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Hi,
I am using Tethrd One sticks this year. I made my own carry as you go aider that attaches to the top of the stick. It works just like the ones for that stick you order except my attachment method is slightly different. It still has extra material compared to aiders that attach to the bottom of a stick.
The fact that carry as you go aiders are more pendulous represents a safety concern.
Last week, I was using my lineman's and tether to come down, and when I put my weight on my right foot (that was in the aider) in order to step off the bottom step with my left foot.....my right boot toe slipped off the wet tree and went to the right of it.
It happened very fast. My ropes caught me, but my inner left thigh hit the step my left foot was just on HARD.
Like I thought maybe I tore my femoral artery and might bleed out. It was the most painful thing I've experienced since sinus surgery almost 30 years ago.
The aiders that attach to the bottom don't have as much length and so if you slip you can't move as fast and far. My aider is long enough that I basically did a split where my right foot kicked out as far as it could and my left thigh took a hard impact.
Stay safe. Just a PSA.
I'll never use this type of aider again.
I am using Tethrd One sticks this year. I made my own carry as you go aider that attaches to the top of the stick. It works just like the ones for that stick you order except my attachment method is slightly different. It still has extra material compared to aiders that attach to the bottom of a stick.
The fact that carry as you go aiders are more pendulous represents a safety concern.
Last week, I was using my lineman's and tether to come down, and when I put my weight on my right foot (that was in the aider) in order to step off the bottom step with my left foot.....my right boot toe slipped off the wet tree and went to the right of it.
It happened very fast. My ropes caught me, but my inner left thigh hit the step my left foot was just on HARD.
Like I thought maybe I tore my femoral artery and might bleed out. It was the most painful thing I've experienced since sinus surgery almost 30 years ago.
The aiders that attach to the bottom don't have as much length and so if you slip you can't move as fast and far. My aider is long enough that I basically did a split where my right foot kicked out as far as it could and my left thigh took a hard impact.
Stay safe. Just a PSA.
I'll never use this type of aider again.