This is the same configuration I run my foot loop in, minus the rubber hose. It's a great minimalist setup that serves multiple purposes.I had a question about the foot loop so is here is a picture of the current configuration that is working well. It is made of 14 feet of Sampson Predator 11,4mm rope. One end had the normal loop for girth hitching the tree. The other is tied into a Blakes hitch loop with a stopper knot. I added a 6 inch piece of 1 inch rubber hose from the hardware store to keep the loop spread out so it is easier to get my foot in. This is only really an issue coming down the tree in the dark. I also added a strip of reflective wrap to each end so I could see where to put my foot in the dark.
On the foot loop between the grith hitch loop and the Blakes is a Distel hitch with a carabiner. The Distel is tied out of 9mm cord. This serves several purposes. Initially it was there to serve as a means to go around limbs. I can clip my bridge into the hitch, take out slack, sit into it, then disconnect my main tether, go around a limb and reattach the main tether to my bridge. In actual hunting I have not needed this feature yet. The main purpose it has been serving is to clip my backpack into so I can set my ring of steps, and as the backpack holder once I am up at hunting height. I move the foot tether up about 8 inches under the main tether, slide the Distel up to the top, and clip the backpack in. Backpack lives at about the 1 o'clock position, out of the way. I use a HME 3 hook gear hanger between the top and foot tether.
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