Team,
Although I have done a great deal of tying and testing, I have not had the luxury of a camera operator to get anything produced. However, I did upload a public video describing how I fashion the basic variant of the hitch. I appreciate the terminology lesson and made sure to get those points in the video.
Hi ‘JRB’ (John),
Thanks for your video production - overall, its quite good.
Some quick feedback - all given in good faith.
People are very easily offended these days (for the slightest things) - so please understand I am not trying to offend you or to be insulting!
Its just feedback to help you improve
Feedback:
at 0:55 There are 2 distinct types of ‘toggles’ - 1) a closed toggle (such as you have demonstrated) 2) an open toggle (used for remote release)
at 1:10 The definition of ‘TIB’ is that the knot (or structure) can be tied without access to either end (you stated “a working end” - which is technically incorrect).
at 5:40 There is no ‘bending force’ on the carabiner. It is simply a crushing force on a small segment of the carabiner (the carabiner is not being levered, bent or loaded in a way that compromises it. An example of this would be a manual belay device such as an ‘ATC’ used in ‘guide mode’. The carabiner used in ‘guide mode’ is not subject to a bending moment.
at 6:26 Here you identify the reason why your hitch is valuable or worth knowing. I would have placed this info up front near the start of your video. It draws the viewer in - so they have a reason to pay attention (ie what makes your hitch better than all the competitors?).
Keep up the good work!