Cantclimbtom
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Worst case in SRT for cows tails is falling onto a bolt you clipped and being above it, A FF1 is plausible, although FF2 is possible if you are both unwise and unlucky.True but I think that's the big difference is on a via-ferra you are falling on a steel cable, where as in caves you are falling onto dynamic rope, i.e. the traverse rope, so even if your lanyards are not dynamic, the rope is. So unless you clip into the anchors on traverses there is still quite a bit of slack in the system.
I do agree with most posters that the kit is unusual and might even be unsafe for various reasons (Is that non-locking d gate?). Is that a bit of string attached to hand jammer or is that dynema rope?
FF1 would at very best .. hurt if onto a bolt with tape/sling cowstail. The energy absorbing part of the system is the person (waist, discs, lumbar ligaments, spinal cord etc). Unpleasant to think about! Done with non human (not shock absorbing) stuff like a 70kg log (bit of tree people , what's wrong with you) on a sling, >= FF1 onto an anchor snaps 22kN slings easily.
(Comments based on the simple definition of FF, I'm aware of FF>2 but ignoring such here).
Since OP has had at least 2 offers of cows tails being given and AFAIK not accepting them preferring the not really functional double cows tails sling thing, I have to assume the post is a wind up