I always had a little bit of slippage. Just use a slip knot next to the rings as illustrated in slowhike's pics.
I always had a little bit of slippage. Just use a slip knot next to the rings as illustrated in slowhike's pics.
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Perfect!!! A picture IS worth a thousand words...
OK. This is a great setup for a newbie - I'm on a motorcycle so not too concerned with weight.
Now I need to work on my ridgeline length.
Man this thread is never gonna die. And neither is my love for cinch buckles.
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Thanks to AngrySparrow for sending me a free pair a good while back. I was a die hard SMC ring man until I took AS up on his offer. No back-up slip knot to tie with these.
Never had any slippage. Very popular around here. See for yourself.
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I think ring buckle are for people who don't want to admit cinch buckles are better. Just Kidding
I think after cinch buckles came out many people switched but rings work well and do the job as long as you do that half hitch.
Last edited by Dutch; 08-02-2008 at 19:52.
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ring buckles have an advantage that you can convert your web-based suspension to a lightweight rope-based suspension, keep the rings as is, and have it be just as easily adjustable (using a Garda hitch on the rings) as with webbing. But lighter. I'm not seeing that possibility with the cinch buckle, that's a web-only device.
The extra half-hitch with the ring buckles is to my mind a total non-issue time-wise, or convenience wise. For a given webbing based system I don't see any significant differences between rings and cinch buckles.
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