I may have missed this in the thread... are you adding the tubing to help the belt slide up the tree? I have had it catch on the back of the tree a few times and found it difficult to get it to slide up the tree.BINGO DINGO!!!!!
I may have missed this in the thread... are you adding the tubing to help the belt slide up the tree? I have had it catch on the back of the tree a few times and found it difficult to get it to slide up the tree.BINGO DINGO!!!!!
Looks good. How long is the tubing? I went with 1 foot but it looks a little small and I wonder if I'll still catch bark where the tubing ends. Yours looks like it would go around the tree more. Can't really confirm until my saddle comes in and I can actually practice.BINGO DINGO!!!!!
I may have missed this in the thread... are you adding the tubing to help the belt slide up the tree? I have had it catch on the back of the tree a few times and found it difficult to get it to slide up the tree.
Looks good. How long is the tubing? I went with 1 foot but it looks a little small and I wonder if I'll still catch bark where the tubing ends. Yours looks like it would go around the tree more. Can't really confirm until my saddle comes in and I can actually practice.
Also, did you use 1" inside diameter tubing? I did and it went on loosely. Heard others needed to use cordage to pull there's through. Not sure if that matters.
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Just tried a black rubber heater hose on mine. I was not happy took it off Hunting pine trees might be better on cabbage palms. Just me some other trees might be better.
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Not exactly. I have the gear ties made into foot sturrups. I will get a picture and post it.Yeah the hose is to keep the teeth from catcing the bark. I used 1ft to start with and so far it’s working fine.
@Cajunyankee you mean that you have a bungee over the tops of feet and the second one on the heels? That is something i might try if my single bungee across the tops becomes insufficient. So far so good.
Has anyone tried flipping the platform arms so the smooth side of the belt goes against the tree?
Good point.your still gonna have a square edged belt exposed to the bark regardless of the way the teeth are directed ILO a round surface with the tubing applied to as much as your comfortable with...……...IMO its the tubing .....Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!
That's pretty sweet! Thanks for sharing the pic.
That's pretty sweet! Thanks for sharing the pic.
I must admit I have no experience with gear ties. I assume they stay rigid for easy on and out with foot. If so, do you find them out of the way at hunting height?
Also, I think you mentioned these in the context of going around branches. Can you elaborate on your process for this. I think I can see it conceptually, but struggling without a saddle top experiment with. Would love to not be limited to telephone pole trees.
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I just step on the gear ties, smash them down when hunting and then reach down and pull them up to start going down the tree.
I am still playing around with my process for going around limbs. The easiest seems to be to lengthen my tether and use my foot to push away from the tree this allows me to pick up the platform and move it above a limb. Once the platform is above the limb, I put my foot against the front edge of the platform and pull myself up by grabbing the carabiner on my tether.
I have also used a multi step aider attached to a secondary lineman rope that is girth hitched above the limb. I like this for going around a limb in the way back down the tree. It is easier to get my feet into the aider on the way down.
Cool. Thanks for sharing that.I just step on the gear ties, smash them down when hunting and then reach down and pull them up to start going down the tree.
I am still playing around with my process for going around limbs. The easiest seems to be to lengthen my tether and use my foot to push away from the tree this allows me to pick up the platform and move it above a limb. Once the platform is above the limb, I put my foot against the front edge of the platform and pull myself up by grabbing the carabiner on my tether.
I have also used a multi step aider attached to a secondary lineman rope that is girth hitched above the limb. I like this for going around a limb in the way back down the tree. It is easier to get my feet into the aider on the way down.
I use a twelve foot tether while climbing with XOPHC and add a foot loop on a prussic below my rock harness attachment point. When I have to step off the XOPHC, I put one foot in the loop. It allows me to drop down enough to adjust the belt on the hand climber and step back up onto the platform. Same principle will work on limbs and knots. I have to adjust for tree taper several times on way up and down many of the trees I hunt from, being able to leave the platform is the best way to fix the problem. Most frustrating situation is to hang the strap under a bark plate in the dark and can not see the situation, then you have to leave the platform and feel for the problem fix it and then climb back on the platform.