What do you carry for backup if stick or lwhc or etc. fails?

[JoyRyd]

A Full Flask!

 

[DB4x4]

I run two tethers anyway but they’re only 7 or 8 feet finished, so it’d be tough to have enough length to make a foot loop out of one. However, for emergency use only I carry one screw in step.

Emrah


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You could carry a small climbing sling. They are typically less than $10 and rated for 20+ kN. If nothing else, you could girth hitch one of your tethers to the tree and connect the climbing sling into the carabiner. Boom, instant foot loop...

 

[CharlieTN]

Rappel rope, figure-8, and my lineman’s will get me down the tree if one of my sticks was to kick out.

 

[BTaylor]

Shoot 3 arrows in the air and wait for help.

 

[WannaBMonkey]

Shoot 3 arrows in the air and wait for help.

I need to sit down for a beer with you! Can't stop laughing

 

[Cyder]

I replaced the el-cheapo cord in my gear lift with 3/16” Amsteel to use as emergency belay if I must. Obviously not the plastic gear haul, just the cordage.


–sent while hanging upside-down in a saddle.

 

[CharlieTN]

This is an area I would like to see some of the people who produce saddle hunting YouTube content spend some time recording. It could be very helpful for that rare occasion.

Maybe videos on how to descend the tree using just the tether and lineman’s, using an a steel daisy chain gear strap instead of the lineman’s for the feet (thus keeping the lineman’s free for it’s intended purpose.

With a little bit of thought, a minimal amount of gear, and some practice, we can all be equipped for those rare but very serious emergencies that can happen.

 

[Red Beard]

This is an area I would like to see some of the people who produce saddle hunting YouTube content spend some time recording. It could be very helpful for that rare occasion.

Maybe videos on how to descend the tree using just the tether and lineman’s, using an a steel daisy chain gear strap instead of the lineman’s for the feet (thus keeping the lineman’s free for it’s intended purpose.

With a little bit of thought, a minimal amount of gear, and some practice, we can all be equipped for those rare but very serious emergencies that can happen.

Jerry does a great job demonstrating in this video starting at 13:15.

Ultra Light Climbing method 2.0

Been revising this method, working with Josh Mills (@Red Beard ) on the leg loop application to the method. Ive been using this system all season and have to say, its pretty awesome! Super easy DIY project for you amsteel guys! Joshes use is a bit different and im calling him out to hurry up and...

saddlehunter.com

 

[DRR324]

Use lineman rope (also with Ropeman on it) create a new tether point with it to relieve pressure off the top Ropeman. The tie footloop in one or the other and get to town getting down.

 

[HugeBull]

I second RedBeard's suggestion. Everyone should learn two tether climbing for safety. After watching them do it, I made a small "second tether" out of rope and climbed as high was I often hunt from on my first practice session. Then, I climbed back down. Now I keep a rope LB that will serve as a second tether attached to my RCH. If you trust your main tether to hold you, then you can trust your second tether too; and it is not as slow as you think it would be. I'm not there yet, but practice it and you might decide to get rid of some other stuff . . . Hugh

 

[FLYIN_HAYN]

and how would you go about utilizing the backup plan?

I use a 8ft Amsteel daisy chain l that I girth hitch around the tree and use a carabiner to make a foot loop. Use as a single step aider. Weighs nothing and works great.

Put on tree at desired height, step up, attach linesmen, clip figure 8 onto tether and then on to bridge, move distel hitch from bridge into auto block position, rappel to stick, reset, move distel back to bridge, unclip figure 8, continue climbing and move on. Don’t forget to slap yourself to get you head back in the game.