bight, and clip the final loop into the 'biner.

My homemade 2 in 1 flipline makes all the difference in fast ascents to the TIP of choice. Whereas I used to have to use a throwline for each successive crotch, now, in most cases, this thing is long enough to get to the next strong branch and gain altitude. (I was going to say ground.) The biggest thing about this is, you can pull yourself up right next to the branch with it when you have it attached to your side rings. So when your center D lifeline becomes useless for further ascent because you are up as high as you can go, you throw this around, clip in, and pull up. Yeah, it's a kind of lopsided affair because the pulling action is on one hip ring only, but you swivel back into facing position when you have to. If you have the strength, it works, really well.

The free exchange of ideas and my learning experience from the Sherrill 2007 Master Catalog has endeared WT Sherrill to me as a company. Yes, they are sometimes a little more expensive, but they are an awesome resource and I buy from them a lot.

If you are still using a "buckstrap", go out and buy this immediately if you have not already made one of your own. This is a must-have item, categorically and hands down, IM(not so)HO.
It will open up many new possibilities in your climbing and you will enjoy ascending even more than you do now.

I look at this one, and my own, and there are pluses and minuses.
I like the Sherrill 2 in 1 because:
a) My DFL's at each end are lumpier than the Sherrill spliced ends. It still works great, but the smoother the better, usually.
b) This Sherrill uses two rope snaps, not a carabiner on one end. Snaps are a good choice because they're slim and once again, pass thru and over obstacles better.

I like my homemade one because:
a) I have a micropulley and a carabiner, which allows me to self-tail and do the "pull myself up by my buckstraps" thing I described before. (No, it's not a buckstrap.) Without the 'biner/pulley combo I don't think I would be able to do it without a hassle.
b) I use a steel rope snap, not the aluminum pictured here. I toss this thing about all the time. I have heard bad things about alu-min-i-um, as the Aussies say, taking regular concussions.
c) I can replace and/or re-size at will, because it's just tied. (But realistically, you're gonna get a lot of use with any good lifeline, even rubbing against the bark.)

Apologies if this "review" is considered off-topic.


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