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@@brentsmith8075 happy to be helping. Cheers

@@MalucoAmericano that's good to hear. It's also pretty much the consensus. It's a little bit bigger, but the performance is slightly better and of course it's easier to tie. That really comes in handy in a lot of scenarios

@@Trevor-ps2oe thx... the kit simply helps folks get exactly what they need instead of buying the individual components. But I think this one video will help them build it faster.

@Knot-orious I did email you 2 days ago. That tree is a dawn redwood. I planted it in 1998 when it was one foot tall.

@@jrbtc That's incredible! Good for you for planting new trees! Never receieved your email! Check your drafts or resend, please!

@@Knot-orious just resent my last message via email.

@Simon-80 I have tried it but dont recommend it... there are a couple of disadvantages in using cord. 1. It's more likely to slip by allowing the carabiners to shift simply because it doesn't hold them together across a wide surface area. This could be mitigated by using a different knot than my bull hitch, but it's nothing I can explain in a comment. 2. It's not comfortable on our feet and can literally cut into the soles of a rubber boot. Consider the case where I am standing on it while hitch climbing with one foot for a minute. However, on the side of advantages, we can make it much more easily adjustable and would not need the transformation Loop.

@@jrbtc Thanks John! I just ordered me climbing webbing to make it like you has shown it. But I'll just experiment a bit with cord and see what happens. And i take another hitch, because the carabiner moved. I hope i get used to webbing. Because normally i dont like webbing at all. I prefer handling with cord. The advantages will be decisive here.

@HA-bh1wh yes, this video is a little long but it should basically summarize the contents of Four other ones.

@jeremyknauer3386 all of my ropes have a JRB End Loop on the ends. And so in order to attach a rigging or retrieval line ( which also has a small loop on the end), I just connect a miniature Carabiner or clip. But if ya don't have an End loop, there are some options for tying a rope to a small cord here on this page along with the information for the end Loop. Please let me know if that answers your question. jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/throwball-rope-rigging/

@@jrbtc that answers my question perfectly. And thank you for the speedy response. I will probably add end loops to my rappel rope to make things quicker and easier.

@aaronmeeks1155 yes, we can. Many saddle hunters already have a rope and don't have much extra length to spare. Therefore, using a cord minimizes the chances they will need to but a longer rope.

It's really low profile.

@kevinvargason8835 We basically agree: if we want to climb safely, we don't need a stick. However, if anyone climbs with one or more sticks, of course they can, but they still should climb safely. In my book, and according to everything I have learned over the years, we gotta be tied in 100% of the time and managing slack. Most aren't doing so. And to be clear, there is only one rope in this system, but we use both ends of it. Two is a manageable number for me.

@@jrbtc yes only the one rope which I plan to employ this method this year. The rope for the stick is there and I can see potential for getting tangled when climbing in the dark. The maverick looks to be very simple to tie and with practice should be able to to tie this in the dark very simply.

@kevinvargason8835 Excellent. And FYI and consideration, this same basic method can be accomplished with the JRB Cinch instead of the Maverick hitch. The advantages that nothing needs to be tied. The disadvantage is that there is some metal in the setup and it's a bit more effort to retrieve. But some folks prefer it. I plan to demonstrate that in an upcoming video. There is a page dedicated to the JRB Cinch on my website

@williamgorman6064 excellent. Here's a prediction I have, and it's not something I have had a chance to weave into any of my videos. As you gain knowledge and make these safety changes, you are going to become more CONFIDENT, and as that happens, you will ENJOY the climbing and the hunting more. There's going to be no such thing as an unsuccessful hunt... you are going to look forward to just getting out there. Schedule permitting, you'll hunt more, and over time, that leads to greater success in filling our tags. I fill a lot of tags... and you've never heard me brag about it. Simply because it's all a 2nd priority to our safety. Anyone who is taking chances it doesn't have their priorities straight... they simply need to ask the rest of the folks at the Thanksgiving dinner table if that's a good idea. We are chipping away in the right direction. When you get yourself safe, then go grab your closest friends and knock some sense into them. Cheers

@user-wr6qe3ze8k it's a good question. There are 2 different ways I do it. Method 1 is a little more difficult: put my weight on the footloop, then as a small amount of slack is on my bridge, I grab the top of the Longhorn Agile and break it and move it a few inches, then move the carabiner to be on the rope rather than on top of the friction hitch. Method 2 is to wait until after my feet are on a platform to do what is described above. Does that make sense? Let me know if you need more details.

@@jrbtc Yes, that’s what I came up with too. Just wondering if I had missed something. Thanks for all you do! Jeff

Thanks for your comment and expertise.

@yl1487 Thx. The current draft revision of Z133 states this about carabiner requirements: "self closing and self double locking, add shall have a gate locking mechanism that requires at least two consecutive deliberate actions to unlock". I think you are saying that "triple action" = "self closing and double locking", right?

