TRIPPING THE RIGGINGS
Tripping the riggings off the stack after the job is completed takes only the work of a few minutes. See to it before making the last trip up that you have that necessary appliance with which to save you a few unnecessary trips up and down.
Take a small steel bar about ¼-inch in size and bend it into the shape of the letter S. Judge the diameter of the band on top of the stack; make the hook so it will fit snugly on top. This hook should not be over five inches long. After placing the trip hook on the stack, take your handy line, lay it on the hook, tie the end of your line in the eye of your stack hook, then tie up about two inches above the eye in several places. The last two tie-offs will prevent the stack hook from falling to one side.
Handy Line Attached from S Hook to Stack Hook
Results of Turning Hook in Wrong Direction