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Newbie question on bridge

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He all, i am dipping my toe in the water so to speak. I just got my new beast sticks last week and figures that i now have a stick i could potentially stand somewhat comfortably.

So i ordered a sitdrag. I was trying it out in the yard last night. I am using the sitdrag in conjunction with my RC harness at least for now.

I made a tubular webbing bridge to start and this seemed fine. However, as i sat there i rememberd seeing one of the DIY sportsmans videos about an adjustable bridge. So i decided to try something.

I climbed the tree (only 2 sticks high for a trial) using my linemans rope with 2 biners and a ropeman as usually. Once up and still using linemans belt, i set my tree tether with 2 prussiks at head high and clipped into one prussik with harness and slid the prussik up tight so i could temporarily sit in my harness while i unclipped my linemans rope.

At this point i moved the linemans rope from loops on harness to loops on sitdrag then put my linemans rope into bridge biner. From here i could adjust bridge length accordingly and give an inch or two slack in my harness tether. And this leaves me with a ropeman adjustable bridge.

Does anyone else do this or see an issue with doing so? Linemans rope is Sterling 9mm HTP with MBS of 5192lbs.

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I'm a newb myself, but I like your idea of using the linesman's rope as a bridge - it kills 2 birds with one stone if you're using rope for both.

A lot seem to have gravitated towards Amsteel for the bridge for it's near weightlessness and smooth gliding, which isn't recommended for the linesman's belt.
 
Nothing wrong with that. I’m also a huge fan of the htp.
 
Yup, sounds fine. I also use sterling htp and use tubular webbing for my bridge so see no problem with your gear. If it works for you and is safe, then do it! Good luck!
 
As long as your attached to your tree tether before you change over your lineman's belt length to bridge then it sounds safe to use it as both.
 
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