Just call me jingle jangle.

[treemandan]

Ahh yes, but I find the pain of thrusting and holding with one arm and sliding the hitch delightful I really do. I just wish I could learn to switch sides and hold with my left to strengthen that side of my body. You got the fat thing right, my belly is swelling; more than an inch pinch for sure, I would say my wife is good cook. I sometimes like to climb and sometimes don't but I know what I trust is the tree and rope and don't have to spend 2000.00 extra to do what is no problem even for my fattening azz

Go ahead and slide up 85 feet of 1/2 inch 5 or 6 times a day. That'll tone ya up. I switch sides all the time and its 100% upward gain for every cycle, can stop and rest or even work on the way up AND it don't argue about moving BUT mainly I use the prussick thingamabob to come down and work around. For as much as I love to climb and for such i good job I do The Dan is not in one tree for long.

 

[ropensaddle]

Go ahead and slide up 85 feet of 1/2 inch 5 or 6 times a day. That'll tone ya up. I switch sides all the time and its 100% upward gain for every cycle, can stop and rest or even work on the way up AND it don't argue about moving BUT mainly I use the prussick thingamabob to come down and work around. For as much as I love to climb and for such i good job I do The Dan is not in one tree for long.

The Dan has not been in some of the sobs I have spent hours in
I had one several moons ago that I was in 11 hours and the Dan would have
been too. That is; if the Dan cares about the ornaments and gazebo and
very expensive land scape below:hmm3grin2orange: Now before you say
you would have moved the ornaments, let me tell you; it would have took
just as long for the Dan to move them as it took for me to rope every
dam stick of this blasted elmy tree. I have another to do in
winter that a retired rail road man built a track all through his
yard complete with bridges flashing road crossings very elaborate
and kinda cool but I have to take down three trees in this
rail city lol! I plan to take photo's everything he built such as depot's trestle's & such is to scale really fascinating and I am
sure I will spend some time in those trees as well!

 

[treemandan]

The Dan has not been in some of the sobs I have spent hours in
I had one several moons ago that I was in 11 hours and the Dan would have
been too. That is; if the Dan cares about the ornaments and gazebo and
very expensive land scape below:hmm3grin2orange: Now before you say
you would have moved the ornaments, let me tell you; it would have took
just as long for the Dan to move them as it took for me to rope every
dam stick of this blasted elmy tree.

I think that you are afraid to try that new fangled stuff cause it might make you feel like buying a pair of low rise jeans.

But I digress, old master. The Dan abides.
The Dan has been known to rope over some intricate stuff. One was a large scale model train which went over a pond one a big wooden tresstle. It only took 4 hours as I was just topping a small norway, more like giving a bradford a shave. speedline out from the tops.
11 hours, The Dan would have surely ordered out and maybe taken another day. Why the rush? This is The Dan's schedule not mine.

 

[ropensaddle]

I think that you are afraid to try that new fangled stuff cause it might make you feel like buying a pair of low rise jeans.

But I digress, old master. The Dan abides.
The Dan has been known to rope over some intricate stuff. One was a large scale model train which went over a pond one a big wooden tresstle. It only took 4 hours as I was just topping a small norway, more like giving a bradford a shave. speedline out from the tops.
11 hours, The Dan would have surely ordered out and maybe taken another day. Why the rush? This is The Dan's schedule not mine.

Dan reread my post maybe we have the same guy different location!
I will take pics soon! Also I do rig with a lot of the techniques
and speedlines etc although I was doing that in 82!

 

[tree MDS]

"The Dan", lol! Thats some good stuff right there! lol,-does "The dan" have his toilet cleaning gloves handy still??, lol.

 

[Blakesmaster]

how much time you got on that new rope? new rope kinda stinks for friction knots.

whats your bridge look like? 1 floating d? 2 floating d's? a rope bridge?

i ask because there are different ways to get around the splittail problem your facing. where are you putting your micro pulley?

truth be told i dont use this method we are talking about (prussic loop to dead end rope).

when i was split tailing i like having the pulley fixed to the split tail that way there wasnt much slop when i would ascend the rope.


go half way out your split tail and put an over hand knot. slide on pulley. overhand knot to lock in the pulley. this should give you enough room on the tail to tie your blakes and stopper knot. adjust to fit your needs. to me this way puts the pulley an inch or two under your knot. when you pull down on your climb line you advance the knot by grabbing the pulley and pushing up.

keep asking q's man. i love to get people away from the old ways. its just so much easier in the tree once you get it down.


by the way keep dressing your blakes as she likes to slide a bit anyway, especially once the splittail itself gets older through use. which at that point means you need a new one.

My split tail is pretty new and not supple at all, probably why it won't grab, or grabs too much. I just don't like the feel of it. So I took your advice from before ( or maybe it was someone else's ) and made another split tail out of my climbing line. I've never had an issue with my line slipping when tied to my D's and bridged over to my running line. As far as the saddle goes, that's still old school, no padding, no leg straps, four D rings and I got it ( mildly ) used so it's also a little big. Anyway, I'll upgrade that eventually but I do like your idea of attaching the pulley to the split tail. Now that I've made my own split tail the grabbing issue has mostly resolved itself. I tried the prusik on my working line attached to the pulley, under the hitch for a self tender like the picks chickee posted but I wasn't that impressed. I'll be sure to fiddle w/ it some more in the future and it's a good trick to know but I lose out on one of the main benefits I've found with climbing on a split tail...quick crotch changes. once i have my pulley and prusik attached to my working end I can no longer slide it through crotches and slap it around another one. Anyway, off to try mounting the pulley on my split tail. Thanks for all the help so far and keep 'em coming. If no split tail, what exactly are you climbing on OD?

