Amsteel and prusiks

[Labrador]

My simple question here is can a prusik be placed on to Amsteel without causing any damage to the Amsteel itself?

[bindibadgi]

I doubt it would damage it (apart from squashing it a bit), but it is hard to get a prusik to grip very well on amsteel. I find it is very slippery, but others seem to get it working alright, so YMMV.

[turnerminator]

Yes, its no problem.

Klemheists or Prussics don't do any noticable damage, certainly less than bark does.

[SmokeBait]

You can most certainly put a prusik on Amsteel without feat of damage to the Amsteel. Depending on the load the prusik see, you may want to go with 4 wraps rather than the normal 3 as the Amsteel is kind of slippery. The additional turn will give you a better bite.

[Labrador]

Thank you all for the info.