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Did some fooling around today to try out an idea I had. I ordered a couple of woven daisy chain straps from Dutch to us as gear holders then got the idea to try an aider using them (7k breaking strength for those keeping score at home).
So I made the steps using 550 cord and a piece of drip tubing to hold it open....(do not do this because you will die)
Then looped the strap over the top step and girth hitched the steps....(this is extremely hazardous and may cause you to die)
I can definitely get an extra stick’s worth of height out of this, but I don’t see me using it beyond that. (Unless I use this mock up design in which I definitely won’t go beyond the first stick because I won’t make it to the first stick, I will fa and die instead)
Then I hopped down and jumped on the platform to play with bridge length. Once there I had an idea for a rest position so I pulled the strap over to me, undid the steps (the mock up steps....the ones that will make you dead if you use them) and hooked them on a second carabiner. This allows my feet to be on the sides of the tree while the 550 cord is taking the brunt of the force (do not do this or you will die). This also means a seated position without my knees having to contact the tree.....
It’s easy enough to step in and out of, but it is noisy when on a pine. I don’t climb many pines anyway so it’s not that big of a deal. I picture this being use for naps and extended breaks on really long hangs. (And made from material which will not cause me to die)
Overall, I would have to say I like this idea so far. (Unless it kills me, then I will definitely change my mind)
Disclaimer: do not crawl inside a trash bag and tie it off over your head or will die.
So I made the steps using 550 cord and a piece of drip tubing to hold it open....(do not do this because you will die)
Then looped the strap over the top step and girth hitched the steps....(this is extremely hazardous and may cause you to die)
I can definitely get an extra stick’s worth of height out of this, but I don’t see me using it beyond that. (Unless I use this mock up design in which I definitely won’t go beyond the first stick because I won’t make it to the first stick, I will fa and die instead)
Then I hopped down and jumped on the platform to play with bridge length. Once there I had an idea for a rest position so I pulled the strap over to me, undid the steps (the mock up steps....the ones that will make you dead if you use them) and hooked them on a second carabiner. This allows my feet to be on the sides of the tree while the 550 cord is taking the brunt of the force (do not do this or you will die). This also means a seated position without my knees having to contact the tree.....
It’s easy enough to step in and out of, but it is noisy when on a pine. I don’t climb many pines anyway so it’s not that big of a deal. I picture this being use for naps and extended breaks on really long hangs. (And made from material which will not cause me to die)
Overall, I would have to say I like this idea so far. (Unless it kills me, then I will definitely change my mind)
Disclaimer: do not crawl inside a trash bag and tie it off over your head or will die.
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