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Has anyone thought of a rope ladder?

The 5 step aiders / etriers are basically short rope ladders. people have been super creative in combining these with various steps andcsticks. A longer one I'd be concerned about stability as well as the practical matter of getting it in the tree.
 
For me, 3 steps is about as high as id want to go, anything more than 3, its hard to reach high enough to attach it and it has a tendency to "kick out", much like mattsteg said
 
I was thinking something along the lines of attaching it basically like you would the single rope idea, a throw line then pull it up and anchor it off? Thoughts?
 
I don’t know never tried or thought about it. How do you plan on tying it off?


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I just made one.

1/4" Amsteel. I used 1/4" brass sailing thimbles on each side as bushings and bolted 1/4×9" threaded rod through them.
I used a regular nut on the insides and a nylon lock nut on the outside with washers in between to prevent the amsteel from creeping out of the channel of the thimble.

They're spaced 17 inches apart.

It attaches to a wildedge step using a 3" flat strap hook.

I looped the amsteel through the strap hook and back around it so the amsteel spreads to the sides of the eye.

The most important thing I've found in my first trial is that your wild edge step is tapped so the strap hook fits snugly and won't slide while climbing.

As with the 5 step aiders, this goes with a knader I made using a composite riding stirrup I bought instead of just the strap. It gives me a little more security and grips the side of my boot.

It still wants to kick out a little, but it feels much safer on smaller trees.

If I do it again, I'd probably use a thicker rod and amsteel. The 1/4" has bent under my weight (250 lbs), but I gave it some stress and it seems to hold well.
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ImThere said:
I don’t know never tried or thought about it. How do you plan on tying it off?


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Just a section of rope around a anchor point! But that's why I wanted yall's opinion or other ideas just spitballing right now!
 
lmbzm6 said:
I just made one.

1/4" Amsteel. I used 1/4" brass sailing thimbles on each side as bushings and bolted 1/4×9" threaded rod through them.
I used a regular nut on the insides and a nylon lock nut on the outside with washers in between to prevent the amsteel from creeping out of the channel of the thimble.

They're spaced 17 inches apart.

It attaches to a wildedge step using a 3" flat strap hook.

I looped the amsteel through the strap hook and back around it so the amsteel spreads to the sides of the eye.

The most important thing I've found in my first trial is that your wild edge step is tapped so the strap hook fits snugly and won't slide while climbing.

As with the 5 step aiders, this goes with a knader I made using a composite riding stirrup I bought instead of just the strap. It gives me a little more security and grips the side of my boot.

It still wants to kick out a little, but it feels much safer on smaller trees.

If I do it again, I'd probably use a thicker rod and amsteel. The 1/4" has bent under my weight (250 lbs), but I gave it some stress and it seems to hold well.
1936a0cdf02dac4699cf8404fcb6f3e2.jpg
01347e6b709becee67eda4275af2616a.jpg


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I knew someone had to have at least given it a thought your ladder looks great what is the weight compared to the etiers? Thanks for the detailed info!
 
I strongly suspect that isn't actually rated for use as a ladder.
 
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