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Why don't yall 2TC? - ultralight rope technique

Newest version is C-IV, takes the main core out, then removes the inner core. Shrink tube goes the entire length of cable to prevent snagging. Replace core in cover.
 
Brocky said:
Newest version is C-IV, takes the main core out, then removes the inner core. Shrink tube goes the entire length of cable to prevent snagging. Replace core in cover.
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I thought he was talking about Scott Adkins' rope choice in the videos I linked where he goes up the tree to hunting height in 1 minute. Scott doesn't use anything inside the rope.
 
Samcirrus said:
What kind of tree was that?
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It's a water oak, but that type of suckering isn't unique to that species. It's called "adventitious sprouting". Many species will do that when exposed to sunlight such as on the edges of clearcuts or after heavy timber thinning.
 
LAKY said:
It's a water oak, but that type of suckering isn't unique to that species. It's called "adventitious sprouting". Many species will do that when exposed to sunlight such as on the edges of clearcuts or after heavy timber thinning.
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I see it all the time on swamp/woods edge trees.
 
LAKY said:
Scott Adkins dropped some new videos. He needs a better camera to document some of this stuff. He's the best I've seen at 2TC:


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My observations:
He's fast! Some might blame the tree but on log pole trees nothing is faster than 2TC.
He has a 30" leg raise (mine is only 15") and if he had a cable in his tethers he'd be even faster!
Also his climbing technique is a little sketchy without a saddle, using just a thigh loop and a footloop, while sometimes remembering to tie in his belt.
I like his hard seat saddle when he's hunting but could never last long in just footloops ( I tried 2 hunts 2 years ago).
LAKY said:
It's a water oak, but that type of suckering isn't unique to that species. It's called "adventitious sprouting". Many species will do that when exposed to sunlight such as on the edges of clearcuts or after heavy timber thinning.
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So we have those up here by every stream and creek, but I've always been told they were dangerous to climb as they are soft a prone to falling over in storms..... but if you've climbed them then ill give them a try and prove the efficacy of 2TCing past those adventurous sprouts....
 
Samcirrus said:
My observations:
He's fast! Some might blame the tree but on log pole trees nothing is faster than 2TC.
He has a 30" leg raise (mine is only 15") and if he had a cable in his tethers he'd be even faster!
Also his climbing technique is a little sketchy without a saddle, using just a thigh loop and a footloop, while sometimes remembering to tie in his belt.
I like his hard seat saddle when he's hunting but could never last long in just footloops ( I tried 2 hunts 2 years ago).

So we have those up here by every stream and creek, but I've always been told they were dangerous to climb as they are soft a prone to falling over in storms..... but if you've climbed them then ill give them a try and prove the efficacy of 2TCing past those adventurous sprouts....
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Spot on. He is fast for sure. He can be up there in one minute. Five minutes is fast enough for me. I try to be quiet and at that pace and with 18" moves it is very quiet. Agree on the sketch factor of not being tied in except to his thigh loop, and maybe a rope belt (if he remembers it, lol). The hard saddle, something like a padded boatswain's chair might be nice for those all day sits (but that is a slippery slope with a JX3 at the end, lol).
 
boxerboxer said:
I see it all the time on swamp/woods edge trees.
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Yes. Edge. These sunlit areas are magnets for wildlife, and that's why I like hunting there. Even trees that are growing in partial sunlit areas like this are aggravating to climb with ropes or tethers. Sometimes, the trees are better suited to other methods.

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