Homemade lanyard

[MISteve]

New to climbing. Been doing tree removals that I can do with spikes and 5/8 x 12' wirecore flipline. I have been using an 8' foot lanyard with a prusik as second lanyard. It is always too short and the prusik can be hard to move. I made a second lanyard with a 20' length of 1/2 Arbormaster and a pair of Buckingham swivel clips. Prusik is 9/16 three strand from my Beranek lanyard. Used Buntline knots and taped the tag end with fiberglass insulating tape. Is this going to be ok? I put on my harness and hung from a low branch. Seems to hold ok and have to push the prusik pretty good to move it. Needed something longer for second tie in and redirect.

http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/g404/sgilbert9226/lanyard/?action=view&current=100_0499.jpg

http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/g404/sgilbert9226/lanyard/?action=view&current=100_0500.jpg

http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/g404/sgilbert9226/lanyard/?action=view&current=100_0501.jpg

 

[tree md]

Not too sure about your termination knots on your snaps...

Triple fisherman's knot is the only knot I will use on termination for life support anymore.

 

[dh1984]

how much do you charge to make one but with the triple fishing knot on each end ?

 

[MISteve]

Not too sure about your termination knots on your snaps...

Triple fisherman's knot is the only knot I will use on termination for life support anymore.

Thanks for the info, I will retie it.

 

[MISteve]

how much do you charge to make one but with the triple fishing knot on each end ?

Pretty new at this. Just making my own for now.

 

[dh1984]

Pretty new at this. Just making my own for now.

LOL ok i thought i would ask and see. thats some nice work you done on that lanyard

 

[MISteve]

LOL ok i thought i would ask and see. thats some nice work you done on that lanyard

Give me some more time at it and I would think about making one for you. Not ready for the responsibility of someone else yet.

 

[MISteve]

Not too sure about your termination knots on your snaps...

Triple fisherman's knot is the only knot I will use on termination for life support anymore.

Is this acceptable?

lanyard :: 100_0509.jpg picture by sgilbert9226 - Photobucket

 

[tree md]

Looks good from here. Very nice.

You can always double check your knots here: MyTreeLessons-Trees, Knots, Rigging, Physics, Safety Information

 

[jefflovstrom]

Buy one.
Jeff

 

[dh1984]

Give me some more time at it and I would think about making one for you. Not ready for the responsibility of someone else yet.

ok thanks that last knot you put on ti looks good to me. but i always used the fisherman's knot in any rope i had to tie.

 

[MISteve]

Looks good from here. Very nice.

You can always double check your knots here: MyTreeLessons-Trees, Knots, Rigging, Physics, Safety Information

Thanks for the info. So much to learn, so little time.

 

[MISteve]

ok thanks that last knot you put on ti looks good to me. but i always used the fisherman's knot in any rope i had to tie.

Takes a little extra rope to tie, once set, it wants to stay there.

 

[dh1984]

Takes a little extra rope to tie, once set, it wants to stay there.

yeah i know but i like to find a knot that if i had to get it loose it woun't have to take a lot of time.

 

[Saw Dust Smoken]

knots

Double fisherman with taped end will work. Most lanyard get cut or nick and sent to the trash. No need for knot removal. Cut snap of end and make a new one...

 

[beastmaster]

I mostly use a nice store bought lanyard these days, but I have also made do with a lot of home made ones over the years. I still use a home made one of three strand rope that I put a cable in and use a becket bend to attach it to my belt for really big trees.( its 18 or 20 ft long.)View attachment 232135
A more user friendly and efficient lanyard is thisView attachment 232137 Its nice and stream lined low tech, but you can open it while your weights on it, and close it one handed. I use 10mm prussic on a carabiner, a Vt on the lanyard and the carabiner attached to a D ring. Instead of that heavy clip on the end I use another caribiner. Its streamlined and light wait.
I just put this together for the picture, but when I used this I used to have a clip with a ring(like a key ring) I ran the rope throu to tend the slank, hooking it on the caribiner.
I think its way Superior to what your using. That is a lot of stuff you have to carrie around.

 

[tree md]

I mostly use my climb line with a prussic cord and a VT in conjunction with my 12' steel core for a secondary tie in. That gets me through about 99% of my work. On the rare occasion that I need a bigger lanyard than my 12 footer to get around a spar for a secondary tie in I will just use a whole hank of safety blue that I keep around, tie a snap to it with a double fisherman's and use another prussic cord with a VT to get around whatever I need to.

 

[MISteve]

I mostly use a nice store bought lanyard these days, but I have also made do with a lot of home made ones over the years. I still use a home made one of three strand rope that I put a cable in and use a becket bend to attach it to my belt for really big trees.( its 18 or 20 ft long.)View attachment 232135
A more user friendly and efficient lanyard is thisView attachment 232137 Its nice and stream lined low tech, but you can open it while your weights on it, and close it one handed. I use 10mm prussic on a carabiner, a Vt on the lanyard and the carabiner attached to a D ring. Instead of that heavy clip on the end I use another caribiner. Its streamlined and light wait.
I just put this together for the picture, but when I used this I used to have a clip with a ring(like a key ring) I ran the rope throu to tend the slank, hooking it on the caribiner.
I think its way Superior to what your using. That is a lot of stuff you have to carrie around.

I like the sound of easier/lighter, but I do not quite understand the use. My skills are still in the rough. Do you have a pic of it in use? Seeing is believing.

 

[beastmaster]

All I have is my phone to take pic. with so their not the highest quality, but hopefully this will give you more of an idea of what i'm talking about.View attachment 232174View attachment 232175. Actually when I use to regularly use this set up I used 8mm cord and tied it off directly to a D ring with fishermen knots. Because I wasn't sure of the strength of ass. cord I modified it to a store bought prussic and a caribener. Really a good set-up. But like everything in this business, if your not a 100% sure of every knot and component don't trust it. It's your life on the line.
I use a mechanical lanyard these days. Well worth the 80.00 or 90 bucks.

 

[MISteve]

All I have is my phone to take pic. with so their not the highest quality, but hopefully this will give you more of an idea of what i'm talking about.View attachment 232174View attachment 232175. Actually when I use to regularly use this set up I used 8mm cord and tied it off directly to a D ring with fishermen knots. Because I wasn't sure of the strength of ass. cord I modified it to a store bought prussic and a caribener. Really a good set-up. But like everything in this business, if your not a 100% sure of every knot and component don't trust it. It's your life on the line.
I use a mechanical lanyard these days. Well worth the 80.00 or 90 bucks.

Thank you, I understand now. What is on the end of the lanyard? Just a stopper knot? The end with the VT is always attached and the other end is removed to redirect?