@@jrbtc Yes. Exactly. Double locking is effectively equal to triple action. These are terms that are both very commonly used, albeit frequently the uses come with errors in arboricultural circles. You have it spot on though, please pardon me if I appeared to imply otherwise. I just wanted to relate the terms to each other for the sake of future arboricultural viewership.

@yl1487 I want to get your opinion on this product. Do you feel it is compliant? I have several friends who climb with these types of devices and they're only double action, typically used on Flipline or lanyard or equivalent. www.rocknarbor.com/product/omega-pacific-squatch-claw-aluminum-double-action-quik-lok/

@@jrbtc Thank you for your query. I can find this same Squatch device listed as a product available here, bearing in mind they primarily specialize in arboricultural gear.

@@jrbtc We can likely both agree that with it being loaded correctly, as the rating would indicate, it should be amply sufficient for life support from axial force WLL perspective at 28 kN.

@randymarko486 What???? Did you mean to say: "Way too wordy?" Because you got 2 out of 3 of your words wrong. Now that's some irony. There's plenty of Knot tying vids with no explanation. People come to my channel because they want to tie something AND learn something.

@markmurrell1894 yes, the footloop could... but a mechanical hand ascender should be used in transition only.... it's never supposed to provide our body connection to the rope. Check the manufacturer instructions. Any device we use for our life safety connection to a rope must have a way to release it under load so that we can transition into rappel, if only for an emergency. A hand ascender cannot do so

@@jrbtc what I was thinking of doing is use my madrock with a tied backup above it and the hand ascender above my backup. Hope that made sense. Footstrap would go in the tail portion of the line, correct? Does that sound like a good plan?

@markmurrell1894 yes, provided that the mechanical hand ascender is taking the tail end of the rope as it comes out of the Madrock below it and then rerouting the rope back down. The hand ascender needs an integrated pulley or a carabiner which acts as one. And then the guard a hitch would go below that and serve as our means of advancement. You're basically building a RAD SRT system.

Thanks for the feedback on that combination.

@jhuntley575 Thanks Jason.

@markmurrell1894 yes, that's the idea. Here's my most recent video, for example. Zero slack and no Linemans Belt required.

@@markmurrell1894 ua-cam.com/video/9OzmDN-s7fc/v-deo.htmlsi=UOvJ0IjeiK5W6ily

The part of our system under discussion is our anchor onto the trunk. In this video, I used a Maverick Hitch. You're using a Running Carabiner as your choking anchor. Technically, an Aluminum Carabiner should only be pulled, and never pressed against anything. Some will use a steel carabiner that way, but not aluminum. But you can take that carabiner and add a ring and turn it into a jrb cinch and then you can advance it with a pole. jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/jrb-cinch/

@@jrbtc roger thar! I understand. Thanks man

Ok thought about how the Zenith would break so easy but not grab back on rappel the way we would like for safety, so I RE-TIED, this time really paying attention to the first three wraps and pulled them very tight, i guess with my new 9/11 Sampson cord/rope combo that is important, made sure the zenith was tight, finished up with a longer loop, which is ok, i can go back to the longhorn and lengthen the ends if needed, really like the ball of cord the longhorn zenith gives for handling it, SO NOW THE HITCH WORKS FANTASTIC, slides up easy and grabs tight with weight good on ascent, breaks easy but grabs as needed for back up to the munter on rappel. I use the super munter and feed rope in on descent slowly and gradually, sometimes even wrap the rope under my butt. What a difference a bit of tightening on the first three wraps, might go to four top wraps on the zenith, but using the zenith will definitely contribute to a lighter, less cumbersome bundle of rope walking in and out on a hunt. No metal on the rope. More confident now to test full climbs with it, these last couple of tests were just half climbs to make sure of safety, proper technique, equipment, knowledge, skill, correct hitch tie

9 on 11 is not an ideal combination for LZ. 7 on 11 is 63%.

Glad it was helpful!

That's a good point... i have a small rigging carabiner tied on the end of my retrieval line. And i clip that into the eye or JRB end loop on the end of my rope. ua-cam.com/video/0bParmSd8AA/v-deo.htmlsi=zFaXQrWbd9LS6MeB

@smau990 short answer: a tree with A LOT of branches is going to be a hassle with a pole. It's better to use a throwball if the branch is live and viable. A tree with a few branches can be climbed with a pole, bypassing em one at a time, but I might need to demonstrate it.

@Sullivanblake_ I have done a lot of climbing demonstions where the Maverick is used and released that way. Here's one released yesterday. The rappel and retrieval is near the end. ua-cam.com/video/9OzmDN-s7fc/v-deo.htmlsi=gxSPiepotq2g_Xzt

Appreciate that. We can be lucky on a risky system for a long time. We're safe when we remove the luck.

I was using trekking poles last year and they worked fine. The only issue was the ones i have can easily come apart as you telescope them out. I just bought the maverick pole and it’s so much better. It stays together and has a longer reach

Ha. The most difficult part of this video was coming up with a TITLE for it. I literally shot the video in one continuous take with no script and no rehearsal... and it was east to produce... but I how to scratch my head for quite a while to come up with a title. Next time, I am gonna ask YOU for some help! Cheers

Appreciate that. If I am provoking thought, I consider that step in the right direction. Once we have a goal... we can set off to achieve it. Cheers

Well... sorry... but I already decided... i am definitely getting some dancers!!!

