Ropeman 1 vs Kong Duck: Saddle Hunting Ascender Comparison

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Күн бұрын

In this video, we compare the Wild Country Ropeman 1 against the Kong Duck for use as saddle hunting ascenders. These mechanical ascenders replace the prusik knot on your tether and/or lineman's belt for easy, one-hand operation.
To see our full written review on the subject, check out getoutdoorssouth.com/ropeman-...
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Ropeman 1: amzn.to/42LSVYg
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@stick__shooter Жыл бұрын

That's the reason I went with the Kong Duck. It can be used with either of the popular sizes of ropes. I read that the Ropeman 2 for smaller ropes tear up your ropes.

@NRBHD 9 ай бұрын

Came across this video randomly looking at saddle gear & instantly recognized your voice from the NDA podcast. Thanks for the review, Brian!

@MobileDeerHunter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Nick!

@joshuaboggs6049 Жыл бұрын

I went with the kong and the 8 mm ropes. I originally bought the 13mm because I wasn't sure if I would really like the saddle. Once I got comfortable I upgraded and plan to primarily saddle hunt.

@UKFAN4LIFE 3 ай бұрын

New to saddle hunting here. I wasn't sure of the differences between the two products but great explanation!

@glennflake5732 Жыл бұрын

Ropeman 1 and 11 mm works great.

@user-fx7hk1wp5t 9 ай бұрын

The king will work with that carabiner, just slide it over the other way

@justinholmes9974 11 ай бұрын

So where would I get the rope then? All I find are the ones with built in prusiks

@MobileDeerHunter 11 ай бұрын

You can remove those prusik knots by simply untying them. I'm just using the standard 11mm ropes sold by Tethrd. But you can buy raw rope from climbing supply stores too.

@Goesinya69 Ай бұрын

Just got a recall notification on the ropeman 1 with batch # 05A0772

@andreschafer4675 24 күн бұрын

Yeah and they are taking their time replacing the devices. They have had mine for over a month with no new ones.😡

@tiberiuswade8789 Жыл бұрын

Teeth are from ropeman2 that does the rope damage. The ropeman1 doesn't

@MobileDeerHunter Жыл бұрын

Good to know. I haven't had any issues with the Ropeman 1. I can definitely understand how those "teeth" on the Ropeman 2 could do some damage.

@smau990 11 ай бұрын

This is how the damage happens kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bquHhrqY1JeUYJc.html So no worries when used as intended BUT if you have slack in the system and take a fall, with most ropes used being static, those loads can happen quite easily.

@BrotherGabe777 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5pmfriQrJjRXX0.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9pjoMJ1qbaWlnU.html With the Kong Duck, run the rope through your caribeener for proper use, shown in these two videos

@MobileDeerHunter Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that tip. I had no idea I was doing it wrong! Good to know.

@BrotherGabe777 Жыл бұрын

@@MobileDeerHunter NP, I just saw it on another video. Im still trying to get it down

@StefeligaFlavius Ай бұрын

It's not a legend! DUCK slips even on 9.5 mm rope that's under tension. It slipped to much that I could count. I still use it but whenever I want it to grip, I put a bit of pressure on the "beak" to bite the rope.

@eltacsyms5607 Жыл бұрын

So you chose the Ropeman, and only bought the Kong to do the "vs" test? But you did not make a recommendation? Maybe I missed it; sorry if I did, I'm sure you wouldn't leave us hanging. When you advertise "vs" video - I feel it is an obligation that you state your opinion. If I didn't miss it - and you failed on that objective; I can only recommend that you do it again and do it right.

@tjcochran7721 Жыл бұрын

I think he’s just trying not to be objective and giving others the ability to make their own decision while not being swayed either way

@AdrianPennyOutdoors Жыл бұрын

I bet you’re real fun at parties 😂

@sneakybow1 5 ай бұрын

He has zero obligation to state his opinion. He only has an obligation to show the devices and let people decide for themselves. Guess we'll wait on your video to post.