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@lisamcqueen8509 i saw it on sale at a store and bought it, and I really like it because it's incredibly lightweight. On a winter hunt, I dress in layers, and depending on the length of the hike, i will walk in this coat and put on my outer layer over it at the tree. North Face : jrbtreeclimbing.com/shopping-components/head2toe/#aioseo-coats

@MarkBovier YES! Great insight. In a straight tree with no viable crotches, we could climb by another method, install a (very compact) floating anchor, but rig the paracord like a false crotch : straight down. We can then rig a Houdini Maverick. Do you use the Houdini Rigging? How does it work for you? In my testing, I realized that on really Shaggy or rough bark trees, or in the presence of stubs, it can be hard to advance our rope and obviously we need to be able to walk around the base of the tree. But I have always been able to get the job done.

@ I have yet to attempt the Houdini rigging but am comfortable tying and typically climb using the Maverick. Thanks for verifying my assumption. Love everything about your work 👍

@tommyphillips7335 appreciate that. We all have different forests and need the tools to adapt.

@Winton-fam cool. The cross section is a bit smaller than a rappel ring so it might not flow in or out as smoothly, but a 3in ring is obviously larger and that helps the Maverick sit against the trunk.

@timwaldroup9654 It's fine when we are moving but it sure would be challenging to sit in this weather. I have done it plenty but prefer that perfect fall weather!

Appreciate that. Happy to do so.

Yes, i use and recommend an adhesive HST and it works great. I just filmed and released this video today and the HST was on the end loop running through the ring. ua-cam.com/video/OFW_5i53nYY/v-deo.htmlsi=23xnE85SPv4OpEzu

Appreciate that. Your trees may be different than mine.

@AndrewBohlin that rope is on the stiff side, but it will work. The Ghillie rope I used was also stiff. The place where stiffness can be an issue is when we actually go to Pivot left and right when we're actually hunting. The more flexible the Rope is the easier it will be to Pivot. There is such a thing as it being too easy... for example, I would never want a pulley on my bridge carabiner.

@AndrewBohlin 6mm TRC will work with it too.

John, thanks for the reply. I really enjoy the videos. You really have a knack for explaining and teaching. Your website is organized very well and easy to navigate once you spent some time on it. If I hadn’t found it I’d be looking at advancing the anchor point as just the way things are done, because the only exposure I was likely to get was through the few friends I have doing it.

@AndrewBohlin thx. The website has been growing and I finally took some time to create a sitemap and create a page hierarchy. As for advancing an anchor... i have tried it and it's actually very difficult to do while properly managing slack and navigating branches. I find an alternating anchor method to be a safe alternative.

this channel is a wealth of knowledge, thank you so much

@CodyLambert-e6c No, in DSRT and in MRS/DRT, are weight is distributed evenly on each side of the Rope with 50% on each side, and 100 on the tree crotch. In a basal anchor, 100% of our wheat is on a single line and distributed to the other side putting 200% on the crotch.

@keithdescoteaux5640 I appreciate that, and happy holidays to all!

@klac1024 appreciate the feedback. I promise I am doing all i can.

@inkinky Now that made me laugh... thank you. To be honest, I got that a couple of times but deny a resemblance. What I wanna know is if anyone has ever told HIM that he looks like ME! Lol. 🫢🙃

@@HobbiesHobo same to you! And here is a present for all of you guys. I've spent a ton of time on the website and tried to do whatever I could to improve navigation. jrbtreeclimbing.com/

@Toby458 that's a great comment. My fear is that the average person who finds themselves in this situation is simply unprepared. And that's why I've spent so much time working on friction hitches which we can break under load.

@mattvogel5712 I use OnX to mark trees these days. But I used to just keep a list on my phone. It was over 150. Now, i can only guess. For my cameras, I still go with a list and I put a date when I set it

In a life safety application, we always want to be conservative, so over a foot, typically 2ft. I will typically tie my Carabiner on the end of the rope, which acts as a stopper knot and prevents me from accidentally dropping my Carabiner.

@ thank you John, I appreciate that. I was guessing more around 3’.

@@chrismunsonmusic3432 i gotta remember that!

@paulcrave3112 the more tools in our Toolbox, the more versatile we can be.

@Cheauxte I have seen very few stick climbers who have done it safely. We all know that sticks can kick out. And so we should assume its gonna happen to us at the worst possible time, when we are stepping up onto the top of our stick. If your actually safe, you can just step OFF your stick instead and you won't be hurt. But that's the time most one stickers have 4 feet of slack and are at serious risk of injury. As for your question about rappel rope retrieval, consider the Maverick hitch or JRB Hitch.

