Petzl Connect Adjust

Brocky wrote:

Hi Mei,

1.This was a quick wrap, the loop can clip to the loose carabiner, or another biner on harness.

2. Splicing is fun, not always successful, the chopped off eyes were “learning experiences”.  That is an older splice, the wrapping, called whipping is to keep the cover tight against the rope, no room inside for it. The double eye hitch is a recent example of a better method.  The splicing video you linked is not the best, almost threw up when he used the cork screw.

3. No stopper, in my use going off the end wouldn’t be catastrophic.

4. I need the extra length and shortening is like tending a friction hitch, same motion.

Last piece is also older, but something similar could be used to extend the device to a comfortable length.

Thanks, Brocky! I figured you must have a special use case for your rig, which is not what most people use Petzl Connect Adjust for. 

Very cool that you had an even better way of splicing the rope. As I said, that video looked pretty impressive to me already. For how many steps are involved, the guy definitely looked very proficient at it and did a beautiful job. But your neat "quick wrap" of the long tail revealed that you must be a perfectionist. 

I remember seeing someone ask the question before -- how to carry the Connect Adjust while climbing. Before I leave a belay to climb, I adjust the location of the "Adjust" biner to about the middle of the tether cord if it's not already there, clip it to a gear loop and just let the remaining tail dangle. 

Just saw this thing too... kinda interesting. Basically a longer version of the Adjust so you can tie a master point in it and quickly equalize for belay station.

Petzl should just sell the little locking/belay mechanism separately so people can use whatever length rope they want. And you could use it as a personal anchor or as a belay station or to extend a rapp or really any other number of uses.

I really have a hard time seeing that I would haul a connect adjust for that use when a sling works well.

FourT6and2 ... wrote:

Just saw this thing too... kinda interesting. Basically a longer version of the Adjust so you can tie a master point in it and quickly equalize for belay station.

Petzl should just sell the little locking/belay mechanism separately so people can use whatever length rope they want. And you could use it as a personal anchor or as a belay station or to extend a rapp or really any other number of uses.

The kong Slyde is just that. you bring your own rope and the only part that is sold is the plate part...  Petzl markets the Adjust as a Dynamic lanyard (compared to a PAS that is static). The Slyde is supposed to be used with a 9mm dynamic rope as well, but its not easy to find a 5-10 foot section of rope for sale by the foot. you can chop some of your 9mm rope but thats only if you have one. and you dont want to use too thin of cord because it can flip and too thick and it wont slide easy... and thats the crux of the device right there. 

Fail Falling wrote:

8.2-8.6 or so, a little thicker if you're going to be putting a lot of weight on it (I went up to 8.8-8.9 or so when I was jugging with a haul bag attached to my belay loop and it was slipping a bit)

Do you know if the device for the evolv adjust and the connect adjust are different? Specifically are the evolv adjusts built for smaller diameter ropes/is the stock rope for the evolv adjust smaller? 

Alex Guzman wrote:

Do you know if the device for the evolv adjust and the connect adjust are different? Specifically are the evolv adjusts built for smaller diameter ropes/is the stock rope for the evolv adjust smaller? 

Evolv adjust uses a thinner rope (9mm vs 10mm ish), that's why they don't classify it as PPE on the petzl site, I think because it doesn't meet the criteria for surviving a bunch of high FF impacts. In reality it's the same diameter dynamic rope most people use with the Kong slyde and thicker than plenty of ropes people climb on and use to tether to anchors. Maybe the consideration for hard aid climbing is different than just tethering to an anchor. 

Some minor cosmetic differences in the aluminum part (they might have different casting molds) but dimensions look very similar. 

Alex Guzman wrote:

Do you know if the device for the evolv adjust and the connect adjust are different? Specifically are the evolv adjusts built for smaller diameter ropes/is the stock rope for the evolv adjust smaller? 

Nope but looks like you've got your answer above.

To be clear, my text you quoted was referring to the camp swing and not any of the Petzls

Fail Falling wrote:

Nope but looks like you've got your answer above.

To be clear, my text you quoted was referring to the camp swing and not any of the Petzls

Cheers, I just quoted that mostly because I figured you would know.

@Gadget thank you so much for the detailed response.

Petzl does make a larger one for 11mm rope for their adjustable bridges for arborist harnesses.

Alex Guzman wrote:

Cheers, I just quoted that mostly because I figured you would know.

I've never interacted with the pas version of the Petzl as it's no use to me 

FourT6and2 ... wrote: I don't really know how you're stowing a PAS or whatever you use, but how I do it: I adjust it so the rope is pulled all the way out of the locking device. Then clip the locker to my harness like a quick draw. Then I tuck the extra length of rope under my leg loop. Seems to be out of the way and isn't bulky at all. But hey, I'm not forcing you to like it lol. This is just my findings on it. A PAS is way more bulky to me. The chain-link nature of it means it doesn't really coil up or anything. You have to double it up once or even twice on a carabiner to get it out of the way. And that is more bulky to me. But whatever, do what you want man. A simple sling with a carabiner on it is definitely less bulky than any of 'em. But a sling isn't adjustable. I kinda do it like this. But I tuck the extra a little wider so it isn't dangling. youtube.com/watch?v=RY5PlN6…

Watch his video.  Brilliant & simple!

Brocky wrote:

Petzl does make a larger one for 11mm rope for their adjustable bridges for arborist harnesses.

They make a few "progress adjust" options for RA work. I love the bigger size of the metal bit and as with the others replacing the rope in it makes it work that much better. I can release this fairly well under load compared to the smaller versions. I have a used down to 9mm rope in it, so not sure how low you can go before it maybe stops grabbing.