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reptilezs
May 12, 2009, 11:14 PM
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i got a 16in and 22in loop of prussik cord and dont really know how to keep it on my harness. any help would be appreciated
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getsomeethics
May 12, 2009, 11:16 PM
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i keep mine on my haul loop attached with a quicklink.
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jp_sucks
May 12, 2009, 11:20 PM
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I've always folded mine in 4 and then put the loop/bight end through a back gearloop and pulled the tails through it. Don't need any extra gear to hold it there and in my 1500 odd days of climbing it's never once fallen off or gotten in the way.
(This post was edited by jp_sucks on May 12, 2009, 11:20 PM)
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brownie710
May 12, 2009, 11:41 PM
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the shorter of my prussic used every time i climb for rappel backups I clip it to a biner, double it then twist it up then clip it to the biner and then clip the biner through the toothbrush holder elastic on my chalkbag, the longer of my two prussic, ideally only for self resuce/rope ascension, i put right in the bottom of my chalkbag and forget about it.
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krosbakken
May 12, 2009, 11:43 PM
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I just throw mine over my shoulder along with any 24in or 48in slings I need. My harness already has enough crap on it.
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billl7
May 12, 2009, 11:54 PM
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Yet another way below - a little more tedious but compact/clean. In the end, it looks like the "barrel" part of a noose with the loop's knot on one end and a biner on the other:
a) get the knot at the end of a bight;
b) starting from the knot, make about a palm's length of cord folded back on itself; this forms another bight opposite the knot with the remaining tail coming off the knot end;
c) with the remaining tail, start a tight wrap around the length of 4 strands working from the knot-end to the other;
d) when the tail runs out, poke it through the loops and clip that to a biner.
It can be kinda fiddly getting the length at 'b' right but anymore I can usually get that on the first try. If it is my long prussic cord then I might do 'b' twice over for a total thickness of 8 strands.
Hangs nice and clean from one of my rear gear loops.
Bill L
Edit: On any given day, if I use a prussik as a rap backup then I usually package it up once at the end of the day - in the interim, wearing it around neck and shoulder.
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bill413
May 13, 2009, 1:14 AM
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If it's the right length, it can go over my shoulder with other slings.
If it's too short for that, I pass it thru some loop on my harness & start tying square knots in it. Not the best...there is a better suggestion above this in this thread.
I do like the idea of burying it in the chalkbag.
Another option is...I usually climb with a biner with several things on it...nut pick, rag (to wipe off hands), maybe waterbottle...etc. Clip the prussik onto that, especially using the twist technique mentioned above.
Try a couple of different ways, figure out what you like.
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Terry2124
May 13, 2009, 3:35 AM
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reptilezs wrote: i got a 16in and 22in loop of prussik cord and dont really know how to keep it on my harness. any help would be appreciated
There are so many ways you can carry them. Over the shoulder is good and coiling it and clipping in with other gear is fine. your preference really, try different ways of carrying it and eventually you will find a preference.
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MS1
May 13, 2009, 1:34 PM
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I keep one short loop octopled on a locker on my leg loop; this keeps it out of the way, and makes it a snap to set up a autoblock to backup rappels. I set up two longer cords as purcell prussiks, and keep them girth hitched to my tie-in points and clipped in to my rear gear loops (running underneath my other gear). I use them to attach to the anchors when cleaning; this makes them easy to grab and clip when anchoring, but out of the way while I'm climbing.
It recently occurred to me that I could save space on my gear loops by just clipping the two biners together behind my back (underneath my chalk bag). I'll probably try this the next time I climb to see how I like it.
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Lazlo
May 13, 2009, 1:51 PM
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Rudmin
May 13, 2009, 10:11 PM
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Just make a miniature butterfly coil. That is sort of what Bill suggested. It is small and compact and easy to tie and untie.
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billl7
May 14, 2009, 1:05 PM
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Rudmin wrote: Just make a miniature butterfly coil. That is sort of what Bill suggested. It is small and compact and easy to tie and untie.
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