Petzl Oscillante Pulley for Sale, Reviews, Deals and Guides

Well I havent had to rescue anyone yet. But practicing with pulley and a 3:1 system went fine and dandy. I purchased this pulley for crevasse rescue since it is so light. I would not buy this if you are using this for more than rescue and/or for frequent use. It is very basic and will not handle a lot of abuse.

I use this on my drift boat to be able to lower and raise the anchor easier. I am using it outside of it's intended use but nevertheless it has held up great in a very wet environment with lots of moss and other debris constantly trying to impede it. I have had zero issues with it.

We picked up a few of these to set up a pulley system for weights in our gym in the garage. So far, they work great! They are super small and light- they do seem to be a little squeaky when you have real heavy weights, but they still do work. For any sort of hauling, it seems like they would be an excellent choice. For users information, they will accommodate a rope up to 11mm.

I use this pulley for a weight removal system for my hangboard. For this application it has worked great. At most there has been about 40 lbs across is at a 90 degree bend. Nice and smooth for that use.

I got these for a lesson on simple machines. They work so much better than the cheap Wal-Mart ones and make it much clearer for students to see (and feel) the mechanical advantage.

So, I own 3 of these and a few other pulleys. These actually are prussic and tibloc minding. They are fantastic with a tibloc. I paired the 3 up with 3 tiblocs and 3 BD ovals for my lightweight rescue kit. Plenty strong for what I use them for. The Nylon sheave is smooth. The guy that used it for the boy scout zipline was being an idiot. Always inspect your pulley before using it, not just "at the end of the day". It's not a double sheave metal pulley. Its a lightweight rescue/haul pulley. Use it as such and you will not be disappointed.

It is my ideal pulley for crevasse rescue as it is so light and small. I never thought the fancier, more expensive pulley's were worth it.

Picked this up for $14.95. Don't care that it has a nylon sheave. I will only use this for hauling systems in an emergency. Actually picked up two. I am curious to see how well it handles prusiks being that other pulleys are marketed as "prusik-minding." So we'll see. But as far as function, weight, and cost, I don't think there was a better option. I am partial to the Petzl and Black Diamond brands though. The picture I attached is of the newer pulley. At the time I write this review it looks like backcountry still has the old model pictured (maybe i'm wrong, sorry if i confuse!) It's pictured open & closed, with a Black Diamond Positron locking carbiner located between them for size purposes.