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Ya, Stephan, no kiddin'.

The HAAS is slick, and the deluxe method. I started using my set-up after seeing some of Jamie/ Porkbrick's videos a bit back in one of the threads. I had three or four handled ascenders, and wanted to get my toothed ascenders under the hitch in case of a fall, and to avoid the footloop, and to...

For those that don't have the duckets to buy a HAAS, my extra handled ascender, a piece of cord with an adjustable prussic, and a piece of elastic shock-cord does the same. I cut the excess handle away. A basic will do the same. Effectively, free, if you have a handle ascender or basic around...

You're in for good times.

Oh, yeah, Al, Alasdair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Y5mE4WmxE

I wouldn't tie into an isolated 2" branch, but would redirect over them, with reasonable big crotches a reasonable distance below. I had a base-tie on a western red cedar redirected over a finger sized sprout, right at the branch collar, that I bounce tested (200+ pounds) and worked off of. When...

So true, Kevin. Paul, the HH's ability to Ddrt to SRT to DdRT is great. Sometimes you still don't want to fight friction. If you are willing to forgo the potential advantages of a base-tie, you could do a mid-canopy re-directed anchoring of the tail. You can manage the installation and removal...

Paul, do you tend to trunk cinch up top, or basal tie, if one over the other?

thanks for the hitch info, guys. Nick, you make good points about the greater predictability. It can be hard to see until its felt.

what size BL on what sized HTP? These are the two ropes I'm currently climbing on. I might have some bulk HRC somewhere to try on PI.

Ya, I'm with Nick. I don't get ridiculous on purpose, but I accidentally redirected on a finger thick cedar branch right at the collar. I was 1' over a huge crotch. I bounce tested it with only my weight and it held fine. I knew I was solid over the main crotch, and if I was on anything above...

Ya, be careful, you might break the rope, 100% load and all. :lol: Don't think Problem, think opportunity for the 1:1 ascent, without fighting friction at a friction saver, to really be advantageous. Fiona, do you know about the Secret Weapon system? If you are really much more comfy at a...

yep, 11.7 Poison hyvee for me. Calamine is the pink, really hiviz coloring, iirc