How to Make Your Own Prusik Cords for Tree Climbing, Cheap and Easy

[@philoalethia]

Really enjoying your material. Your presentations are very clear and easy to understand.

[@BinoH]

Many thanks!

[@mikewarner2742]

Nicely done, Mino! I was about to order a double eye prussic. Got my own now. TY

[@BinoH]

You're welcome and thank you!

[@stevebrough304]

Thanks for another informative video Bino! As a custom cabinet maker I had to deal with millimeters. There's 25.4 mm to one inch. You can multiply the diameter of the cord times 5 to achieve your tail length as well. What ever is easier to the individual. I noticed that you used a lighter this time instead of your mini-torch that you used in your "Whipping Video". Since I learned to whip from your video, I discovered that I prefer using a torch because lighters leave soot. I never thought about undoing a knot to precisely determine the length of cord needed. I also have made a lanyard using one of your videos. That's where I truly realized how much rope is consumed in knots. I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@BinoH]

Awesome thank you for the inforamations. I wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@mike-yp1uk]

Make your own equipment is awesome 👍. I use marine heat shrink and it secretes a glue inside and shrinks wraps with heat to a neat tight fit. It's used in wiring

[@BinoH]

Thanks for the tips!

[@ronsilva516]

Good info iam learning the ropes as they say

[@BinoH]

Glad to hear it, Thank you!

[@hosocat1410]

I much prefer making my own prussics and hitch cords over buying sewn ones. The only thing i dont like is it makes using on a hitch climber pully a little bulky. Keep up the great videos!

[@BinoH]

I like to make my own sometimes but lately I've been buying 24" 8mm HRC spliced I cord because it the perect length for me. Will do take care!

[@mvblitzyo]

Another great video thanks for sharing

[@BinoH]

Thank you Joe, I hope your having a great Christmas!

[@JohnJohn-wr7lg]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@BinoH]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TimberTrainer]

Great explanation of the basics. Try white Gorilla glue on the ends. It really helps for cordage that needs to fit through tight holes such as the Hitch Hiker.

[@BinoH]

Thank you and thanks for the info.

[@spacehobos5274]

Thank you for putting out useful and informative content. Have you ever tried Plasti Dip to finish the ends of your rope? It takes a little bit to dry but holds up a long time. I wish everyone everywhere a peaceful and happy holiday season.

[@BinoH]

Yes I have and you're right it takes time to dry. I like the smple whipping. I wish you a happy holiday also!

[@GreenPowerFarm]

Hey Bino !...Have you ever tried to make an adjustable friction saver?...or is it best to just buy one?....Thanks

[@BinoH]

I think it might be better to buy. The rings are about $20 each and if you use a knot it could get stuck in a crotch. Notch has some for $40- $50 and Rope logic has an adjustable one for around $80.

[@GreenPowerFarm]

@@BinoH OK thank you!!

[@zechcross7176]

Awesome info boss

[@BinoH]

Appreciate it!

[@RobertJones-yq6jk]

I always appreciate learning something from every one of your videos. I hav3 a question regarding Prusik cord. I’m an old timer who just recently hot into saddle hunting. I’ve chosen to use Prusik knots on my tree tether and my lineman’s rope, instead of mechanical devices. Many experienced saddle hunters are recommending heat resistant cord for those making their own Prusik loops, but their reasons don’t seem to apply for the simple task of sitting in a tree saddle while being supported by a tether or lineman’s rope. When would it be a wise necessity for a saddle hunter (or any tree climbing activity) to use heat resistant Prusik cord?

[@BinoH]

I use HRCS cord and it's heat resistant also same with BEE line. the main reason is when you descend there is a lot of friction on you rope. It's not really necessary but it's nice to know that you won't melt your line.

[@scatoutdebutter]

Thanks Bino!

[@BinoH]

You're welcome!

[@memogonzalez]

Hello mr bino i had a question in 3/4" tenex rope with the notch thimle at the end is 16' could i use a prusik cord to descend down a palm tree and could a blakes be worth it instead onn a longer rope but same material and thickness just 100 feet better to start with?

[@alexmelnua]

If we spend 16-inch ropes for each knot, then the total length of the rope when creating a Prusik is: (2 x 16 inches + 12 inches = 44 inches) 44" = 112 cm 12" - the distance between the loops. Is this distance chosen correctly? Write me please! Isn't the 44" overall length too big?

