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Love my DYI maverick pole

To me garda is best if you have a preset already in the tree or say leave your rope in the tree and hunt that same tree the next day.
 
Alaska at Heart said:
I just ordered the supplies to DIY a Garda loop yesterday from EWO and non-locking biners from Black Diamond.

So maybe you can answer a question...? I rewatched a JRB video on climbing with the Garda loop and noticed he got the tether/rappel rope up about 14' with the Maverick pole. When he maxed that out, he did a 'transfer' but pulling up the opposite end, attaching that and reconnecting about everything before moving that end up. Is that the only way to advance the rope to get above 10-12'?
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What I do after my first set with the Maverick pole is climb to as close to the anchor stand on the garda, grab the other end of my tether that is on my linemans loop put that around the trunk advance that with the pole connect my other hitch to the bridge take the slack out as I stand on the garda then sit. Slack is now off my first anchor and weight is on my second. Then transfer the garda to the second weighted anchor and continue. If you need to go around a limb same concept. Hopefully that explains it. But yeah you want to transfer to keep slack out.
 
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Ballshooter said:
What I do after my first set with the Maverick pole is climb to as close to the anchor stand on the garda, grab the other end of my tether that is on my linemans loop put that around the trunk advance that with the pole connect my other hitch to the bridge take the slack out as I stand on the garda then sit. Slack is now off my first anchor and weight is on my second. Then transfer the garda to the second weighted anchor and continue. If you need to go around a limb same concept. Hopefully that explains it. But yeah you want to transfer to keep slack out.
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That is pretty much what I observed in the JRB video and what friends who use this ascending technique shared as well. EWO sent me a shipping up date on my order, 6mm TRC and 1" tubular webbing, while REI has shipped my pair of non-locking oval biners. Once the materials arrive, I should have a Garda loop knocked out fairly quick. My DIY Maverick pole is working well...just shorter than the commercial version that costs 4x as much. How high do you get your initial tether/rappel rope set? Do you hunt above a single 'transfer'?
 
Alaska at Heart said:
That is pretty much what I observed in the JRB video and what friends who use this ascending technique shared as well. EWO sent me a shipping up date on my order, 6mm TRC and 1" tubular webbing, while REI has shipped my pair of non-locking oval biners. Once the materials arrive, I should have a Garda loop knocked out fairly quick. My DIY Maverick pole is working well...just shorter than the commercial version that costs 4x as much. How high do you get your initial tether/rappel rope set? Do you hunt above a single 'transfer'?
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My first set is roughly 13 feet second is high enough for most hunting around 19 feet is my platform or ring of steps.
 
I made a 9" long hooked extender for my Hooeyman collapsable 5' pole saw out of a 1'-wide strip of 1/2" thick plastic sheet that I carved to match the slide-in profile on the heel of the saw handle. So basically, the hooked extender replaces the saw for lifeline placement. I can only get about 10-12' anchor point, so only about 8-9' climbing height, but it works with a piece of equipment I typically carry with me anyway.
 
danielpokey said:
I made a 9" long hooked extender for my Hooeyman collapsable 5' pole saw out of a 1'-wide strip of 1/2" thick plastic sheet that I carved to match the slide-in profile on the heel of the saw handle. So basically, the hooked extender replaces the saw for lifeline placement. I can only get about 10-12' anchor point, so only about 8-9' climbing height, but it works with a piece of equipment I typically carry with me anyway.
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Post a picture please.

David

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Hey guys. I would like to know if you have any suggestions for changes to this page in terms of the poles and hooks you are recommending for building a DIY pole, particularly stuff we can get on Amazon.

DIY Pole - JrbTreeClimbing.com

Page Contents: This older video shows a pole made for the JRB Cinch: Item 1: Pole Be sure to plan your purchase based upon the length of a pole that you need. JRB likes a 10-12 foot pole. Avoid a pole which is greater than 6ft when collapsed; they are just too hard to work
jrbtreeclimbing.com
I will add links or recommendations of you have them. But I can't volunteer to buy and test everything, lol. I did recently make some changes based on suggestions from my Facebook group, but wanted to get your input too. Incidentally, the reason we released a "Maverick pole" at ApeCayon.com is just because many people wanted something that's high quality and requires no assembly and made in USA. But if you wanna save some money and build your own, GO FOR IT. I just want to make sure I am capturing your recommendations. I will say that a pole needs adequate rigidity in order to work a line up a rough barked tree. And a hook should work with multiple anchors. The Bloodgood Hitch is getting as popular than the Maverick with the Hitch Climbers. Thx. -jrb

JrbTreeClimbing.com, w/JRB15 Coupon at ApeCanyon.com
 

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Sunshine said:
So I made one like this guy does, tried it out for the first time this weekend and I really liked it. Haven't hunted with it yet, but I can see it certainly getting some action.

Here's the pole, collapses to 22" extends to almost 10' : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCZJM3BW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Here's the hook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q9YVWWJ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

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I like that pole..i really like mine its stout and very compact but the pole you found is not much longer collapsed an almost twice as long. I will probably get one and test it out. Thanks
 
Ballshooter said:
I like that pole..i really like mine its stout and very compact but the pole you found is not much longer collapsed an almost twice as long. I will probably get one and test it out. Thanks
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As I mentioned, I only used it once so far, but I had no complaints about stoutness or anything pushing my CIV rope up the tree
 
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