Do you guys think it would be safe to run a bridge this way?

[GetHomeSafe]

A figure 8 on a bite is a safe knot to make your loop. Problem is your restricting your ability to turn on your bridge to your right.

 

[thedutchtouch]

Unpopular opinion: abandon the idea of being able to open your bridge. You put the saddle on once, and it takes a second or two to step thru the bridge instead of clipping it. This extra second of time spent removes a ton of fiddle factor and extra knots that can be tied wrong, and results in a bridge that will function better in the tree than one with all those knots and carabiners on it anyway. In a year or so after you're super experienced and can tie a bunch of knots in the dark by feel (a point I am not personally at yet) then mess around with a removable bridge, you will likely find you don't need to bother with it then either.

Your reply to the figure 8/not figure 8 being(paraphrasing here) "oh well I was already in the tree, I'll practice more" turns people off because when they help, they feel somewhat responsible for your decisions. If you hurt yourself, it'll weigh on us, as perhaps we encouraged you to do things before you were ready and feel some responsibility as a result. It seems to me that you're trying to brush away the concern and still learn, but I could be wrong. It's hard to care about a strangers safety on the internet without sounding preachy, particularly when the responses seem glib/somewhat dismissive. Apologies for how preachy this post is, both in tone and in message, it's meant to help but I get it that it's annoying/irritating to hear sometimes, you don't want to earn the respect of some strangers on the internet, you're just looking for a good way to get up a tree and kill deer. We want that for you as well, but we want you to be safe and know why you're safe/how to stay that way.

 

[Newb2hanging]

Unpopular opinion: abandon the idea of being able to open your bridge. You put the saddle on once, and it takes a second or two to step thru the bridge instead of clipping it. This extra second of time spent removes a ton of fiddle factor and extra knots that can be tied wrong, and results in a bridge that will function better in the tree than one with all those knots and carabiners on it anyway. In a year or so after you're super experienced and can tie a bunch of knots in the dark by feel (a point I am not personally at yet) then mess around with a removable bridge, you will likely find you don't need to bother with it then either.

Your reply to the figure 8/not figure 8 being(paraphrasing here) "oh well I was already in the tree, I'll practice more" turns people off because when they help, they feel somewhat responsible for your decisions. If you hurt yourself, it'll weigh on us, as perhaps we encouraged you to do things before you were ready and feel some responsibility as a result. It seems to me that you're trying to brush away the concern and still learn, but I could be wrong. It's hard to care about a strangers safety on the internet without sounding preachy, particularly when the responses seem glib/somewhat dismissive. Apologies for how preachy this post is, both in tone and in message, it's meant to help but I get it that it's annoying/irritating to hear sometimes, you don't want to earn the respect of some strangers on the internet, you're just looking for a good way to get up a tree and kill deer. We want that for you as well, but we want you to be safe and know why you're safe/how to stay that way.

it's been a minute since ive been on here, but yeah i came to that conclusion of ditching the opening bridge for the the bridge i tether into. ive been running two bridges. One really short one i use to climb with and then a second long one i use to tether in with a hunting height. ill probably end up ditching the carbiner on the short one as well, but its kind of nice to move that one out of my way one i tether in with the other. it probably wouldnt cause much of a problem though other than maybe being a little bit of a pain to step into being so small.


yeah, i can see where you're coming from and how others would perceive it. I'm just so used to hillbilly's doing crazy sketchy **** around me in trees, that the fact that I'm like actually tied to something and fairly secure is miles ahead of half the stuff i see around me lol. i can totally understand people wanting to see every precaution taken to be as safe as possible, just seemed negligible at the time whether it was an over hand or figure 8. but I've since watched a lot of hownot2 and practiced a lot lol. I've still never been able to find a video demonstrating the breaking points on both those knots in comparison though.

 

[GetHomeSafe]

Unpopular opinion: abandon the idea of being able to open your bridge. You put the saddle on once, and it takes a second or two to step thru the bridge instead of clipping it. This extra second of time spent removes a ton of fiddle factor and extra knots that can be tied wrong, and results in a bridge that will function better in the tree than one with all those knots and carabiners on it anyway. In a year or so after you're super experienced and can tie a bunch of knots in the dark by feel (a point I am not personally at yet) then mess around with a removable bridge, you will likely find you don't need to bother with it then either.

Your reply to the figure 8/not figure 8 being(paraphrasing here) "oh well I was already in the tree, I'll practice more" turns people off because when they help, they feel somewhat responsible for your decisions. If you hurt yourself, it'll weigh on us, as perhaps we encouraged you to do things before you were ready and feel some responsibility as a result. It seems to me that you're trying to brush away the concern and still learn, but I could be wrong. It's hard to care about a strangers safety on the internet without sounding preachy, particularly when the responses seem glib/somewhat dismissive. Apologies for how preachy this post is, both in tone and in message, it's meant to help but I get it that it's annoying/irritating to hear sometimes, you don't want to earn the respect of some strangers on the internet, you're just looking for a good way to get up a tree and kill deer. We want that for you as well, but we want you to be safe and know why you're safe/how to stay that way.

Hello, I agree. If you look at the picture on the original post he used a knot to create a loop. He clips his bridge biner to that loop. I was never proposing anything other then a tie it once at home. Inspect well comparing to a known reliable source and done. And I agree again, my bridge is not openable. In fact I run a backup bridge as well and it does not open either. I step thru. But for now this gentleman likes openable.

 

[Fl Canopy Stalker]

Hello, I agree. If you look at the picture on the original post he used a knot to create a loop. He clips his bridge biner to that loop. I was never proposing anything other then a tie it once at home. Inspect well comparing to a known reliable source and done. And I agree again, my bridge is not openable. In fact I run a backup bridge as well and it does not open either. I step thru. But for now this gentleman likes openable.

I have a bridge that grips on both bridge loops, doesn’t take up any additional real estate on your shooting side than a normal adjustable bridge. It adjusts on length as well and weighs about 5.3 oz total…. It checks all the boxes in my mind (except for guys that hate amsteel)

 

[DB4x4]

Prusik Bridge help

Something more like this? The main rope is a stand in. Ill make sure I address the stopper knots. I will send you a picture of my adjustable bridge when I get home from work. It offers comfort and adjustability without sacrificing anything in the safety department. Oh, and it acts like a...

saddlehunter.com

Fixed bridge

Thinking of using oplux 8mm to make a fixed length bridge on my soon to arrive new saddle. See any issues or concerns with using a scaffold knot to tie in both sides on the bridge loops? Thinking of this knot to eliminate the need for another caribiner and also its ability to cinch down tight.

saddlehunter.com

 

[Newb2hanging]

I have a bridge that grips on both bridge loops, doesn’t take up any additional real estate on your shooting side than a normal adjustable bridge. It adjusts on length as well and weighs about 3.2 oz total…. It checks all the boxes in my mind (except for guys that hate amsteel)

have any pics of how its set up?

 

[Fl Canopy Stalker]

have any pics of how its set up?

I’ll pm you a link

 

[GetHomeSafe]

Trying to set up a bridge that I can adjust where it bites on the loops. Just wondering what y’all’s feelings were relying on the 3/8 prusik and the double fisherman. Hopefully you can see the attached image. This rope was the rope that came with the trophy line saddle.

You can do this. If you want your bridge attachment point adjustable but will hold put a prusik with a short loop. Put this bridge on the prusik.