@ i respect that advice. I originally tried learning SRT methods in the beginning of my saddle hunting journey. To me it was a huge pain in the butt. I fell in love with one-sticking and using sticks to platform/lock on hunting. I do agree with the dangers of having slack in your main line and I try to minimize the risk as best I can. Hopefully I can figure out one of your methods one day but it’s a lot of information and very intimidating

@Cheauxte you can build a DSRT system in 2 steps: 1. Buy and build a Garda Hitch Footloop 2. Buy a rope and 2 cords and install a friction hitch on each side. Then you just need to get it in a tree!

That's exactly how I see things. Let's say i have a 60ft Universal system and a crotch that's 35 ft. I can reach the ends so I use the LA as the anchor. But if the crotch is 40ft, I can't reach the ends, so I pop on a BOTB and it will pass my hitch just out of my reach.

I appreciate your comment and agree completely. There's some fantastic mechanical devices out there, but we don't actually NEED them to climb safely, efficiently, quietly and with minimal expenditure.

Good question. I will show ya when I climb on it, but right before they pass, we just whip the lines and the loop opens up.

@VillageBoatShop-mq7jk that's fantastic and motivating for me to hear. Now let me understand: How much rope is your system today and when you had to switch to SRT when you had a crotch that's more than half the rope length, what did you do?

@@jrbtcI originally picked up 55 ft of the 9.5mm ghillie rope. I took 8 of it for my main bridge so my climbing rope is actually 47ft. Before I tried this I couldn't picture going higher than 15ft in a tree as I've never hunted from a stand before. I do wish I had more and when it's time for new rope I'll get a longer length but with SRT option it really is enough. I'm in western PA it's hard enough to get my throw ball up through all the thick stuff around the tree I'm after. So yesterday the crotch was almost 30 or so feet up. I set my paracord and then hauled my climb rope up. My climb rope has jrb v3 end loops on each end and agile hitches that live on it. I tied the Scott's lock on one end and brought the other end through and sent it up the tree. The paracord was the bowline retrieval line. The height was such that I could pass the hitch through at just above eye level but it would've worked fine if it was higher. I did pick up a platform so that I have that option if I can't find the right tree but just bringing my saddle and climbing rope is great if the right tree is there. The first tree I set has two 4 inch branches that right angle out from the trunk in opposite directions about 16 ft up. They are the ultimate platform and with the back band in place it's like a lounge chair up there. I love it!

@VillageBoatShop-mq7jk makes sense. The rumor is that ApeCayon.com will soon have a new 9mm rope in the JRB Collection. If you are anywhere near Butler, PA, it would be fun to walk in the door and make your purchase in person. As stated on the DSRT system page, I recommend a minimum of 60 ft for a universal system and 80 is what I use. jrbtreeclimbing.com/

That's great to know. I'm about an hour from Butler. I originally bought, via the website, the land Baron saddle LG. It felt too big and was like wearing a diaper and couldn't imaging hiking 50 ft with it. I drove to Butler and Ape Canyon was so accommodating and helpful. The medium size was such a big improvement but once I tried on the Pioneer saddle I upgraded right away. It can be worn but stowed out of the way for hiking. I picked up a couple of other items there as well. They are top notch!

@VillageBoatShop-mq7jk that's interesting... they feel similar to me. The Wood is more contoured and a bit more comfortable though.

@jeremyknauer3386 thanks. i have been busy. It gets tough after daylight savings time ends, and f course, I hunt as much as possible in the fall.

Thanks. Pls use the website for a map of a growing pool of information. jrbtreeclimbing.com/

Appreciate that. Honestly, the act of regularly doing these videos without a script is making me a better presenter overall. Cheers

Wow. What happened? Did the basal anchor fail?

@ yes , the retrieval (anchor ) side hit an unseen sharp nail/ spike and under load with a basal anchor it’s not always possible doing tree work to have more than one point connected at all times and before he could re-buck the basal line snapped and he fell almost 40’ and landed crotch first on a chain link fence pole and it ripped his testicles off , destroyed 90% of his colon , destroyed his bladder, his prostate, his rectum , and split hit pelvis , he survived, it was long and hard recovery with too much pain to fathom , this was 35 years ago and i haven’t used a basal anchor since that day , dr said he will never have sex , he will always need a catheter , a colostomy bag and after almost 15 years after his wife left him he ended it all , it’s something i will never forget and it happened so fast , that’s why im so crazy about over inspection of my ropes and equipment and never get in a hurry , efficient yes , but rush? no , it’s a kind of ptsd that will never go away, i love swinging from trees even at 60 but i can never completely get that out of my head and today was the first time i talked about it in 35 years , if it can give a new guy something to think about or change his mind about a basal anchor, which doubles the weight on a canopy which you don’t want in tree work , personally the only way i would ever do a basal anchor is if it were the last way on earth for me to survive, other than that im sticking with canopy anchor through a hitch and notch quickie anchor and implemented pulley , that’s my preference to save my ropes the friction, good rope is expensive, but worth your life

