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 -...
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...
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.
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
Hate to be a pest but I have a question about the Samson Splicing Instructions. Near the bottom of -
http://www.sherrilltree.com/Learning-Center/Splicing-Department-1922#grizzly - in the "16 Strand Class 1 eye Spice",
I'm having trouble understanding step 3 - "pull out the core yarns from...
Thanks bonner1040, so when treestuff.com offers "sewn eyes" in the HTP, that's not exactly a DIY procedure I guess - I guess I'll use the figure 8 then!
http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=491
Actually I'd like to try making eye splices with the Sterling 7/16" HTP static kern mantle rope but I can't seem to find any two methods that agree - one starts with the tag end at 28", another uses 30 times the diameter which for 7/16" would be 13 1/8", and the third is 2 times the 9 1/2" fid...
That's where I'm at, I'm confident in my abilities to follow instructions but like bonner1040, being able to see it would be peace of mind for me. In a spliced eye, I'd probably still want to run a zillion threads thru it with a carpet needle and then hold that together with some heat shrink. I...
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