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SRT rope length

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WormyJames

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So how much rope are you SRT guys running? Shorter and pulling up a canopy hitch-- longer with a midline butterfly...
What do you run and why? Just wondering what the consensus is on length.
Thanks,Rick
 
35 feet would get you as high as you need. But I know guys usually like 40ft due to the fact that it cost nothing for that extra 5 ft.
 
I have a 45’ a 58’ and a 70’. I tie an alpine butterfly and pass the working end through it. My friction hitch needs to pass through the loop and I like being able to reach both ends from the ground to accomplish that. Yes, I know you can tie on to your preset loop, but in my experience, that doesn’t always work. If you are using an ascender and Safeguard/GriGri that can be easily attached after you have established your canopy hitch, I would say 40’ is plenty.
 
Running 40ft with a delta link. So far haven't had a situation where that wasn't enough rope for a canopy hitch.
 
I do 45' of Teufelberger Platinum, running an Alpine Butterfly up for a canopy hitch. Our canopy is low here in south FL, so it's way overkill, but it fits nicely in my rope bag and I'd rather have a little extra just in case I ever need it.
 
Empostarr said:
Running 40ft with a delta link. So far haven't had a situation where that wasn't enough rope for a canopy hitch.
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Do you girth hitch into the delta quick link or tie a loop into the rope to pass the tag end through for the girth hitch.

Just trying to better understand how to set my new SRT one stick rope up. It has a delta quick link, scaffold tied in right now.
 
FlyGuy said:
Do you girth hitch into the delta quick link or tie a loop into the rope to pass the tag end through for the girth hitch.

Just trying to better understand how to set my new SRT one stick rope up. It has a delta quick link, scaffold tied in right now.
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Tag end right through the delta link to create the girth hitch. Just make sure to pull the tag end up into the tree with your throw line or preset loop to make it easier, for SRT. The delta like would get stuck pretty easily in the tree crotches if you pulled that up instead.

If your doing SRT don't forget to tie/connect your pull down line to the delta link or right behind your scaffold knot, before you pull the girth hitch up into the tree. If you're one sticking, just make sure to connect the pull down line before you descend the tree.
 
WormyJames said:
So how much rope are you SRT guys running? Shorter and pulling up a canopy hitch-- longer with a midline butterfly...
What do you run and why? Just wondering what the consensus is on length.
Thanks,Rick
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@WormyJames - It really depends on your personal preference - do you put a higher priority on a minimalist setup, or is that secondary to your desire for versatility?

for a minimalist setup, it makes sense to use 1.8mm dynaglide for the non-weighted part of the setup - that permits you to get away with using rated climbing rope for just over one half of the total system length, which cuts the weight & bulk in half. For length, you can go with 30 to 35’ of climbing rope if you’re okay with being more limited on canopy anchor height.

If you prefer versatility, go with a system that uses rated climbing rope for the entire length. Knowing that some trees will require a canopy anchor higher up (due to the height of the target crotch) you might go with 75’ to 100’.

Like @mtsrunner I have a variety of rope lengths that give me choices. (40’, 75’, & 100’)

If I know which tree I’ll be hunting in, I’ll bring the shortest system that will work for that tree. If I don’t know where I’ll be hunting that day, I’ll take my longest rope for versatility.
 
From what I've learned scouting different areas is that length is dependent upon the types of trees. Around my house, oaks and maples are the primary trees and a longer rope, 80-100' would be the best for a base anchor. Rationale being that these trees have multiple strong limbs up high with many more, smaller limbs below them and trying to fish you rope around that single limb is a PITA.

Conversely, where I hunt it's predominantly "telephone pole" ash trees with few limbs and without strong limbs until to reach the canopy. In these cases, the only option is to girth hitch the trunk using a thin limb to hold the rope in place until you run the canopy anchor up. For this, 40-50' is plenty.
 
75 feet. Deducting the length I lose to the figure 8 on a bight for the girth hitch, I can get to 30 feet.

It's a little more weight, but I find it worth it for the reduction in hassle compared to carrying a shorter length and making up the difference with dynaglide or something like that.

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