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    Prusik that stays on Tech Line

    I recently got some 1.9mm Tech Line from DIY Gear Supply, and was having a hard time getting a prusik knot to hold on it. I was originally trying to get a prusik of 1.9mm Tech Line to hold on itself, but it wouldn't really hold very well.

    What I eventually did was take 3 strands out of a length of 550 cord, braided them together, and tied them with a double fisherman's. Voila! Holds pretty well, but will slip under really heavy load. I'm using it on a 14' cat cut tarp as an "over" ridgeline. It didn't slip from ~5-10mph wind and me pulling/tugging on the tarp. However, if I pull directly on the biner clipped to the prusik it will give. We have some 15-25+mph winds and rain coming up soon so we'll see how it does then.

    I'm testing out all my new gear so hopefully I made everything correctly and set it all up correctly

    Hope the Tech Line prusik info helps someone else.

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    Prusik that stays on Tech Line

    Ah. I am having the same problem and a newbie so any info you get will aid me as well.

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    Sweet! FWIW, I had to do 5 turns on the 550 cord prusik for it to stay.

    This was the quick method I used to make my prusiks. I pulled out about 4 feet of the inside 500 cord. Braided the whole length and tied it off. Then I tied off sections of different lengths with two knots and cut in between the knots. The reason I tied off different lengths was to make larger and smaller loops for prusiks of different lengths/wraps.

    If "~" is braided section and "*" are knots, it was like this:


    (knot on end)~~~~~~~~~~*~*~~~~~~~~*~*~~~~*~*~~(knot on end)

    I only give a detailed explanation of the knotting, because the first time I tried cutting the braid without knotting off sections.....and it all unraveled and I had to start over.

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    I used the cheap nylon (non coated) cord that came with my guide gear tarp.

    think any non coated material should work as long as you don't have two coated, it should work fine as a tie out.

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    I have used a prusik with that tech line a few times. Use it right now on my Molly Mac Gear Box. It will definitely will hold, just need more wraps. I think I get 3 or 4 to hold. Also, if using a continuous loop, make sure only one strand is wrapped, not the part which has a bury, making the cord thicker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fallkniven View Post
    I have used a prusik with that tech line a few times. Use it right now on my Molly Mac Gear Box. It will definitely will hold, just need more wraps. I think I get 3 or 4 to hold. Also, if using a continuous loop, make sure only one strand is wrapped, not the part which has a bury, making the cord thicker.
    +1 on more wraps, that should do it
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    Braided mason's line from Home Depot will also work. I even have some small continuous loops of the braided line that work well on the tech line as prussics.

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    I have used both sizes of the tech line and have had no issues with it holding. I am currently using the 1.2 on one of my cuben tarps tie outs, line and prussic are made from the 1.2 and hold perfectly fine, I think mine has 5 or 6 wraps. Also the line is fairly stiff when new, after a bit of use it softens a little (just enough to grab and work better than it did when new).
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    Re: Prusik that stays on Tech Line

    Personally, I like the klemheist knot. It is easier to tie and holds a load in one direction only...

    http://www.animatedknots.com/klemheist/index.php

    It uses the same prussik loop, I have been successful with braided mason's line..... works on zing-it, too....
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    My own experience: If line for the prussic loop is smaller diameter than what I am putting it on, I loop the prussic twice.
    If the lines are same diameter, I loop the prussic 3 times, which seems to hold well.

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