[@BinoH]

It may be more the 44 inches. My short cord is 24" so if I wanted to make a cord at that length 16 X 2 =32 + 24" = 56" . If I was making a 30" cord 16 X 2 = 32 + 30"=62" You use up a lot of cord for the knots. I hope this helps.

[@alexmelnua]

@@BinoH BINO! Thank you so much for the great professional advice! I wish you good luck and new, useful videos! You are an excellent teacher! 👍

[@Billster1955]

Great video Bino. I want to make my own prusik cord to climb on with a DMM Hitch Climber pulley. My climbing rope is Yale XTC 1/2". What diameter cord should I use and what length to include enough to tie the knots? I'll most likely be using the Michoacan or Blakes hitches.

[@BinoH]

8 or 9mm will work if you are making your own you'll need one foot for each double fisherman's and what ever length you want for your hitch.

[@FT4Freedom]

I squirt superglue into the tips of my cord. Locks them tight. I do my boot laces the same way.

[@BinoH]

That works. I used to whip them and then use supper glue. Now I just whip them and melt the whipping string that usually holds up for me.

[@numchuckkiller]

Hi Bino! I see you have the HRC and the Ocean cordage. What is the grey and black cordage called?

[@BinoH]

It's a Beeline.

[@sportbikerdude]

Great info. I have a 15mm main rope for logging. Pulling stumps, and rigging trunks to control fall. I’m not climbing. What diameter rope do I need to make a progress capture prusik on a 15mm diameter main load rope?

[@BinoH]

I have to start by saying I've never used a prussik on 15mm rope so I asked good friend of mine Doug Wright from Bishop Company an Arborist supply store. He explained that you need to have 3mm difference and that a 10,9 or 8mm will work but you have to have cordage that is rated for the weight you're using. I hope this helps. Take care!

[@Bsquez0129]

Can you make any recommendations as to what and where you buy your spools from?

[@BinoH]

Bishop company.

[@leoga8521]

Hey bino i have a question i just started climbing on srt a couple of months ago amd i was wondering how often should i be changing the prusik cords

[@BinoH]

For me it is not a matter of time when I would change out a cord more of reasons why. When you inspect your cord if it had melted damage tears in it or an hour glass shape. If you shock loaded it with sings of damage or the eyes were damaged. Those are some reasons to retire a line.

[@leoga8521]

@@BinoH got you

[@BinoH]

@@leoga8521 take care.

[@isaacguffey1111]

Would like to see this in use. I been looking for a way to make one with eyes and this is great but would still like to see these in use

[@BinoH]

I have a play list of climbing hitches and I use the prusik with double fisherman's in some of them. The VT and the XT also some more.

[@isaacguffey1111]

@@BinoH thanks lol what's funny is after I posted this comment I came across those videos and seen it in action lol. Thanks

[@BinoH]

@@isaacguffey1111 you're welcome. Take care!

[@victorgutierrez5826]

Hello once again Bino .. I am very interested in make it my own home made PRUSIKs ..you know those from the store aren't cheap...I am a beginner in climbing and I have a question about what size of PRUSIK cord you recommended like: 8mm. 9mm. or 10mm CORD to use it with a 1/2 inch ROPE.

[@BinoH]

I use 8mm and a 24" long cord.

[@RobertJones-yq6jk]

@@BinoH Thank you for the easy to follow instructions. I’m using 11mm rope for a tether and a lineman’s rope. I understand from what I’ve read that an 8mm Prusik is what I should use. When you say to use a 24” long cord, is that a measurement prior to tying the my loop, or is that 24” AFTER I’ve tied my loop? I guess what I should be asking is how long is my cord from the start, before I tie anything. Also, I don’t care to use a mechanical device on my rope (like a ropeman 1). Can you recommend or link a video for a handmade tender? Thank you in advance for your reply.

[@robertstroh4803]

Merry Christmas

[@BinoH]

Merry Christmas!

[@drobb4207]

Bino seems like the kind of guy I'd like to have as a neighbor!

[@BinoH]

Thanks!

[@victorgutierrez5826]

GOOD VIDEO BINO. PREGUNTA WHERE HERE IN LOS ANGELES CAN TAKE MY ROPE TO MAKE IT A EYE SPLICE .

[@BinoH]

I don't know a good place to have rope spliced. I asked a few of my friends and the had the same answer as me. When I want spliced rope I just buy it that way. Sorry I don't have that good of an answer for you.

