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Edelrid
Mega Jul
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Based on 16 Reddit mentions
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Assisted belay device
Edelrid's Jul family is The Way. Jul 2 is single strand, and shares geometry with the dual strand Mega Jul. These tend to give the best lockup with most ropes, but it depends a lot on the carabiner, too. Skinnier biner stock tends to lock up tighter, but I get good results with an Edelrid Bulletproo
...SkittyDog in r/ClimbingGear
May 10, 2026 2:59 PM
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Gyms Worldwide Increasingly Ban Tube-Style Belay Devices in Favor of ABDs
I also don't know of any ABDs which can feed 2 strands, would be sincerely curious if you could name any. The Edelrid mega jul and giga jul do everything a regular tube does, and they're also assisted.
Squigglebird in r/climbing
July 23, 2025 10:26 AM
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What would be the perfect belay device for you?
Edelrid recently updated their Mega Jul. I'd love to try it out, but since I have a Giga Jul (which is shit if you don't use the exact right rope) and a Grigri (I don't like it, but it's workable), I don't actually need a new device.
GrusVirgo in r/ClimbingGear
September 7, 2025 4:38 PM
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Weekly Question Thread (aka Friday New Climber Thread). ALL QUESTIONS GO HERE
I generally carry two devices. I wish to carry one for those few trips where every gram counts. By the way, I was messing around with my Mega Jul today and found a different configuration for top belay. Edelrid does not approve...LOL! Bodyweight tests confirmed that it holds load even when the user
...Balloony_Toony in r/climbing
February 6, 2026 6:26 AM
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