Full body harness
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
I skimmed.
@TINYHULK
You don't need anything you don't have to ascend/ work SRT, presuming you have a drill/ bit, a stick, a scrap of cord, and a carabiner.
Also, you can easily convert a handled ascender to a knee ascender, and add a scrap of rope for an adjustable foot loop, with a bungee cord from a craft or outdoor gear store. I have handled ascended around from my old rock climbing days. Readily available used or new.
Before installing a base-tie SRT system you can clove-hitch a carabiner or use hitch cord for a carabiner for a 3:1 MA system
Also, commonly pre- limb walk, install a basic 3:1 before starting.
If you have a floating ascender, you can install this at whatever distance you choose away from you. You CAN even wait until you are at the end of your limb walk, if you forget, or realize you need it. Just push the 3:1 ahead of you with a cut branch.
There are more tricks as you advance.
My first SRT was on a Grigri, pre-ZK1, circa 2005-6
F8 revolver came next.
My first rope wrench was a stick, following Kevin Bingham's example.
A stick with an angle rope hole through it, and a tether... that's it, all you need to turn a hitch cord and biner into a srt set-up. I used a hammer handle. A stick works, too.
It would work on a blake's hitch, too, i bet.
@TINYHULK
You don't need anything you don't have to ascend/ work SRT, presuming you have a drill/ bit, a stick, a scrap of cord, and a carabiner.
Also, you can easily convert a handled ascender to a knee ascender, and add a scrap of rope for an adjustable foot loop, with a bungee cord from a craft or outdoor gear store. I have handled ascended around from my old rock climbing days. Readily available used or new.
Before installing a base-tie SRT system you can clove-hitch a carabiner or use hitch cord for a carabiner for a 3:1 MA system
Also, commonly pre- limb walk, install a basic 3:1 before starting.
If you have a floating ascender, you can install this at whatever distance you choose away from you. You CAN even wait until you are at the end of your limb walk, if you forget, or realize you need it. Just push the 3:1 ahead of you with a cut branch.
There are more tricks as you advance.
My first SRT was on a Grigri, pre-ZK1, circa 2005-6
F8 revolver came next.
My first rope wrench was a stick, following Kevin Bingham's example.
A stick with an angle rope hole through it, and a tether... that's it, all you need to turn a hitch cord and biner into a srt set-up. I used a hammer handle. A stick works, too.
It would work on a blake's hitch, too, i bet.
Naturarbo
Naturarbo
made my own suspenders from an old rucksack, takes hidrobag in the back, radio, phone.
never stopped using it even when theres lots of lateral movement in big canopies
never stopped using it even when theres lots of lateral movement in big canopies
Tommy_B
Clutching at saws...
You train a climber on every job?
my dad is getting into climbing, every job we do im training him to do climbing and ground work
he's getting pretty good, infact he is out recovering a stuck throwline as we speak
Tommy_B
Clutching at saws...
Thats cool. How long have you been climbing?
Nland
Treehouser
In response to the harness question. A full body harness can be more supportive but thats not always the case. The Y style rope access harness is designed to accommodate fall arrest equipment and perform tasks directly in front or close to the worker. They are awful to try and roll over in or do anything really tricky like climb through a canopy. The upper portion is to support the worker in the event of a fall to the dorsal or sternal attachment. Its so you don't flip upside down. I would stick with a properly fitted tree work harness. I haven't used suspenders before. I tried a few harnesses and found the Monkey Beaver Carries a big saw the best without sagging to much. Im 5'10 and 160 for what its worth. hope that helps
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