![]() I was pruning a maple yesterday and dropped a carabiner, not the first time by far. Have several ways to do the same thing so you can get out of a jam. I guess the point is, not in a few words, get to know your gear, and know it well. My latest has been the id and the gri-gri and i didnt like them the first few times, but the more i use them the better i like them. I have probably a couple hundred raps on an atc and i like it a lot now. Now that i have been using it for a while, I like it, easy to hook up and great for control. I didn't like the atc when i fist started using it. I still have several, some with ears some without, i still use them. After gaining experience i really liked them. I don't think most people remember how to use them for rappel and belay. ![]() I started with a crabiner for rappelling and still use them occasionally. For those of you who weighed in on the discussion concerning floating D type saddles, you may be interested to know that I went with the NT Tengu. Does anybody have any experience with this device? I'll try to paste an image (courtesy of ), but in case that doesn't work, you can try this link. In the On Rope catalog, the same device seems to be referred to as a Kong Chuy. One very inexpensive option covered in the Smith/Padgett book is a device they call an Air Traffic Control (ATC). I'm curious about what others have chosen as their method of quick descent. While the prospect of slowly returning to the ground with the use of Prusik hitches is very appealing, there may be occasions when a faster descent is required. That is reason enough for me to consider other options, but not sufficient reason to consider something as expensive as a Petzl I'D. Apparently, that is the same case with the use of a Munter hitch on a figure 8 or a biner. For those of you who are familiar with On Rope, you will know that the authors aren't fond of figure 8 devices because they twist the rope. Tl dr: if you learnt on an ATC, get the ATC Guide, unless money is a consideration, and then get the (slightly) cheaper ATC XP.Lately, I've been reading a lot about belaying and descending and the devices used to accomplish such things. However, you might want to one day, and instead of having to buy another device, you could just get it over with now. Obviously, if you're not planning on doing multi-pitch, or belaying seconds, then this mode is of very little use to you. This makes a huge difference when you're rigging it up, and makes it much better to belay with. This is a feature available in the Petzl Reverso line as well, but the key difference is that the carabiner eyelet is oriented perpendicular to that of the Reverso. It offers basically all the features of the ATC XP, as well auto-locking top-belay for belaying seconds. ![]()
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