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1. [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:49:19 EDT; The gorilla hooks release and open all in the same hand gripping motion, so it is not appreciably slower than simply climbing or descending. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00273.html (6,594 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:12:01 -0700; *http://tinyurl.com/25dns9a *I believe that Champion Radio carries a large gorilla hook as well, except made from steel. I like the lighter weight of the aluminum alloy ones, but other may have diffe; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00275.html (8,445 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "K1TTT" <K1TTT@ARRL.NET>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:16:19 +0000; The 'gorilla' hooks I have are just spring action hooks, I would be very surprised if they are rated for live loads. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Clu; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00277.html (8,405 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "K1TTT" <K1TTT@ARRL.NET>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:30:22 +0000; That is not what I have seen advertised as 'gorilla hooks', those are obviously designed for live loads. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Cluster node: 1; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00278.html (9,591 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Pete-N4KW" <n4kwpete@centurylink.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:12:33 -0400; When I purchased my gorilla hook a few years ago, they told me they were originally developed for the guys who did rebar work on new buildings etc. It afforded them the ability to move a bit more fre; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00282.html (11,102 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Kenneth Goodwin" <krgoodwin@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:58:39 -0500; You want more than the gorilla hooks. You want them as part of an arrest system which includes two gorilla hooks, webbing and a shock absorber. Some sites I've bookmarked: http://www.lhrservices.com/; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00286.html (8,128 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:37:46 -0700; I'm not sure why this is becoming so difficult .... I already stated that my gorilla hooks (three of them) are at the end of straps (heavy duty webbed ones) that attach to my full body harness. My st; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00288.html (9,343 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:00:56 -0400; Mine use a carabiner (sp?) type fastener which is a royal pain in the back side at my age. You have to twist and pull and to me the directions are backwards. Having used regular carabiners these seem; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00291.html (8,839 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:38:30 -0400; Every thing I have on the system is of this type *except* the Gorillahooks. 73 Roger (K8RI) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00292.html (9,851 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:42:24 -0700; There are lots of clever locking carabiner designs out there. A lot of them are really designed to be connected once (hooking the rappel rack to the harness, for instance) and disconnected once, so a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00295.html (9,041 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:48:55 -0400; The ones I'm used to are almost identical to the ones linked earlier. You grab the hook with either hand, the thumb rests on the lock release while the fingers curl around the opening. Press with you; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00296.html (9,453 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: K7LXC@aol.com; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:14:07 EDT; motion, so it is not appreciably slower than simply climbing or descending. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ You mean beside _www.championradio.com_ (htt; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00297.html (8,662 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Don Tucker" <w7wll@arrl.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:28:13 -0700; Any mountaining or climbing store carries climbing rigging. Plus usually a lot of free advice. A tower is much easier a climb than a cliff. My son was both a professional rigger and mountain climber; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00299.html (9,216 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Blake Bowers" <bbowers@mozarks.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:19:25 -0500; Perhaps one issue - often when going into an industrial safety supply house, they will often have no idea what a "gorilla" hook is. The name they will know them by is "rebar" hook, under their positi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00300.html (11,474 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "D Calder" <towertalk@n4zkf.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:06:09 -0400; It's not a repel. It's a "controlled descent". :) Yes, triple self-locking beaners are to be used...... You have to twist to open. You can still do it with one hand very easy when you get used to the; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00307.html (9,678 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "D Calder" <towertalk@n4zkf.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:27:11 -0400; All I can say is to watch the Mannequin drop test on this page. What you're using is fine for climbing, but when you get to where you're going to stay, you should use a shock pack. AND it's to be abo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00309.html (11,067 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: Ryan Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:49:40 -0400; I always thought it was "rappel" and not "repel" De n2rj Ryan -- Sent from my mobile device Ryan A. Jairam, _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00310.html (10,929 bytes)
18. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "D Calder" <towertalk@n4zkf.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:48:24 -0400; Hey, it was early. Spare me. I always thought it was "rappel" and not "repel" De n2rj Ryan used to them. hand. -- Sent from my mobile device Ryan A. Jairam, __________________________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00311.html (11,915 bytes)
19. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:50:25 -0400; You must be young. I've had these for five years and they cause more problems than they solve. Possibly the springs in them are too strong, and for me they twist the wrong way for me. They got to the; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00316.html (11,420 bytes)
20. Re: [TowerTalk] gorilla hooks (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:59:01 -0400; And the shock pack is to keep you from getting killed, not necessarily unhurt. Even if the straps are almost tight to the pack you can still chin yourself on a cross brace 3 or 4 times before coming; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00317.html (12,671 bytes)

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