@@jrbtc 😂As long as they can tie a munter!

@@carolinabushwacker oh no. I hope you aren't saying what I am hearing.

@@jrbtc Yes Spencer was hospitalized with an infection that took him. He passed from it a couple weeks ago. Just wanted to pass it on to you and say thanks for doing what you did for him.

​@@carolinabushwackerI am so sorry to hear this.

Training wheels aren't necessarily a waste of time. But we don't need to leave them on the bike forever.

Now that's a GREAT question and suggestion. You already know I can climb. What you don't know is that I have had many consistent years of success at tagging mature whitetail bucks. We'll get to that topic at a future point in time. Safety first. But as it pertains to your question, most hunters seem to spend most of their time hunting a tree that will work with their climbing system. That's not going to make us successful. We need to hunt where the deer are traveling, not where we want them to be. And the more cover, the better and that doesn't usually leave us the best choices of trees. I have just taken your suggestion and added it to my future list video topics. I can't give you a promise on when, but I'll get to it

Thank you. I will keep an eye out for it. I appreciate the content, voicing safety first, and since learning and utilizing many of the things you show for myself I very much enjoy climbing almost as much as hunting now. So thank you!

Excellent... I am sure we have a lot more in common than our forests do. I would love to see a picture of the woods where you live. Lotta pine? Is tree sap a problem for you?

Thanks Tim

I agree with you 100%. I’m keeping my one stick for now as well. As i continue to practice srt/hitch climbing I’m not seeing a lot of need for a one stick. I too have found managing slack with the one stick to be very awkward and clumsy.

I just made a similar comment above, but coming up with a title for this video was the most difficult part for me.

I would like to know why you prefer the Cinch over the Maverick. Is it because of the ease of attachment? Because retrieval requires a little bit more effort.

@@kennethrogers1129 LA and LZ will both work with a 6mm cord on 9.5mm rope. So tie a couple of Longhorn Loops and try em out side by side. The LZ requires a load on the knob to keep it from getting tighter. I am using it for DSRT only

@JD-mn8cx thanks!

@Schubox62 My preference is always to use a doubled rope and use no anchor at all as demonstrated in this video. But when climbing srt, my personal preference is the Maverick hitch. I have separate videos on that. But if someone is uncomfortable tying that, the next option would be a running Loop or a running quick link. ua-cam.com/video/Gn-Q8MyijOs/v-deo.htmlsi=d2oRtfPSLcVz6gYq

Well done video showing how it works! I would think a kit would be a great seller for people just to help them make a system.

@doncook3584 I wear everything including my platform and have both hands on my weapon when walking. See latest video: ua-cam.com/video/WS2NFVAQ838/v-deo.htmlsi=0mSwZ25Q1-djGd3b

@@rpaulwaddington1858 appreciate that!

@SteveMcQueen-bx4hu even at MY level of proficiency, I am annoyed when i need to switch over to SRT. With 80ft, that's rare. I do have some 100ft 8mm DSRT only systems though.

@Mr71paul71 The Scaffold knot is basically impossible to remove after loading when tied on a ring. The Buffalo hitch is much easier to remove and comparably strong. The Buffalo can be loaded on either Strand and of course the scaffold cannot. We use the right hitch in the right situation. The JRB cinch is superior with a Buffalo as compared to a Scaffold and all of that was extensively tested. If you would like the privilege to leave comments, use the appropriate tone. My reputation for a methodical approach for safety is clearly established.

The amount of time that a climber takes to set a platform is dependent on factors that have nothing to do with a climb. For example, some people pull their platform up after they get to height. I simply wear it on my body and pop it on the tree when I get to height. This video shows how I do it. At the end there's a climbing demonstration. ua-cam.com/video/hoSny2MwmQY/v-deo.htmlsi=T-U0uKXKET01OCld

@daniellundy510 yes, with only 45 ft of rope, DSRT climbs are limited to a crotch around 22ft which will only get our platform around 16ft off the ground. That's high enough to hunt, but they're simply isn't always a tree just like that where we need one. If you get a longer rope, it's pretty straightforward to move over to it.

@@jrbtc on your 80’ system, what size cord did you use on the 10mm rope? The hitches looked almost like the same rope just a little smaller.

@daniellundy510 I am using 6mm Sterling TRC. Take a look at this page which has a table of info for the various knots. A 6ft length of TRC makes an almost perfect Compact Longhorn Agile... I just made the Starting working ends about 13 inches instead of 12. jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/length-specs/

@supersizer123 thanks. there's plenty of similar content here on the channel.

@maxvarjagen9810 that's 73%. 7mm will work better. You can also tie a 3-3 variation but it doesn't move as freely

@kennethrogers1129 for Longhorn Agile, I recommend 6mm Sterling TRC cord. Website has discount and links. jrbtreeclimbing.com/