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Daisy Chain Failure 3-Jul-2006 At 8:31:54 PM belayslave

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facinating post dave!
hmm... Phil - My understanding is spectra breaks quicker under dynamic load due to it's lower melting
point. is that correct?

I have one of the Vertical Nylon daisy chains which i like better then my (dave i have one too!) pink
spectra daisy. The tacks seem thicker. I've always used my daisy as in picture 2, however if there's ever
going to be a direct force on to it, i.e. belaying a seconder, i'll always have another attachment to the
power point.

Something i've used in industrial work is a 'lanyard' of 10.5mm rope, no longer then arm length attached
tied directly to the harness. Then if we need to adjust the length of it we used a croll or such device
attached from our harness to the lanyard. What do you think of this method Phil? I've never used this
method in a belay type set up, however, if it was used in this method would the camming motion of the
croll onto the rope cause some problems (i.e. ripping the rope to shreads!)??