Squirrels
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Cross loading or side loading? Cross loading won't be a concern if you use a scaffold knot, if you use a scaffold knot you would have to inentionally try to cross load a carabiner. Side loading is a little different issue and in my opionion is not much of a concern in our application. If you look at side load warnings for carabiners they reference the carabiner being side loaded over a rock edge. If you think about how the carabiner is loaded being girth hitched it gets pulled downward as you put weight on your system base on the oreintation of the rope. Just my 2 cents on the subject.No one has mentioned cross loading of carabiners on the tree, so I better. Just be aware of the dangers.