Recent content by tpcollins

I appreciate and understand the concern. All my lifeline hang from a 1/2" screw link attached via 3/8" steel cable or a 3/8" log chain around the tree. I pulled them all down the other day and inspected them all and they were fine. I even use rope thimbles just because. :) Thanks Treespyder -...

I'm aware of that.

Thanks Nick, here is a pic of one of my setups. However, I have switched all of my Klemheist lanyards to a double eye on the ends (split tails) to have a double bight for the carabiner instead of just one like pictured. The issue still is which works best when left out for 3 months in the...

This forum helped me out immensely when I made new lifeline for my tree stand hunting. I had gotten some 7mm or 8mm friction rope that was really soft and supple that stays so even when left out in the weather. Then I bought some more cord at REI which looked ok in the beginning but became very...

What specifically would you use the Blake's Hitch for and what would you not use it for (if any)? Thanks.

I re-saddled one of my "dead horses" tonight . . . and added an extra.

Thanks Stumper, so basically for best strength I should flip the clamps over. Originally I was going to put the rope around the tree but when I was asking questions on this forum earlier this year, too many were against leaving the rope overnight in the tree - squirrels could chew on it. That's...

Actually the cable is secured with two tree clamps (saddles) - the second one is barely noticeable just inside the 1/2" screw link. How else should I have clamped the cable, should I add a couple more for insurance? Thanks.

Thanks Stumper, now I understand. A lot of us bowhunters are switching from a traditional tree stand harness to a RC harness - and going from unattached until we tie in at the top of the stand to a lifeline that runs inline with the climbing sticks and we stay connected from when we leave the...

I'm not sure, I'll have to find out from the guy I got my samples from. He sent some 7/16" black Bluewater AssaultLine that I really like and two different 7mm 5' sections of prussic rope. One was a bit slick and stiff when tied as a prussic, the brown rope in the pic is more supple and grabs...

I'm want to make up several 7mm Prussic loops that run about 16" end to end. I'm securing it with fisherman's knots and going over both sections of rope "just because". Is 2 turns on the knots sufficient or should I use 3? Thanks.

as far as working well with frictions hitches and fairly decent to make small eye splices with, thanks.

So this would be a good rope to splice an eye around around a small rope thimble? Thanks. http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=5&item=706

Thanks Nick, how in hell did you get a million plus posts? That's 80 posts a day, every day for 34 years!

Thanks guys, so the 16 strand braid only in the eye is still stronger than a figure 8 knot, works for me.