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Not much of a plot.  Wasn't much character development either.  Maybe the book is better.

and i thought I was the only one PMing you on this
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It never ceases to amaze me that I've probably received as many PMs about this thread than there are posts to it.

Yes, I recently called myself a moron but that was because I had nothing better to do than shoot another video of myself hanging the pack. FWIW - what's up on youtube was the third take. Viewing the first, I noticed my butt was always facing camera - not good. I missed the second toss on the second take so what's shown was my third attempt I think - something like that. It's really not that hard. Anyway.

Today, I received two compliments I never expected. I haven't coiled rope since I asked my bowpaddler to show me what she was doing because her painter never tangled and it always annoyed me that mine did. In return I taught her how to tie a slip knot. I never imagined someone would learn anything about rope stuff but hey, if you see something you like and it works for you - enjoy. Any and everything is transferrable if it works for you but please no more PMs on this one. Post 'em here or elsewhere yourself or shut up and paddle. Fair enough?

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Weight is always a consideration, but the haul rope if to small is hard on the hands unless you come up with another way to hold it.
I've rethought/worked my rig. I bought some of that Hi Viz Dacron line they sell for tent tie-outs.
Rated #450 lbs and is highly UV rated. Doesn't stretch as much as Paracord which important if you've ever hung a pack and woke up to find it much lower in AM than the night before.
It's 1/8 but hold knots well and even more important, the knots are easy to undue.
1/8 is to hard on your hands, even with gloves when lifting heavy loads, but that's easily remedied if you take a small stick, wrap cord around and walk away like the video shows.
Getting rid of that rope saves considerable weight.
Worth a try in a home test. If you don't like it, you can always cut it to tent/tarp guy lines. The Hi-Viz make them stand out at night so you don't trip on them.

zski wrote on Mar 29^th, 2013 at 10:46am:

Yup. All too well. I'm a dork ... and a seemingly old looking one at that. Didn't see that coming.

We've used that same setup for six people ten days with fresh vegies and a cooler so ~150+ works. It can get heavy so that's why I used the big ropes but my wife could easily raise and lower the pack when it was just the two of us.

No brainer for solos these days. Ain't no way I'm walking through the woods to hide in the dark after my nightly libations. After all that work, I might decide I deserve another and then I'd have to start rationing near the end of my trips!

This is an excellent primer on how different pulley set-ups work.

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I use a 3 pulley set-up, so a 90# foodpack would take 30# of force to lift, which even the smallest person can generate if they simply grab end of rope and walk away with it like in video.

Small self-lubricating sailing pulleys are fairly cheap and once you use them, you'll never strain with a 1:1 set-up again.

Excellent video. You know that guy?
coupled with "How to hang a food pack" on the right side there. nice.
db: if that's a block and tackle set up wouldn't 90# pack end up requiring 22.5# to pull?
Never mind...STs diagrams show 30#

What a moron!

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Clever idea.
Just shows there's always more than one way to skin that dang cat

I am a hanger and I've found that taking advantage of elevation differences on the ground means you often don't need to throw the rock on the rope over the highest brances.  I find a manageable branch to toss the line over near the top of a drop off.  With the pack on ground at the bottom of the drop off, I attach a second line.   Then I hoist the pack half to 3/4 of the height I intend for it to be.  Taking the second line, I simply walk down hill which pulls the pack away from the supporting tree, and higher into the air.  If necessary, I will throw the end of the second line over another tree, but usually can find sufficient "holes" in the on the granite shield to get it done without this.  My packs are always 12 feet off the ground and 6 feet from the nearest tree.  I have found this to be the easiest way to get a hang that makes me comfortable.