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F8 is over-rated. I haven't tied in with a F8 in 15 years. Its just the newbie-knot.

I use a bowline-retraced, tail tucked like a Yosemite-finish. Never-ever hard to untie.
 
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Did bookmark, I will try to call them. Need to understand what is need it, been that I got no base training or accountable experience. Need to know when, where, to set time for it it is a 2hr drive. What gear....
 
I use that 1/2 in block,love it.

The tcia will send you books for the climber specialist cert. and they have it in espanõl. Good necessary info in that one that you will apply on every climb %100

it's actually just one little book packed with info
 
Your rope should be the weak link. The block sling should be expected to have twice the force as the rope. A smaller block sling is needed to fit the block, 1/2" or 9/16".

edit, as someone posts further down, 5/8" is spec'ed. Its right on the TreeStuff page, below the picture.
 
Really, I'd buy rigging rings over a block, unless you expect to be lifting or redirecting the rope for pulling hard back leaners. You will need a lowering device/ portawrap with the block, and likely with the rings.
 
^ +1

Rig-n-ring and a port-a-wrap is cost effective and easy to use.

I bought the port-a-wrap rigging kit with the block and slings, just to have more options and because by the time I bought it my business had grown enough to afford it. I would have been fine with just the porty and rigging rings, but I have used the block quite a bit as well. The rings are much MUCH lighter and easier to take up into the tree to set up, I'd start with them.
 
Jose that block won't accept a sling bigger than 5/8" diameter. They are bad ass little blocks though. I would go with Samson stable braid 1/2". It performs well for the money.
 
If you don't already have a block, I'd go with the block first instead of the rings. A block is a much more useful piece of equipment all around when starting out.
 
Limbrat said:
If you don't already have a block, I'd go with the block first instead of the rings. A block is a much more useful piece of equipment all around when starting out.
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Totally true, with a block you can anchor it and use vehicles to drag logs up hills etc. But I wouldn't use my ISC 1/2" for that type of work...
 
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