Very clear, thanks. Personally I would always place a half-hitch below your scaffolders knots and then tape the trailing end; paranoia I suppose. I can't speak for industrial use but for exploration purposes I have always found two cows-tails, one long, one short, perfectly adequate and have never seen a need for 3. Many years ago, when I was a guest speaker at the Italian national caving conference (a brilliant event and highly recommended) I was taken down Monte Cucco by one of the local cavers. At that time, the Italian 'fashion' was for a single cows-tail, it was explained to me that more than one was considered dangerous. Ha ha! I nearly died... :-)
I've never, EVER seen a caver use this setup, it's way too easy for that middle loop to get caught on something. Cavers use 2 cowstails: One short and one long. They're made out of dynamic rope, one strand with an alpine butterfly loop as the point of attachment to the Maillon/Omni of the harness. And using Barrel knots for the carabiners. Some have their hand ascender/jammer on their long cowstail, most have it on a separate lanyard. Some have an additional QAS using a non-handled ascender.
Hi Joel! I'm beginner in the rope access industry and very excited to improve my skills. In the video you showed 2 cow's tails + 1 short. However, should we have at least 3 long cow's tail according to IRATA standards or 2 long is enough like you did? Nice and helpful video, I'll follow your steps once I buy my own ropes ;) Thanks a lot!
Hi there, two (plus your short one) is standard practice in the industry and the way in which you can subsequently operate on those will fall nicely inline with the IRATA specs. Though there are of course edge cases where additional cowstails may be advantageous, I'd suggest this is something your supervising Level 3 will be able to advise on on a case by case basis. 👍
Hi Joel, thanks for the video! What would you use the shorter cow tail in the middle for? I'm looking at incorporating cow tails into my kit for work positioning/fall restraint, so could the middle one be used for work positioning? Thanks for the great video, very informative and easy to follow :)
Hi @Daisystrange yes you certainly can use the middle (short) cowstail for positioning, aid climbing, rescues etc provided its appropriate to your situation. Having it gives you alot of versatility! 👍
That's correct yes. 👍 Though there are adjustable set ups on the market and some ways you can even make your own this particular set up is non-adjustable, but is still my go to way of tying cowstails. 👍
Great video 😊
Amazing video! Keep it up! Very easy to understand, and professional
Thanks George! Im glad it was helpful for you! 👍
Excellent instructional video, thanks for posting!
No problem @Johngo6283! Im glad to hear its been helpful to you! 👍
yah knots i can now do thanks to video
Very clear, thanks. Personally I would always place a half-hitch below your scaffolders knots and then tape the trailing end; paranoia I suppose. I can't speak for industrial use but for exploration purposes I have always found two cows-tails, one long, one short, perfectly adequate and have never seen a need for 3. Many years ago, when I was a guest speaker at the Italian national caving conference (a brilliant event and highly recommended) I was taken down Monte Cucco by one of the local cavers. At that time, the Italian 'fashion' was for a single cows-tail, it was explained to me that more than one was considered dangerous. Ha ha! I nearly died... :-)
Hi Dick, ace to hear about your set up, thanks! I hope you enjoyed the video!👍
I've never, EVER seen a caver use this setup, it's way too easy for that middle loop to get caught on something. Cavers use 2 cowstails: One short and one long. They're made out of dynamic rope, one strand with an alpine butterfly loop as the point of attachment to the Maillon/Omni of the harness. And using Barrel knots for the carabiners. Some have their hand ascender/jammer on their long cowstail, most have it on a separate lanyard. Some have an additional QAS using a non-handled ascender.
Hi Joel! I'm beginner in the rope access industry and very excited to improve my skills. In the video you showed 2 cow's tails + 1 short. However, should we have at least 3 long cow's tail according to IRATA standards or 2 long is enough like you did? Nice and helpful video, I'll follow your steps once I buy my own ropes ;) Thanks a lot!
Hi there, two (plus your short one) is standard practice in the industry and the way in which you can subsequently operate on those will fall nicely inline with the IRATA specs. Though there are of course edge cases where additional cowstails may be advantageous, I'd suggest this is something your supervising Level 3 will be able to advise on on a case by case basis. 👍
what's the diameter on your cowstail rope?`
3m -4m
Hi Joel, thanks for the video! What would you use the shorter cow tail in the middle for? I'm looking at incorporating cow tails into my kit for work positioning/fall restraint, so could the middle one be used for work positioning? Thanks for the great video, very informative and easy to follow :)
Hi @Daisystrange yes you certainly can use the middle (short) cowstail for positioning, aid climbing, rescues etc provided its appropriate to your situation. Having it gives you alot of versatility! 👍
Thanks a lot bro
Tks !!!
Glad its been of help to you Bruno! 👍
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Yes but these are not extendable
That's correct yes. 👍
Though there are adjustable set ups on the market and some ways you can even make your own this particular set up is non-adjustable, but is still my go to way of tying cowstails. 👍
place a prussik on the cowtail and hook it to the carabiner. Now you have an adjustable cowtail.