when you got hung up on the nail that is exactly why i don’t use a basal anchor system, one of my arborist colleagues had his base line compromised leading to a fall that maimed him for life which eventually cost his life so that’s why in my opinion a canopy anchor is much safer , it’s also half the load on the canopy as a basal anchor
@ 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 just made a 13ft one out of my unused surfcasting rod (the basic run of the mill extendable ones), bent an old bucket carry handle into two opposing hooks, tapped it on along with a hose clamp and it seems to be working okay for the few tests I did. the rod is fairly stiff since it's made for casting big weights out into the ocean so it seems to handle a throwbag with throwline attached while fully extended really well. I have not yet tried lifting a rigging rope with it for attaching hard to access branches
I never tried a fishing pole but believe we get best performance when the pole locks and isn't collapsible. And of course, a stiff pole is better than a flexible one.
@jrbtc It hasn't collapsed back down yet so far but I agree that a locking mechanism like one the store bought rope setting poles are more ideal and better suited for the task. I have no doubts that over time and with use the pole sections of the rod will stop being a snug fit and then have frequent failures but hey, it's all about making the most out of what we have available on hand at the time and it seemed like a fun experiment
WOW!!! THANK YOU, FOR DOING THIS GREAT DEMONSTRATION!! YOUR SPECIAL "JRB HITCH" IS INCREDIBLY USEFUL!!! ONE WORD OF "CAUTION"!!! DON'T USE ANY METAL POLES, IN ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE NEAR ANY POWER LINES!!!🥨
Excellent. I put a lot of effort into this, and so all i ask is that you let me know if you have any questions or difficulty, and when you get things figured out, you pass it along. Once we get ourselves tied in, we pass along the knowledge to our friends.
I thought a long pole would be a bother to carry , but now, I will not go into the woods without my 5-20 ft pole. If I ever get a rope hung up in a crotch or my Maverick hitch jams I can hook the hitch, get some slack and slip my rope down. If I need to trim a limb, or remove vines, I can swap my hook for a saw blade. My pole is a walking stick that I rely on constantly maneuvering over logs, up or down steep inclines, over mud holes or creeks or holes. I am hooked on my long pole, with a clean tree I can get up 25 feet to hunt with a quick SRT climb with no extra transition. My last hunt I used it to drop my rope up over a crotch that would have otherwise needed a throw ball , possibly been a problem, at least cause an extra transition. I can also use my pole at shorter lengths to either go higher and hitch climb, or modify my position. Out of the woods it is very useful also, was hanging Christmas lights with it this evening!! I cut an old paint roller and bent it in an S type hook so I can push or pull hooking my rope either direction up or down. Thanks John for hooking me on hitch climbing with a pole. Just harvested a buck in a new area after getting up in a good size sweet gum tree with about a 30 in diameter, almost my size tree is accessible with pole hitch climbing. Left a false crotch in that tree . Love walking in a new area of the BIG WOODS in anticipation of how the deer will move.
Certainly applicable to my hunting situation, large mature hardwoods often with no sturdy limb or crotch below 60 feet, thinking of getting a longer rope! Maybe 160 footer!
An upward facing fork works when pushing the rope up but can pop off unintentionally when we are extending the pole and setting the hitch. We want at least one side bent like a hook. We can even let the pole hang on it while we climb. The other reason is because we can use the hook to grab the rope around the trunk to loosen and adjust the position or even retrieve the hitch. It's easier to do with the JRB Cinch than the Running JRB Hitch.
Its definitely similar, that's just a different brand. I see one online that's 6ft closed and 24ft extended and 6lb. Personally, i wouldn't want to carry that in the woods.
Hay JB, just like to use pole for girth hitching in a single rope half line around a limb, using f-4 device and 30 ft rope and at the moment I forgot the name of the other device that the ny saddle hunter boys use on there half line system for ease, simplicity and lightness. It would work for that right?
when you got hung up on the nail that is exactly why i don’t use a basal anchor system, one of my arborist colleagues had his base line compromised leading to a fall that maimed him for life which eventually cost his life so that’s why in my opinion a canopy anchor is much safer , it’s also half the load on the canopy as a basal anchor
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
Good stuff once again John. I use a trekking pole at this point. 3 mini sticks and a 3 step removable aider.