 

[oldirty]

i think the thing treechickee is doing is more for ascent. i could be wrong. thats why i like putting that pulley on the splittail. everytime you pull your rope it gets to the knot so much quicker. and its still allows for the quick connect/disconnect.

you are running this with 2 biners yes?

anyway i moved onto a prussic. ice or something, it was blue when i got it, its a little thicker than that beeline.

and i use a hitch climber now. the micro pulley with 3 biner holes on it.

its pretty slick for sure. if i had a spliced eye on my climbing line it would be even better.


i would definitely start putting some cash aside for a better fitting saddle if i were you. something with a seat! nothing like being comfortable while working the tree. lol

 

[Blakesmaster]

i think the thing treechickee is doing is more for ascent. i could be wrong. thats why i like putting that pulley on the splittail. everytime you pull your rope it gets to the knot so much quicker. and its still allows for the quick connect/disconnect.

you are running this with 2 biners yes?

anyway i moved onto a prussic. ice or something, it was blue when i got it, its a little thicker than that beeline.

and i use a hitch climber now. the micro pulley with 3 biner holes on it.

its pretty slick for sure. if i had a spliced eye on my climbing line it would be even better.


i would definitely start putting some cash aside for a better fitting saddle if i were you. something with a seat! nothing like being comfortable while working the tree. lol

Yessir, I got 2 biners for the set up, one on my working end and the other on my split tail. I'll look into the hitch climber eventually. I kinda plan on moving through several different hitches and climbing systems as time and money allows, not only to find the best one ( or combination thereof ) for me, but knowing diff stuff for diff trees is always handy. Plus it'll help me keep current. The saddle isn't really uncomfortable, it's just old school. What do you mean by seat?

 

[oldirty]

lol.


bonsun seat i think its called. you can either get the seat or go with leg straps on most models.

 

[Ghillie]

I think he is talking about this kind of saddle, the strap that goes under your butt is refered to as a seat. Nice for resting your feet against the tree and takes the weight off your hips

I prefer one that has seperate leg straps, seats pull your legs together too much for my liking. I use the petzl variobelt. But my preference is influence by years of rec. rapelling and rock climbing.

Fred

 

[Ghillie]

One thing my variobelt and this harness don't have (but wish they did) is a floating dee or bridge so you can shift your weight and your attachment point floats from hip to hip (almost all the way).

 

[Blakesmaster]

I think he is talking about this kind of saddle, the strap that goes under your butt is refered to as a seat. Nice for resting your feet against the tree and takes the weight off your hips

I prefer one that has seperate leg straps, seats pull your legs together too much for my liking. I use the petzl variobelt. But my preference is influence by years of rec. rapelling and rock climbing.

Fred

My harness is almost that exact bugger. Just no leg straps. Yeah, the boys get a little crowded when I'm in the sitting position for too long but it's not terribly uncomfortable. I'll eventually upgrade, it's just not too high on the list. The bunson seat ( or whatever it's called ) OD referenced I've seen pics of before but it looks way too bulky for me. I really don't even like the ones with padding on the back, makes it harder to squeeze through tight spots. I'm just not a fan of so much weight and bulk on my waist. I'd climb naked if I could.

 

[Blakesmaster]

One thing my variobelt and this harness don't have (but wish they did) is a floating dee or bridge so you can shift your weight and your attachment point floats from hip to hip (almost all the way).

Yes, a floating D would be nice. My saddle is actually big enough that I can spin in it if I try. Safe? eh..? Works kinda like the floater though.

 

[oldirty]

not what i was talking about ghillie but thanks for the effort though! lol

go look at the dragonfly and butterfly saddles. thats the difference i am talking about. ( i am on the dragonfly)

 

[tree MDS]

Just lock in the hubs and drive right over all them bushes, flowers mirrored balls and all that other crap-thats how I do it, lol. Hack, hack, hack-pay me!! Just kidding, well dreaming perhaps.

 

[Blakesmaster]

I didn't find the dragonfly but the butterfly looks decent. The one that really caught my interest was the floating D wideback over at sherrill. I'll keep scoping 'em out and see if I can't snag a deal at some point.

 

[Ghillie]

not what i was talking about ghillie but thanks for the effort though! lol

go look at the dragonfly and butterfly saddles. thats the difference i am talking about. ( i am on the dragonfly)

Aaaahhhhh! now I see the light. I like it.

It has the best of both worlds. A seat and the floating attachment point!

( anybody want to buy a used variobelt? )

Thanks,

Fred

Where have you been all my life OD?

 

[Blakesmaster]

Aaaahhhhh! now I see the light. I like it.

It has the best of both worlds. A seat and the floating attachment point!

( anybody want to buy a used variobelt? )

Thanks,

Fred

Where have you been all my life OD?

I see what you're trying to do here Ghillie.

 

[Ghillie]

I see what you're trying to do here Ghillie.

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[Blakesmaster]

??

Just jokin' man. I'm not ready for a new saddle yet.