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DRT climbing

Ddrt is my preferred method. The monkey fist and rope toss works for low limbs that don’t have a lot of small interfering branches but it’s tough when the trees are live or small branches are around the hang up the rope. Practice with a throwball is always the key. Another option is to take an extending painters or docking stick and set the loop or eye over a crotch. Some times I’ll take 4 pieces of 3/4” pvc cut to 30” long with the bell ends left on. Cut one of the bell ends to open it for the rope. Then use the PVC to raise the rope up. If you prefer SRT you can girth hitch the rope at head height and use the PVC to advance the rope up from the ground
 
@Fl Canopy Stalker I used a figure 8 to the carbineer on my saddle. I think the NY saddle guys used something else. Is their a risk to the figure 8 and using the tag end to the Blake's that you are aware of? Or should I use a different knot to the saddle?
 
I went out this morning to
scout/practice my setup and my favorite thing is I don’t pack in much gear with this method.
I can’t hunt every tree but I’m surprised how many options I have.
It’s not for everyone because most guy’s hunt high or may not have many trees with lower limbs reachable with this method so I understand the need for the throw ball but so far it’s working for me and I’m having fun so that’s all I care about.
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MattMan81 said:
@Fl Canopy Stalker I used a figure 8 to the carbineer on my saddle. I think the NY saddle guys used something else. Is their a risk to the figure 8 and using the tag end to the Blake's that you are aware of? Or should I use a different knot to the saddle?
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The figure 8 is more of an terminal end knot however I am not aware of any issues weighing both free ends of a figure 8. I just started following the NY saddle hunter guys recently. The knot I saw them use was an midline alpine butterfly. Another quick and easy mid line knot is a mid line clove hitch. A twist to the left, the second loop twisting the opposite direction then stacking them on top and putting the carabiner through them. It tightens down very well and isn’t too terribly hard to untie when you’re done. Each side can be safely loaded
 
I really like to see you guys discovering/ enjoying climbing drt . I learned a method that only requires you to reach the lowest branch and then advance you climbing line using a small throw bag/ chalk reel setup pretty slick taught by Bob Wray. Yesterday I did a basal tied srt to set up for a zipline and it was great to get to get high!LOL! Many times I will use an Alpine butterfly to cinch my srt line then I can move about in the canopy and when done pull on opposite leg of climbing line to retrieve.
 
What are you guys running for a friction saver? If you were gonna walk into a spot and set up, what are you using? The rings seem like an extra step and can clang together. Curious how well the leather sleeve works.
 
I have never used a friction saver. I have a few trees (oaks out back) that I have climbed on many, many times for practice and I have seen no issue with the spot the rope is going over. It is polished and smooth, but the cambium layer is not worn through. I would not do this once on a cedar, though, or a pine. I think you would cut through on the first go. I have seen no issues with my rope either. All that said, a friction saver can't hurt, if you want to use one.
 
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It’s a hugh tree I wonder how old it is.

It’s located on the company I work for property and they have a display of another tree cut to show the growth rings and that one pre dates the civil war maybe this one is from that time frame idk.


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It takes a long rope to climb these big trees but for me, that's where DRT shines. On giant trees, really no other climbing method works and so these big trees rarely have hunters in them. I think deer feel pretty safe around giant trees, especially if they are isolated, like a big pasture oak out by itself. They offer great cover too. The ones I have presets in did not produce good acorn crops last fall so they did not have any action under them. Hopefully that changes this fall.
 

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Treehopper2 said:
DRT climbing is a great way to hunt once you get the hang of it.


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If you like DRT (MRS) you gotta try a modified JRB Method. It is pretty slick. I think they are comparable because they are simple and both require going up and over a limb to use (minus false crotches etc.
 
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If you like DRT (MRS) you gotta try a modified JRB Method. It is pretty slick. I think they are comparable because they are simple and both require going up and over a limb to use (minus false crotches etc.
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I have seen it pop up but I didn’t pay much attention to it I will have to check it out.


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Treehopper2 said:
I have seen it pop up but I didn’t pay much attention to it I will have to check it out.


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I might post a video of what I use to climb JRB style. I use a simplified version. Be forewarned if you watch the videos you may be turned off to the idea of the method at first. Between the extreme redundancy and the ever changing nuisances of his videos I found that I couldn’t keep up with the latest version he was incorporating. When I finally gave it a shot I was pleasantly surprised.

Real quick I used:
- 80 ft of 8mm rope with two Michoacán’s tied and left on.
- two carabiner Garda hitch foot loop
- Rappel on figure 8

I would say it’s a happy mixture of things: low complexity, climbs well, packs down well.

Ok I’m done, sorry to side track your thread. I too started on DRT (MRS) and have mostly settled on modified JRB if I’m climbing now.
 
The little I have seen of it seems like a lot going on but I will definitely look into it further.
I don’t even use a carabiner for DRT so the simplicity keeps me wanting to stay with what I’m currently doing.


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Treehopper2 said:
The little I have seen of it seems like a lot going on but I will definitely look into it further.
I don’t even use a carabiner for DRT so the simplicity keeps me wanting to stay with what I’m currently doing.


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I enjoyed drt but I quickly added in a footloop on a ropeman so maybe our wants/needs are different.

Are you using the assist MRS method where you tie a second Blake’s to the other side of rope so it captures your progress or are you bare bones just one Blake’s hitch and that’s it?
 
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I enjoyed drt but I quickly added in a footloop on a ropeman so maybe our wants/needs are different.

Are you using the assist MRS method where you tie a second Blake’s to the other side of rope so it captures your progress or are you bare bones just one Blake’s hitch and that’s it?
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Just one Blake’s hitch


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