TL;DR
A Port-a-Wrap is a steel or aluminum friction device tied at the base of a tree that lets a ground worker control heavy rigged limbs by taking turns of rope around its smooth bollard. Adding or removing wraps adjusts the friction, so loads of several hundred pounds can be lowered smoothly—or snubbed off entirely—without the rope burning through gloved hands.
What it means
A Port-a-Wrap is a steel or aluminum friction device tied at the base of a tree that lets a ground worker control heavy rigged limbs by taking turns of rope around its smooth bollard. Adding or removing wraps adjusts the friction, so loads of several hundred pounds can be lowered smoothly—or snubbed off entirely—without the rope burning through gloved hands. It is a staple of negative rigging during removals, sized by rope diameter and expected load.
Where it sits in the glossary
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