woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
I had a crane operator that I know come out to do a job a few weeks ago, a friend of mine. He had never seen much in the way of rope tree climbing techniques, rather rare in these parts, and was very enthusiastic about them. He asked me to order some gear for him, nothing fancy, just to get him started on DdRT. I advised that I would purchase a saddle for him, some climbing line, hitch cord, and a pulley. On the rope and cord, i was thinking to get some Hy-Vee and some HRC or Beeline for his cord. It seems like a good default choice to me, but I don't have a lot of experience with this and that, so I would appreciate some thoughts on it. I also thought about possibly getting him going on a Tautline or Blake's hitch instead, but he has very good outdoor skills and already climbs trees in his own way, as well as doing some other dangerous outside activities that he enjoys and is wise about, so I thought that it might not be stretching things to start him out with a VT hitch, and explain the cautions as I know them. From there, i figure that he can progress on his own in whichever direction.
Thanks a lot for any advice, I definitely don't want to put the man at risk with my own lack of knowledge. There is no place around to get proper training, or i would prefer to advise that. Not wanting to go too deep into options either.
Jay
Thanks a lot for any advice, I definitely don't want to put the man at risk with my own lack of knowledge. There is no place around to get proper training, or i would prefer to advise that. Not wanting to go too deep into options either.
Jay