Show us your home-brew Petzl Connect-Adjust (or other) setup

Mr Rogerswrote:

I'm with the above poster that says you likely threaded wrong. You can thread it 3 ways wrong.

At first I thought “there is no way I rigged it backwards” which is true in a way, I rigged it upside down!

Thanks everyone!

I love connect adjust for sport. Haven’t tried it for trad yet.

1. Do people prefer it for trad? What is your experience? 
2. What length rope are people using? I was thinking 6 feet of edelrid 8.2mm starling in my old connect adjust which should allow me enough for fig 8 and stopper knot.

 Two figure 8’s one with connect adjust and one climbing rope - how’s your experience with that?

Nitant Pwrote:

I love connect adjust for sport. Haven’t tried it for trad yet.

1. Do people prefer it for trad? What is your experience? 

I like it for trad, depends on what systems you already use, if using the rope it's less useful. If you climb a lot of wide it can get chewed up. 

1. What length rope are people using? I was thinking 6 feet of edelrid 8.2mm starling in my old connect adjust which should allow me enough for fig 8 and stopper knot.

I go for 2m of cord. 

 Two figure 8’s one with connect adjust and one climbing rope - how’s your experience with that?

Fine, but honestly it's worth trying it on your belay loop, keeps the knot lower and out of the way. 

Anyone have any experience with 7mm sterling accessory cord for rerope? 

that guy named sebwrote:

I like it for trad, depends on what systems you already use, if using the rope it's less useful. If you climb a lot of wide it can get chewed up. 

I go for 2m of cord. 

Fine, but honestly it's worth trying it on your belay loop, keeps the knot lower and out of the way. 

Thank you for sharing. Very helpful

Nitant Pwrote:

I love connect adjust for sport. Haven’t tried it for trad yet.

1. Do people prefer it for trad? What is your experience? 
2. What length rope are people using? I was thinking 6 feet of edelrid 8.2mm starling in my old connect adjust which should allow me enough for fig 8 and stopper knot.

 Two figure 8’s one with connect adjust and one climbing rope - how’s your experience with that?

I use mine anytime I leave the ground for a multi pitch where we are fixing and following which has been our standard “harder” multipitch style for a few years now. If we are swinging leads I generally leave it behind as I use the rope for the anchor. 

A very homemade thing I made around two years ago. My wife and I have been using this outdoors all the time and it works incredibly well because releasing it just requires pushing on the Prusik. It can be infinitely long and so would probably be useful for professionals.

I've shown it to a good few people in person but I don't think anyone has gone to the trouble of making one for themselves, yet. The entire thing is based on the Quick Link only allowing the Prusik to work in one direction.

You can see the final long version of it being used in the YT video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/E2tObi5VD1M

Purcell Prussics used to get used all the time for positioning in rope access, still do. Hell my first PAS as a purcell prussic since I couldnt afford one at the time....stil have it as a dog leash.
One downside is it takes a ton of material to make. literally have to double up the rope to make it, and in general is quite messy. also has limited throw distance because it a 2:1 loop. Although you mitgated that somewhat with the overhand(s) in the loop.

Even easier is just a single peice of rope, and prussic of your choosing, QL and crab. I would use a slightly smaller QL than in the image below:

Mr Rogerswrote:

Purcell Prussics used to get used all the time for positioning in rope access, still do. Hell my first PAS as a purcell prussic since I couldnt afford one at the time....stil have it as a dog leash.
One downside is it takes a ton of material to make. literally have to double up the rope to make it, and in general is quite messy. also has limited throw distance because it a 2:1 loop. Although you mitgated that somewhat with the overhand(s) in the loop.

Even easier is just a single peice of rope, and prussic of your choosing, QL and crab. I would use a slightly smaller QL than in the image below:

Looks nice and clean with the standard rope through it. My rope just seems to just last forever so I haven't had any spare lying around.

There's a lot to like about these setups because they can be repurposed if needed.

A better friction hitch simplifies things, the Soft Sticht, shown twice, doesn’t need the quick link, or similar, to take up the slack. Push up on the wraps to lengthen, even under full body weight.

There is a YouTube by knotorious that shows how to tie it.

sewn loop would be the dream but it is a dedicated multipitch harness

parker brownwrote:

sewn loop would be the dream but it is a dedicated multipitch harness

That is an awesome hoody

parker brownwrote:

sewn loop would be the dream but it is a dedicated multipitch harness

Where'd you get that plastic thing on your leg loops? 

I just blew through my harness prematurely at that spot.

hangdog climbing. think it only works for certain arc harnesses 

Max Rwrote:

For anyone curious about my knock off amazon connect adjust that i posted about….

I paid a visit to Metolius and they were kind enough to pull test it for me. 1st pull broke an aluminum locker at 24kn. Pulled a second time with steel lockers and broke at a whopping 29kn! Obviously use at your own risk. 

Break video link

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GH7TZS5Y?ref_=ppx_hzod_image_mob_b_fed_asin_title_0_0

The problem with Knockoffs is that you have no idea when they'll suddenly decide to switch to a cheaper aluminum alloy - half the cost to make, and half the tensile strength. Or just that their QC is non-existent, and one on every ~50 of those devices comes off their production line with an invisible stress crack, because it was tempered wrong.

There's a reason people warn each other not to buy Temu biners / ropes / etc... When that shit breaks, they just rename themselves, and move on to the next bunch of suckers.

Petzl Adjust rethreaded with 8.1mm dynamic Edelweiss.  The sewing is done with Dyneema fishing line .45mm - 80lbs test.  I have a lot of experience hand sewing like this and have my own test pulling setup.  

Camp Swing - same replacement rope.  Feeds so nicely!  The 10mm Dyneema loop has a proper half-twist and makes a low bulk girth hitch to your harness as in the photo below.  I also added heat shrink tubing after the photo was taken.

Here I used 10mm Dyneema in a Prusik loop for adjustment.  I added Kevlar stitches to the inside of the Prusik for more friction.  The interconnected loop interface to the Prusik allows the Prusik legs to be equally weighted just as a carabiner attachment would function.  I have used this setup extensively and loved it, but have to admit the Petzl Adjust in the top photo is the quickest and easiest to adjust.

Ryan Lynchwrote:

The problem with Knockoffs is that you have no idea when they'll suddenly decide to switch to a cheaper aluminum alloy - half the cost to make, and half the tensile strength. Or just that their QC is non-existent, and one on every ~50 of those devices comes off their production line with an invisible stress crack, because it was tempered wrong.

There's a reason people warn each other not to buy Temu biners / ropes / etc... When that shit breaks, they just rename themselves, and move on to the next bunch of suckers.

You’re definitelty right. I feel comfortable using them because i’ll have 2 of them. And i’ll always be tied into the rope weather thats leading, jugging or hanging at an anchor. Going get some mileage on them next week on El Cap.