you also got too many unnecessary knots on every gear .

It's called an equalette. You really should try to keep up.

One of the key points of the quad is that you don't have to use two carabiners to anchor into. You can clip 1, 2, or 3 master point cords and be fully redundant (with near-perfect redundancy if you clip into 2), except of course for the single locking carabiner.

So you pre tie that Equalette mess?

It's called an equalette. You really should try to keep up.

I called that CFulette

Then clearly you've never used one.

individual pro on upper left hex looks longer then other equalized.

2. poor cam placement. interior side has way different extension from the outside. Easy walker.

4. equalize all protection, not two pieces and one piece.

I never made one cause I do not believe they serve any purpose other than confusing climbers on building unnecessary CF anchors based on a stupid book.

I have no idea what the Equalette is or how it works. I've been doing searches on the Equalette, still not sure I know what I'm looking at.

I have never pre-tied an equalette. It's actually incredibly simple to set up (although the "quad" version shown is less so). In general I can put an equalette together about as fast as a cordolette, faster even in some situations.

And as for there being too many knots, I disagree. In any given direction, from the master point to the piece itself, there are only 2 (maximum) knots. I don't even really count the clove hitch as a knot, as I doubt it reduces the strength of the cord significantly (although if someone has evidence to the contrary I'd be interested). So really, you have 1 actual knot between the piece and the master point, which is the same as a cordolette.

It's not about the strength reduction of the knots, it's about taking the time to tie them all, and then the complete mess you have when you're done. The goal is to go clip clip clip "on belay" ASAP, not spend 20 minutes tieing up a clusterfuckolette.

I have no idea what the Equalette is or how it works. I've been doing searches on the Equalette, still not sure I know what I'm looking at.

Then go out and buy the book referenced subsequent to the link. Finally read the second bundle of links.

Even if it takes a second or two longer, the benefits (situation dependent, of course) more than make up for it.

What benefits, actually real and tangible benefits, does this equalette offer?

Contempt prior to investigation. End result: you have no experience with the system, ergo you don't know wtf you're talking about. Go rig one at ground level and screw around with it for a little while, you just might like it.

You guys build these sort/type anchors cause your daddy showed it to you in his so called ANCHOR BOOK and as long a head cow moves toward to barn, all the other cows follow. I am not saying you are cow but sometimes I feel people do not think why they are building an anchor but they keep following the same fu*king thing. If you’re main goals are building a safer anchor to support you in case SOL then you should ask yourself the following;

1-What am I dealing with (hole, crack, tree….)
2-What do I have with me (three cams, four knots, two cords…)
3-What is this anchor for (belay, rap, hauling, rescue…..)
4-Where is the direction of end load ( How much side to side movements the master point may see )
5-What is the distance of my moving ropes ( rope in service to determine the maximum shock load that anchor may see….etc)
6-What is worse thing that could happen to me if one of the anchor legs fails ( master point movement, other pieces popping etc)
7-What is my backup (little bush on the side, another single old pitons..etc)
8-How much time do I want to spend to build it
9-Asking few other things I forgot to mention

Also, since everyone here is so inclined to be such an armchair critic (majid I'm looking at you), I invite you all to show off a creation of yours to partake in this series.