Myths & Hitches 2

Myth Busters

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The law states that you need to have towing mirrors in order to see behind the van. The trouble is that this is not a precise definition that specifies what distance behind the van you should be able to see and so there is a lot of confusion about how it applies.

If your tow vehicle has large side mirrors and your caravan is no wider than the tow vehicle, there is reason to believe that you should not have to fit extension mirrors. In theory, you could angle the mirrors in enough to see not only along the sides of the caravan but also behind it.

A rear-view camera fitted to the van is useful but under no circumstances should one be considered a substitute for rear-view mirrors. Unable to display Facebook posts. Without A Hitch is the place you can turn to for up-to-date information, practical advice, "how to" guides and handy tips for your caravan, trailer and anything else worth towing.

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Without A Hitch is the place you can turn to for up-do-date information Caravan How To Products Reviews. Trailer How To Products Reviews. Then the rope was pull tested! Although the kernmantle showed minor signs of wear, in testing no loss of strength was seen. There is no evidence that stepping on a rope will grind dirt past the kernmantle into the core.

Cut about 1 foot off an old very used rope and examine the core of the rope yourself. In other testing done by CMC out of California, rope were immersed in various substances for long periods of time and then tested.

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Some of these included paint, tar, sap, gasoline, oil and vomit. Most of the test items, including gasoline and oil, did not cause strength problems although an oily rope is tough to use, it did not weaken the rope. Acidic materials, like vomit and animal urine, can cause a 30 percent or more strength reduction.

Personal recreational devices, especially descenders like ATC's, smaller figure 8's, and Pirana's are sized for intermittent personal use. Smaller devices are unable to dissipate the heat, the main by-product, during use in these more demanding applications. Opposite and Opposing Carabiners used in conjunction establish a more secure connection.

This should have become a non-issue in WWII when locking carabiners were invented. Instead, carabiner users have hung onto some of these old methods and think they apply to all carabiners. This is not so. Proper positioning of two locking carabiners is via similar orientation, i. This technique goes back to our alpine climbing roots using snow and ice anchors. It is a preferred method on fragile anchors which can be softened by the floppy mass of your climbing partner.

Climbing where there are good anchors, granite and deep rooted trees means you should use these items as the anchor of first choice and free yourself to be of aid to your partner if needed. This is not true. Working backwards with these numbers. But history will tell us the lbs and the lb numbers came first not the 15 to 1. It just conveniently worked out that way. The accepted and recognized rope user safety factor is 10 to 1. Prusik cord lengths are dependent on many factors.

Spouting specific lengths for optimum performance, i. The breaking strength of your Prusik cord should be approximately half the breaking strength of your primary climbing line to optimize the strength of your rigging. These three are allotted for when using the 10 to 1 safety margin.

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Unless any of the three are excessive, i. Belays are not mandatory. Double line work adds a huge degree of added safety, but belays can, more often than not, be hazardous. In free space the payload can spin and tangle the two lines together into hopeless dysfunction.

Climbing or rappelling a rope rigged side-by-side another can result in the same critical and deadly problem Ellisons Back-up knots are often a violation of good efficiency and a waste of time. There are a limited number of knots that may require back-up. Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Showing of 2 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews.

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Please try again later. Obvious errors makes entire work questionable.

While interesting reading, there are glaring errors that makes the reader question the overall accuracy of Ferry's work. In this particular volume for example, on page he says that Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert, in a letter he wrote in , claims that the Gettysburg Address was written on the back of an envelope.

In Robert was only 12 and the Gettysburg Address would not be written until On page , Ferry claims that the ship that was going on ahead of the Mayflower, the Speedwell by name, "developed engine trouble twice" and had to return to Southhampton. In fact, there were no engines on sailing ships in The Speedwell developed leaks that could not be repaired while at sea and had to turn back because of those. At the back of the book he offers "Suggested Reading", but doesn't call it a 'Bibliography'. Thus, there are no specific references to where he finds his material, except for a few quoted sources within the text.

While uncovering the 'Truth' is certainly a noble goal, revising history is a very serious undertaking. I know it would require much more work on the author's part to cite all his references, but I want more than just his word for it when he tries to change 'common' knowledge. In , Don M. Ferry published his Untruths and Nothing But. Infinity Publishing, iv, pp.

What it is about is clearly indicated in its subtitle, Fallacies and Misconceptions in Popular Lore. What it does is take, by the author's own count, more than items of popular or common belief, and he proceeds to debunk each in three or four paragraphs.

Each item begins with a catchy title often an amusing play on words or phrases and a clear statement of what he declares as a false belief.

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