Trango Equalizer

[chris54]

I was looking at getting one of these. Are they worth it?

[RafalA]

I've got one. It's quick, simple and effective. I have the two-anchor version.

 

Is it worth it?

 

I paid $5 for mine so price wise I think it was worth it.

 

Weight wise?

 

Well, it weighs more than the equivalent slings, so depends on your objective.

 

Multi-use wise?

 

Same answer - slings are slings. This can't really be used as a sling, so it stays home on those days when I think slings will be more useful overall.

 

Haven't used it with rock pro yet, but it's great for sketchy ice as you're guaranteed an even distribution on both pieces. I imagine it'll be the same on rock.

 

I haven't done a direct comparison to anchor setup with the equalizer vs slings, but I imagine there is some time saved, so perhaps on very long routes it's extra weight is a good payoff.

[yikes]

Check out the Alpine Cock Ring. Looks good on paper though I haven't had a chance to use it. Low budget and more versatile. Long discussion thread on Mountain Project if you're interested.

www.paulraphaelson.com/downloads/acr.pdf

Edited May 8, 2011 by yikes

[chris54]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

[wfinley]

I bought one sometime back and used it a few times. It's nice but in my opinion a piece of cordelette is more versatile. Cordelette works the exact same way, weighs less, costs less and can be chopped up to use as anchors if you need it.

[selkirk]

haven't used a full blown cordalette in years.

Am a big fan of web-o-lette's or rabbit runners though (long runner sewn loop in each end). quick and dirty for 2 piece, fast and light for 3 piece, great for slinging stuff. Not quite as strong or redundant, but I expect the gear to blow before the web-o-lette does.

 

YMMV

Edited May 9, 2011 by selkirk

[Jon H]

Check out the Alpine Cock Ring. Looks good on paper though I haven't had a chance to use it. Low budget and more versatile. Long discussion thread on Mountain Project if you're interested.

www.paulraphaelson.com/downloads/acr.pdf

 

I generally use an alpine cock ring as well. I have it tied on a 17' length of 6mm spectra cord. Light, versatile, and relatively cheap. Never leave home without it.

[layton]

don't like the ACR system - it's not "SERENE" unless you clove the pieces - at which point you say why not just use a cordalette or webolette? I'd rather have imperfect equalization than shockloading with extension.

Edited May 12, 2011 by layton