I have a bad shoulder and can’t lift my right arm without excessive effort and pain. Moving any tether up has been my biggest physical challenge. I put handles on my tether/rappel rope and that helps…..at least some. But I like the idea of a hose or something so it’s a lot stiffer like a lasso rope. Y’all figure this out so I can go try it!
Maybe when I get the SRT thing figured out, I’ll play with the 2TC
time to drill a whole through a 2x4 and find out I suppose...does anyone know what the diameter of the through hole on the treehopper pedal is? I assume 3/8" of an inch with a touch of wiggle room...I wonder if I can find an old bike to steal the pedals off of....I'm totally new to 2tc, I have the gear but I'm just waiting for better weather to start practicing.
I have noticed some guys mention foot discomfort on the foot tether.
Would a foot pedal from Treehopper solve that? Instead of having the pedal on a bolt, it could just be threaded onto the foot tether. Just thought I'd mention it...no idea at this point if it's a viable solution.
Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
It's pretty much 3/8".
I'm new to this a few weeks but no kickouts so far. I make sure the foot loop is in the arch of my foot. Then put pressure down on the loop while digging my toe into the tree. That way I take the slack out of the foot tether while digging in my toe. I then start the step up by pushing as straight down on the rope as possible while pulling up in the top tether. As soon as I can I throw my right leg around the other side of the tree to get support. Try it as close to ground level as possible until you get the mechanics of it.
Practice mostly, ....and a new design of a rubber boot toe stub that will give a wider surface to press against the tree......
A wide foot loop such as sold by @always89y will solve ALL such problems and be waaaaay lighter and less bulky.I'm totally new to 2tc, I have the gear but I'm just waiting for better weather to start practicing.
I have noticed some guys mention foot discomfort on the foot tether.
Would a foot pedal from Treehopper solve that? Instead of having the pedal on a bolt, it could just be threaded onto the foot tether. Just thought I'd mention it...no idea at this point if it's a viable solution.
Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
I've been reading every post in this thread (lol, one guy's spelling and typing skills makes his posts a bit hard to read. he knows who he is
),but regardless, I've followed this thread pretty closely.
Simple 1” webbing will cure any foot discomfort. I think people using just straight rope were the ones hurting.I'm totally new to 2tc, I have the gear but I'm just waiting for better weather to start practicing.
I have noticed some guys mention foot discomfort on the foot tether.
Would a foot pedal from Treehopper solve that? Instead of having the pedal on a bolt, it could just be threaded onto the foot tether. Just thought I'd mention it...no idea at this point if it's a viable solution.
Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
I think it comes down to balance and practice. Some people are going to be able to balance better than others. At what point in your climb was your kick out? When you first weighted it? While you were standing? While you were moving your tether up? Other? Wrapping the heel of your opposite foot into the side of the tree helps. I imagine a lineman’s belt would aid as well. Most of my kick outs are minor and I typical feel them before they happen so I can throw a hand up to counterbalance and reset. I think you get a better feel the more you do it.
Thanks! I appreciate it. One thing about the bottom tether I use is it is 11.4mm Samson Predator. I think that is 15 feet total in that tether. I made it originally to use on monster trees when climbing DRT. Predator is a soft rope and that helps for foot comfort. The Blakes hitch is working really well for me. The top tether is 11.4mm Bluewater static, a stiffer rope and helps when I am moving the top tether up.
Well that stinks.The screen is wasted and the mall that has the phone fixer- upper guy closed at 7...