[@jmichel70]

Thanks

[@BinoH]

Welcome

[@Bsquez0129]

What happens if you forget to bring your finger

[@BinoH]

You're in trouble.

[@jimscott64]

Bino, I have to hand it to you buddy! You are the best instructor on KZbin in my opinion. I sure like the way you show how to do things in slow motion so to speak. Slow and up close. I sure do you appreciate your videos and I'm sure there are a lot of other guy's out there that do too. Thanks a million and wish you all the luck you can handle Jim.

[@BinoH]

Thank you Jim, I sure do love your opinion!

[@jakeevans8950]

Hi Bino I really enjoy watching yalls content and appreciate the time yall take to get it out there. Just wanted to ask. Did you make the 24-inch prusik cord with the spliced eyes? Or did you buy that one (& where?)

[@BinoH]

No I didn't make it I bought it at Bishop company. bishco.com/ Thank you, Take care!

[@BRENDANTHERED]

You're the first person I've heard point out that the double fisherman's is the same as a scaffold knot! I've been wondering about this for a while, as to why noone talks about the two being the same. Any thoughts?

[@BinoH]

A lot the knots used in tree car came for maritime and also rock climbing and some from different trades. Some times you find the same knot with a different name.

[@mike-yp1uk]

Lmao I used a pressik without a wrench on a SRT needless to say getting down was fun. I used a running alpine knot and used that as my SRT attaching point and it worked but did I just get lucky

[@BinoH]

You may want to invest in a Rope Wrench.

[@bibleandbibs6407]

You are great help to me, very much appreciate your teaching. kw

[@BinoH]

Glad to hear that, Thank you!

[@JayGaulard]

Excellent video Bino. Thank you!

[@BinoH]

You're welcome thank you for watching. Take care !

[@FT4Freedom]

This if fundamental tool.

[@BinoH]

True.

[@billynix289]

Merry Christmas I miss your tree climbing videos.

[@BinoH]

Merry Christmas!

[@gregoryprang5098]

Would the perfection loop also be valid for this application?

[@BinoH]

I don't believe so.

[@gregoryprang5098]

@@BinoH I mean to replace the loops at the two ends of the sewn eye prussik

[@matthewharvey8755]

Hey there Bino. Glad your still putting videos out. Hopefully next year will be better, so far I've herniated 3 discs and fractured my foot in about 3 or 4 places lol. Not much cutting or climbing for me :/

[@BinoH]

Sorry to hear that, I'm wishing you a quick recovery and I hope you're having good Chirstmas. Take care!

[@BDogg2023]

Hi, thanks for all your videos. Have learned a lot. I made some prusiks that seemed to work well at first, but now seem to bind and not slide very well, and I end up redressing my knots in mid air. I’ve only used them a few times. Using 8.3mm on 12mm climbing rope. Any ideas?

[@BinoH]

Are you using them in the MRS or SRS what hitch are you using and how long of a cord are you using?

[@BDogg2023]

@@BinoH Both. Not sure on the length. I usually tie a French prusik or a Blake’s.

[@BinoH]

Find your length and how many wraps@@BDogg2023

[@BDogg2023]

@@BinoH I made the prusiks before watching your video by basically creating an eye, attaching it to the biner/pulley tender, tying a hitch with 5 wraps, then creating another eye down to the other side of the biner/pulley , and cutting off the excess. I thought by doing it that way I’d have the right length.

[@BinoH]

Can you measure the length between the eyes@@BDogg2023

[@MiguelC.Herrera]

C.Bino gracias por la explicación.saludos desde Puebla ,México

[@BinoH]

Thank you, Take care!

[@sam-ww1wk]

What Keith Richards is to riffs, you're to KZbin tree climbing instruction. My two heroes.

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@jimscott64]

Me Too!

[@mattbuckles8107]

Ok so I was just strolling back thru n haven't seen the question so here it is can I use the same rope for my prusik knot as my main line or does the rope to make the knot have to be smaller?

[@BinoH]

Yes it has to be smaller when using it as an eye to eye but if you are using it as split tail and using a Blake's , Taut-line or prusik hitch it can be the same size.

[@gregoryprang5098]

Several KZbin videos on watched usually recommend the priussikon cord should be like half to three quarter of the climbing rope diameter if it slips, it's too big or you need more wraps

[@MiguelC.Herrera]

Feliz navidad C.Bino

[@BinoH]

Merry Chirsmas to you!