Camera Man, Plz focus on what he is trying to share with us ( close up ) Zoom in : ) We can hear him talking. Dont need to see everything he is saying . Thx. LOVE and APPRECIATE everything you share with us.

The ring choke trick was pretty neat. I'll have to give that a try. You can also run the tail of your climbing line through the carabiner to make your system retrievable like the pinto. You can descend one-third of your rope length. I also recommend facing the gate of the carabiner away from the anchor. A gate grinding down the trunk makes me cringe.

Nice options. Much appreciated!

Enjoyed the video.

Brilliant!

One could bomb out of a tree on a VT alone... however it would have to be an authentic blue water rope technora as it wont melt on the rope as conventional prusik material.

Superb video. Been waiting for something like this for a while. What’s the name of the device that will come out soon? I’m really enjoying Edelrid a products especially the Tree Rex.

@Stridertrees

Жыл бұрын

That device is called the Megawatt and it is OUT!! You can get it from a few different online sources. looks like RockNRescue and www.karstsports.com/edelrid-megawatt-descender/

@thegreenrevival4424

Жыл бұрын

Legend! Appreciate that. I’m in the UK so will have a look see what I can find. Keep up the great work

@thegreenrevival4424

Жыл бұрын

Legend! Appreciate that. I’m in the UK so will have a look see what I can find. Keep up the great work

Great stuff! Thanks for the ideas. Is it OK to choke the spar for the single line and have a Petzl grigri for lowering, much like the mega watt?

@Stridertrees

Жыл бұрын

The Grigri is NOT designed to be used “hands free” it may work ok sometimes but it’s not going to work well on ropes of the appropriate diameter to be used in tree work, and it’s not designed to work reliably without some holding the brake strand of the rope. There are many other devices like the megawatt which can be used hands free, and many are Good quality, safe and totally usable, but they are most all either more expensive or have some other significant functional drawback when compared to the Megawatt.

@jakalestan5704

Жыл бұрын

@@Stridertrees Thank you very much for your explanation. How would a Skylotec MARK 1PLUS perform in this situation? I belive this is OK for use "hands free"?

@Stridertrees

Жыл бұрын

@@jakalestan5704 that device should work hands free in that use if you wanted to use it assuming you were using an appropriate rope.

what rope would you recommend as your anchor rope?

I have a question. What about girth hitching a sling that is long enough to girth around tree but not too long. Then use a biner with a micro pulley. Run your rope through pulley using DRT? It would choke plus give you a way to the ground smoothly.

Thanks for the excellent tips! Will that Pinto pulley withstand the load if it is used in that position against the tree? Can it withstand, for example, descending with a rope?

@Stridertrees

Жыл бұрын

Will it withstand? Absolutely 👍🏼 and even if the pulley fails there is the becket which would prevent catastrophic failure. Is it officially“approved by the manufacturer” No…. So of course you should never do it.

@harmaforest

Жыл бұрын

@@Stridertrees Thanks a lot! That's what I thought it would be. I have a Rope Logic uSaver where that Pinto pulley is used in a similar way.

Before I switched to mechanical devices I would always come down single line on a chocked spar with just my hitch cord. Never had a problem.

@Stridertrees

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it can be done with the right techniques, especially if you’re on the lighter side, and if you’re just coming down once and apply some extra friction with your second hand on the way down. The risk is that in an emergency situation when adrenaline is high and brains are low that a hitch-cord only system can get bound up suddenly or over-released, causing a dangerous and erratic descent. Also, newer climbers and bigger climbers will have a much harder time managing that hitch by itself.

@froster4324

Жыл бұрын

@@Stridertrees I couldnt agree more. Its definitely not the best way to go about it but when your going smoothly and not trying to bomb out youll be ok. I am around 175lbs without gear. Either way I dont even use hitch cord anymore. Thanks for the reply!

What about double wrapping a rope lanyard?

Your ANSI Z133 must be newer than mine...I have zero mention of a choking anchor being required for spar work....

What chest system is that?

Could you use a gri gri on that set up?

@Stridertrees

Жыл бұрын

A Grigi is designed NOT to be used “hands free” so it would be a misuse. There are other devices on the market like the Megawatt I was using which are designed for hands free use.

Dark glasses boyz…mmmm

If you weigh more than 200 lbs, this TreeRex harness is super uncomfortable. Digs into your kidneys, if you add a Saw, forget about it. Not enough padding for larger dudes.

"Bowlines have a way of coming loose"???? I've NEVER had a bowline come loose on me, and I've tied thousands.

@samuelluria4744

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I had to sit up and take note of that comment as well....my (USN) Father taught be the Bowline in the 70's, I used it in the Navy myself till '93, and have never once had one come undone in the ensuing 30 years I the tree business...

@Stridertrees

Жыл бұрын

There are some great videos about it if you want to see how. When set and loaded and left you are correct they don’t slip or roll loose, but when used as a termination knot for climbing or as an anchor the knot is loaded then released repeated and that tension/release cycling can cause it to work free pretty reliably.

@samuelluria4744

Жыл бұрын

@@Stridertrees - I appreciate your thoughtful and respectful response. I will admit, I don't use it terminally. That is quite understandable, as you explain it.

@samuelluria4744

Жыл бұрын

@@Stridertrees - Stay safe!

@hobbitilius

Жыл бұрын

Well, it is true though. Bowlines have been known to come loose when they are weighted sideways in the eye or repeatedly loaded and unloaded. Many mountaineering clubs specifically recommend against using a simple bowline for life support. Locked bowlines like the Yosemite-Variation or the double-Bowline are safe though.