Redundancy Question

[MiHunter31]

I am new to saddle hunting this year but have been reading this site for quite some time prior to taking the plunge. Recently, I have been reading a lot of threads about redundancy within your saddle hunting set up. My question is as follows: Does anyone use their lineman's belt to backup the system by adding an extra prusik knot to the tree tether above your prusik or Ropeman used for adjusting your length? Essentially, you would have the linemans belt attached on one side of your saddle to the top prusik and the bridge attached to the lower prusik or ropeman.

It seems to me that the only single failure point of the system would be the tree tether severing above your secondary prusik which seems like the least likely part of the saddle hunting system to fail. I do realize you would be hanging from the tree extremely awkwardly if something went wrong but you would at least be hanging and not on the ground.

Thoughts?

 

[Jrybicki]

Ive noticed the redundancy discussions too and may need to try a few of them. That idea may work though I would probably just leave the linemans a little longer and clip it in the same biener as the bridge. Then tie the excess from the teather to linemans loop with an alpine butterfly. Following

 

[Jay_Disarray]

On my tether I have a ropeman1/biner i use for clipping my bridge into and a secondary prusik for clipping my lineman into after I'm tethered in. Then I just adjust the lineman to where there is no slack but it's not tight and supporting anything.


My lineman prusik is underneath my ropeman1 for my tether though

 

[rutjr]

I am fearless! LOL I'm always checking my stuff and I'm completgely confident in my system. No redundancy!

 

[weekender21]

I am fearless! LOL I'm always checking my stuff and I'm completgely confident in my system. No redundancy!

Same, keep it simple and use quality equipment for your primary. I’ll occasionally attach the tag end of my tether to a LB loop with a carabiner. Technically that backs up my tether connection (friction hitch) and my bridge BUT...I’d be lying if I told you I thought it was necessary. Just keeps my tether out of the way. Theoretically it will save me in the event someone attacks my bridge with a Samurai sword but........


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[Sgt. Beardface]

I am fearless! LOL I'm always checking my stuff and I'm completgely confident in my system. No redundancy!

^
This. But it could be because I prefer to keep everything simple, or I’m too dumb to recognize the risk. Either way I don’t hunt scared and everything is nice and easy...and light.

-Chuck

 

[emrah.oruc.7]

I just posted a video on my channel Bowhunting Soul showing my redundancy/backup system. With the exception of a second bridge I’m using stuff I already carry. Nothing extra and it’s completely unobtrusive.

Emrah

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[JDB]

This is my first year of saddle hunting and I went with the DIY fleece for the saddle. I use a rock climbing harness for lineman's belt. Once up on the platform, I have 2 prusiks on my tree strap. Top one is connected to my bridge and the bottom one to the front loop of my climbing harness as redundant fall restraint.

I'll probably switch to a saddle harness (Kestrel or other) next year, but went on the cheap with fleece this year so redundancy was a must have.

 

[Aeds151]

I just started using an oplux tether with rm1 and a beal jammy to back up rm1 and htp 9mm with safeguard as tether.


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