I also prefer the trekking pole. I wanted to demonstrate the big pole for the benefit of the SRT team. Thanks!
Great video thanks for sharing. 👍
I just made a 13ft one out of my unused surfcasting rod (the basic run of the mill extendable ones), bent an old bucket carry handle into two opposing hooks, tapped it on along with a hose clamp and it seems to be working okay for the few tests I did. the rod is fairly stiff since it's made for casting big weights out into the ocean so it seems to handle a throwbag with throwline attached while fully extended really well. I have not yet tried lifting a rigging rope with it for attaching hard to access branches
I never tried a fishing pole but believe we get best performance when the pole locks and isn't collapsible. And of course, a stiff pole is better than a flexible one.
@jrbtc It hasn't collapsed back down yet so far but I agree that a locking mechanism like one the store bought rope setting poles are more ideal and better suited for the task. I have no doubts that over time and with use the pole sections of the rod will stop being a snug fit and then have frequent failures but hey, it's all about making the most out of what we have available on hand at the time and it seemed like a fun experiment
@rukinaa absolutely. My basement laboratory of experiments currently looks like I need to have a yard sale!
WOW!!! THANK YOU, FOR DOING THIS GREAT DEMONSTRATION!! YOUR SPECIAL "JRB HITCH" IS INCREDIBLY USEFUL!!! ONE WORD OF "CAUTION"!!! DON'T USE ANY METAL POLES, IN ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE NEAR ANY POWER LINES!!!🥨
Now i watched many Videos about your System and i find it awesome!!
Excellent. I put a lot of effort into this, and so all i ask is that you let me know if you have any questions or difficulty, and when you get things figured out, you pass it along. Once we get ourselves tied in, we pass along the knowledge to our friends.
I thought a long pole would be a bother to carry , but now, I will not go into the woods without my 5-20 ft pole. If I ever get a rope hung up in a crotch or my Maverick hitch jams I can hook the hitch, get some slack and slip my rope down. If I need to trim a limb, or remove vines, I can swap my hook for a saw blade. My pole is a walking stick that I rely on constantly maneuvering over logs, up or down steep inclines, over mud holes or creeks or holes. I am hooked on my long pole, with a clean tree I can get up 25 feet to hunt with a quick SRT climb with no extra transition. My last hunt I used it to drop my rope up over a crotch that would have otherwise needed a throw ball , possibly been a problem, at least cause an extra transition. I can also use my pole at shorter lengths to either go higher and hitch climb, or modify my position. Out of the woods it is very useful also, was hanging Christmas lights with it this evening!! I cut an old paint roller and bent it in an S type hook so I can push or pull hooking my rope either direction up or down. Thanks John for hooking me on hitch climbing with a pole. Just harvested a buck in a new area after getting up in a good size sweet gum tree with about a 30 in diameter, almost my size tree is accessible with pole hitch climbing. Left a false crotch in that tree . Love walking in a new area of the BIG WOODS in anticipation of how the deer will move.
Which model pole are you using? The BuyPlus 5-20?
jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/pole/
Certainly applicable to my hunting situation, large mature hardwoods often with no sturdy limb or crotch below 60 feet, thinking of getting a longer rope!
Maybe 160 footer!
Had anticipated that you would mount the hook inverted from the way you did, with the hooks curved upward instead of downward?
An upward facing fork works when pushing the rope up but can pop off unintentionally when we are extending the pole and setting the hitch. We want at least one side bent like a hook. We can even let the pole hang on it while we climb. The other reason is because we can use the hook to grab the rope around the trunk to loosen and adjust the position or even retrieve the hitch. It's easier to do with the JRB Cinch than the Running JRB Hitch.
@@jrbtc ahh, but now we have the Maverick!!
BetaStick clip stick should be good. Almost went home with one, will probably pick one up tomorrow.
Is that last pole a Doca pole or something like that?
No, but Bud said its an option for one of the products on the page.
jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/pole/
Its definitely similar, that's just a different brand. I see one online that's 6ft closed and 24ft extended and 6lb. Personally, i wouldn't want to carry that in the woods.
Hay JB, just like to use pole for girth hitching in a single rope half line around a limb, using f-4 device and 30 ft rope and at the moment I forgot the name of the other device that the ny saddle hunter boys use on there half line system for ease, simplicity and lightness. It would work for that right?