I appreciate the comment and believe you're 100% correct on all points. Regarding THIS Hitch, the primary use for it is advancing it up a tree with a pole. If I have a throwball over a secure crotch, in a hunting situation, it's rare for me to use SRT. DSRT requires no anchor and has too many advantages. The set of situations where SRT is warranted are documented on this page. I will think about situations where a ring might help us. But in general, I want to minimize knot tying at the tree, and if we do, limit it to one. Putting a friction hitch on or putting a secure loop or ring counts as a tie also. Regarding retrieval, I never pull the Maverick back currently. I explode it after rappel. I'm working on a new version which gives us even more options as well. Thanks for a great and thought-provoking comment.

@ i do set my line like you have here in the video when im hunting, i basically use the ring because it reduces the rope on rope friction when im climbing multiple trees in a day , it doesn’t require any extra knots but as you know it take three times the amount of rope when pulling a canopy anchor and a possible redirect, ive been climbing for 45 years and i still have to scratch my head and do math 🤭it all depends on the tree , i guess thats why i still like to climb 😃

@@FrankDog-d5r thanks. That's greatly appreciated. Make sure you check out all the info on the website. I have been working on it, and there's no advertisements or junk. Just information that continues to expand. jrbtreeclimbing.com/

There's a lot of applications for this. For example, it's the easiest hitch to toss up high above our heads and have it stick on the tree while we secure it.

@AskTheKid the carabiner is only being used as a lock. It's not a load point. Let's say ya just wanted to hang a backpack to it. Depending on how flexible the rope is, the single strand could start sliding through and cause the backpack to head down all by itself. But if it's light, it might stay put. But if we remove our weight from the lpad line of the rope, it could destabilized out anchor

@dancovington7273 thanks. Sure, you could 2TC climb using any secure anchor, and the SHH qualifies. In my own climbing, I don't ever want to be on a tether simply because it violates my rule about always having a quick escape path to ground. I also want to be able to climb trees that are too wide to hook a leg, and want to be able to pass branches on my way up. A 2TC climber needs a 3rd tether for that and I just don't see any advantages over my hitch climbing method, and I only use that when I can't rope climb.

@@doesleapfarm thanks. Picture me pulling over on the side of a highway and walking across a field after seeing a nice line of pines that weren't actually IN the forest. Lol

' doing all i can. Thanks!

Definitely a skill we all can use. Cheers

Glad it works for you. I used the double meech a long time before coming up with the JRB Ascender and Longhorn Agile. It's more prone to jamming though.

I waited to reply because I wanted to use your question as motivation to update this page. No, it's not. My JRB Ascender with 2 loops and my Double Meech are also self tending, but they require a lot more effort to tie. jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/friction-hitches/

I appreciate you sharing your ideas. It sounds like you have a good grasp of the possibilities.

In this climb, the tree, the tree, crotch, the rope, and the saddle itself are all single points of failure. We choose what level of redundancy we want in our systems. I choose to implement redundancy for my moving, friction based points of attachment to the rope, but not the items mentioned above. The reason why is because I deem all of them to be of acceptable minimum risk of failure. It's important that we know what kind of trees we are climbing and choose a live tree with a viable crotch of adequate diameter. That crotch could hold a ton.

Thanks. There are different climbing methods we can use and there are different systems we can build to climb by potentially multiple methods. I have all of that detailed on the website. Additionally, I'm expecting that ApeCayon.com will have kits available for sale in the near future. jrbtreeclimbing.com/

@scr6272 the reasons we wouldn't consider it for a trunk anchor are 1. Its not friendly for passing branches. The last tree we want to hunt out of is one with no branches. Branches help us hide. 2. It's not stable. The "neurotic" comment was inappropriate. Here are my recommendations for anchors. Take your running Bow and make it into a Pocono Hitch. It solves both problems. jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/trunk-anchors/

Very welcome

I can't recommend it because it's not going to set as reliably or retrieve as easily. But the loop on the end of your rope is not a problem... you can still form a Maverick with it. The loop will give you a place to attach the retrieval line.

I appreciate the comment and especially passing it on. True story: today I hunted in my dads favorite tree. One of us has been up in it for almost 50 yrs.