Im I using my rack wrong?
Posted: Oct 30, 2014 12:51 pm
To sum it up quickly i have a micro rack with two hyper bars. From what I read a micro (depending on who you ask) is not good for long descents. Have also read about adjusting the bars, which in my many descents have never done. I still have to feed rope to my rack and is the primary way I control speed. I understand the factor of rope weight but that is the basis of a "bottom bellay" (i think that is the term... you just add more weight to the rope.)
So the main question is using my hyperbars am I actually adjusting the first 2 bars by the way I feed rope in? And if i'm not planning on descending 200 ft a min where heat could become an issue, why do i need a long rack instead of my mirco?
I did not sum this up quickly as I said I would, but I have done 200 ft plus pits with no problem with my mirco when others may say use a long. any insight and knowledge will be helpful.
So the main question is using my hyperbars am I actually adjusting the first 2 bars by the way I feed rope in? And if i'm not planning on descending 200 ft a min where heat could become an issue, why do i need a long rack instead of my mirco?
I did not sum this up quickly as I said I would, but I have done 200 ft plus pits with no problem with my mirco when others may say use a long. any insight and knowledge will be helpful.