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Same thing I said. More wasted money of which I have spent too much already. Finally got my gear streamlined with stuff I actually use all the time and a few sometimes. Yeech. It's still too much IMHO.

I am more a fan of rope on rope, although I do use the wrench, pantin and a handled ascender with footloop and a homemade chest harness to tend the wrench. Again I will pull these out when the tree calls for it. More tools in the bag the happier I can be. Have always considered the handled...

I would keep things simple, bite the bullet and get some 10mm prussic cord and make an endless loop using sliding double fishermans so you can make adjustments for your extension reach. Play with different lengths until you get the sweet spot when you stand up on your lock and get the prussic...

I started climbing at 40, I been climbing and cutting trees for 5years ( not much but again I was thrown in the deep end, swim or sink ) and taught myself to footlock at 42 so go figure. I have always been athletic, but some dudes ain't so age is just a number in my book. I figure anyone who...

X2 on not pulling out the SRT gear. Trees like this.

Ah but footlocking has it's place. It's not gear intensive. Between 30' and 50' footlocking makes sense. It is just one more skill in my set.