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Petzl Connect Adjust

John Shultz · · Osaka, Japan · Joined Dec 2008 · Points: 50
NIGHT HAWK wrote:

 I do miss my old PAS ocasssionally though, and late at night I can hear the 'ole PAS arguing with the Petzl Connect Adjust on how its ruined its life and has become lonely in the storage bin with the discarded Hollow Blocks.  Maybe I'll use both.........

Dude... those old PAS make great anchor slings, instead of a Quad or Cord-o-lette. I got a second one just for big walls. 

NIGHT HAWK · · Asbury Park, NJ · Joined Sep 2021 · Points: 40
John Shultz wrote:

Dude... those old PAS make great anchor slings, instead of a Quad or Cord-o-lette. I got a second one just for big walls. 

That's a great idea...guess it's coming out of the bin! Peace!

mountain troll · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2021 · Points: 0

seems like overkill OP. just carry a spare draw.

eli poss · · Durango, CO · Joined May 2014 · Points: 525
NIGHT HAWK wrote:

I recently switched from a Metolius loop style PAS to the Petzl "Dual" Connect Adjust and I like it, as it gives me instant adjustability and is redundant hence  the "dual".  It takes a few tries to get it to stow neatly. No biggie.

 I do miss my old PAS ocasssionally though, and late at night I can hear the 'ole PAS arguing with the Petzl Connect Adjust on how its ruined its life and has become lonely in the storage bin with the discarded Hollow Blocks.  Maybe I'll use both.........

Get the kong slyde and a chunk of dynamic rope around 9mm in diameter. Tie it into your harness, tie an alpine butterfly a few inches away from the tie in knot, and a stopper knot in the other end just in case. For significantly less money ($10 + rope) you now have the same benefits plus those of a second belay loot (potentially at a slightly different length than your belay loop, which can be useful), and when it eventually gets worn out you just have to get another chunk of dynamic rope instead of dropping another $50 on a less versatile piece of gear.

Use your brain, not your wallet. 

aikibujin · · Castle Rock, CO · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 300
eli poss wrote:

and when it eventually gets worn out you just have to get another chunk of dynamic rope instead of dropping another $50 on a less versatile piece of gear.

Use your brain, not your wallet. 

Yes, use not your wallet. When the Petzl thingy eventually wears out, you just need to replace the worn out rope instead of the whole thing. Maybe it's a little expensive initially, but it will always slide easier than the Slyde.

Matthew Jaggers · · Red River Gorge · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 695

Roca 9.5 with stopper. Just double bowline to the belay loop and it's brand new. Save your rope cuts and you'll find something that works for it. 

FourT6and2 ... · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 45

I just think it's hilarious this thread is still going after five years. I get messages all the time about this, like just use a draw seems like overkill blah blha blah. Jesus... who cares anymore lol. I've been using this thing for years now with great results. Y'all want to use a QD instead or some other device? Go ahead lol wtf

Matthew Jaggers · · Red River Gorge · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 695
FourT6and2 ... wrote:

I just think it's hilarious this thread is still going after five years. I get messages all the time about this, like just use a draw seems like overkill blah blha blah. Jesus... who cares anymore lol. I've been using this thing for years now with great results. Y'all want to use a QD instead or some other device? Go ahead lol wtf

My experience is that the Connect Adjust has provided comfort, speed, and literally gave me options to pull up comfortably and brush or feel holds out of reach that would have been a lot of work without. And compared to a draw, id say it weighs about the same as an 18cm modern fat dogbone sport draw. The only negative I can come up with is having a small loop running across your hip the whole time... but it hasn't been an issue in the 3 years I've been using one. Hugely beneficial, imo. Let the haters continue to suffer with their dog draw.

Levi Goldman · · San Francisco · Joined Mar 2017 · Points: 10

This remind me of partners I used to have that wouldn’t use a grigri, only an ATC. It is just a reflection of their knowledge and experience. If they don’t understand the value of the grigri I’ll just have to wait till they have enough experiences so that it clicks. Same with the Petzl Connect, have enough experiences cruxing with a draw and it’ll start to click why it’s a great tool. 

Brocky · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2016 · Points: 0

About the same price as Petzl’s on sale.

Serge S · · Seattle, WA · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 688

How well does it work for ice climbing - any problems with freezing ?

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 916
Serge S wrote:

How well does it work for ice climbing - any problems with freezing ?

I didn't have any issues with it freezing while ice climbing a couple years back, but missed the season last year so I've only used it on maybe 5-10 pitches of WI2/WI3 in pretty comfortable weather before deciding to ditch it for an Allfifi. 

Trevor Carlson · · Great Falls, MT · Joined Jan 2022 · Points: 0

I got the CAMP version (because I can’t find the Petzl one anywhere) and it seems really difficult to adjust.

Anybody else?

rgold · · Poughkeepsie, NY · Joined Feb 2008 · Points: 526
Trevor Carlson wrote:

I got the CAMP version (because I can’t find the Petzl one anywhere) and it seems really difficult to adjust.

Anybody else?

Sorry about that.  The Camp version sucks.  They made the device so that the rope is too fat for it.  Connect Adjust is much better.

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 916
Trevor Carlson wrote:

I got the CAMP version (because I can’t find the Petzl one anywhere) and it seems really difficult to adjust.

Anybody else?

The CAMP version is actually the best version currently out there, BUT, you have to cut off the rope it comes with and replace it with thinner cord or rope. Once that's done it runs smoothly and easily releases under load. 

Trevor Carlson · · Great Falls, MT · Joined Jan 2022 · Points: 0
Fail Falling wrote:

The CAMP version is actually the best version currently out there, BUT, you have to cut off the rope it comes with and replace it with thinner cord or rope. Once that's done it runs smoothly and easily releases under load. 

Thanks  

What size of rope?  

Brocky · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2016 · Points: 0

9-10mm dynamic rope, static and semi static wouldn’t slide as easily.  I also turn it around and clip to my harness, easier to pull down to lengthen than to push up, and can still adjust when farther than arm’s length away.

Matthew Jaggers · · Red River Gorge · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 695
Brocky wrote:

 I also turn it around and clip to my harness, easier to pull down to lengthen than to push up, and can still adjust when farther than arm’s length away.

Thats really smart! Thank you for sharing!

Trevor Carlson · · Great Falls, MT · Joined Jan 2022 · Points: 0
Brocky wrote:

9-10mm dynamic rope, static and semi static wouldn’t slide as easily.  I also turn it around and clip to my harness, easier to pull down to lengthen than to push up, and can still adjust when farther than arm’s length away.

Thank you. 

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 916
Trevor Carlson wrote:

Thanks  

What size of rope?  

8.2-8.6 or so, a little thicker if you're going to be putting a lot of weight on it (I went up to 8.8-8.9 or so when I was jugging with a haul bag attached to my belay loop and it was slipping a bit)

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