Fig. 1

Components

You will need:

1. A medium size Clamp.
2. Two m5 x 50mm Bolts.
3. A minimum of two m5 Nuts.
4. One used Vaper large enough to fit the arms of the Clamp.
5. One Wine Cork.
6. One m5 Rivet Nut to fit your Pole
7. One Pole of some kind ( Not in Picture)

Note: Click on the pictures for an enlargement ( 3-4mb)

Fig. 2

Construction

1. Carefully remove the insides of the Vaper. Note: The Battery is made from very volatile Lithium! < ?BOOM?> Handle with care and dispose of correctly. Drill a 5mm hole in the centre of the Vaper, about 38-40mm from the top.

Fig. 3

2. This is the hardest step. If you have a 5mm Tap, make threads in the mouth piece. If not, use one of the 5mm Bolts and slowly cut a thread through the mouth piece. Once this is done, remove the Bolt and screw it from the inside of the Vaper body. The protruding Bolt will form the Clipper-Pole interface.

Fig. 4

3. Now assemble the Clipper unit, by inserting the Wine Cork, then bolting the Clamp onto the Vaper body. You can adjust the mouth of the clamp to fit your preferred Carabiner,

Note: Removing the floating tabs on the clamp, may improve the fit. Experiment! That's what it's all about :-)

Finally Fix the m5 Rivet onto the Pole and screw on the Clipper unit. ( Not Shown)

Fig. 5

4. You are now Good to Go! Enjoy!

Note 1: Taping the Gate bar will improve grip for the Clamp.
Note 2: I use an open Dogbone so that the tape sits in the crook of the clamp, taking the weight of the Rope.

Finally, a reminder. This information is Charity-Ware. If you use it, please make a donation to your local Mountain Rescue Service and to your local Bolt Fund. Thank you, CTDP

Update and Test Results

1. The downward orientation of the karabiner nose made it difficult to clip expansion bolt hangers, not too bad on glue-on bolts.
2. This difficulty was aggravated by large clamp unit, which obscured visibility.

2. 02 Jun 2024: Version 2 Clamp and Test Results

1. Version 2 ( See Fig. 6) uses a smaller Clamp and Vape Unit, held together by Paper Clips. This version keeps the karabiner nose near horizontal, making clipping both kinds of bolts easier. The smaller unit also reduces the visibility issue. Now in active service!

Fig. 6