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Clove-hitching can be very useful. There are times where you can pretension and guy a limb rather than redirect through it, either natural crotch or false crotch. You 'fix' that section of rope, making the spans seperate, in a way, on either side of the clove-hitch. This can be done with...

SRT rescues? Rescues in general?

What the next thing to learn, @Ryan and cough cough @cory ?

A big eye on your bowline ( with tie-off knot like a barrel or scaffold knot) for the termination biner will prevent interference. A broccoli rubber band on the bottom of the bowline's eye can be a corner trap for the termination biner.

The 3:1 let's you use either/ both hands pulling toward yourself with steady pressure while tending slack. It's similar to an O-rig on DdRT/MRS in its body mechanics, though with a bit more MA.

Different tricks for different trees. Having a deep bag of tricks helps different things. I can't think of the last time I pre- installed at work. Can be a way to tend slack from the ground and have a backup belay for a novice rec climber, keeping things simple... tree dependent. 😃

You can pre-install the 3:1 before pulling up the rope for a base- tie.

I bend my rope to get the hitch tighter. The knot tightens under body weight, developing slack in the hitch. A couple feet of ups and downs help get the hitch set and balanced. Rarely do I take my HH off my rope. Instead, I just leave it where it is in the rope unless I know what I'm...

Ryan made us a pair of T- shirts as a Thank You for the videos! Sweet! I got them from the mailbox a few days ago. Thanks!

I prefer two hands free on the rope, holding myself upright and close to the rope, without pulling down. All leg-powered propulsion. Hands reach up independently, synced with one footlifting, while the other foot is pressing down.

What does the dowel do?

It's aluminum. A hacksaw or angle grinder and hand file. Ezpz.

@Ryan My floating ascender is a cut down handled Petzl ascender.

Rope walking is easy easier than sit-stand. I've been rocking the same homemade floating ascender forever.

Pic or drawing, please?

Maca? @Bodean

Yes. A slic pic allows this. Sometimes, I may DdRT from one trunk to another within the tree, with an easy retrieval, then resume SRT.

For DdRT, if your tether allows, you can keep the Rope Wrench on the rope, disengaged. My ZK1 has a homemade tether that allows this. Occasionally, I switch from SRT to DdRT then back to SRT. If I'm cutting, I change to SRT, mostly, knowing that in an emergency, I don't want simmering...

SOME are great, like our group, overall!