Found a way to use a carabiner and prusik to imitate a fig 9 in a ridgeline setup. I am using a small 1" non-climbing biner, this thing is so light I cant get it to show up on a scale. Also no teeth gripping the line.
Did I mention it's dirt cheap? I have not seen it done and everyone has the materials so thought I'd share it. Wrap the line through the biner a few times. This is the same principle as described in the sticky for SLS tutorial. The prussik is attached further down the line. You can tie an overhand knot on the end of your long cord to prevent it from sliding off the ridge-line. Once you're around the tree, slide the prusik into position and you can clip the biner through it. You can also fine tune the tension after its clipped by sliding the prusik up and down.
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