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I know, not everyone has an SRT device, or two. If I didn't, I'd make a virtually free wooden rope wrench, again. Mainly, my point was that you need a biner for a munger, as well as to connect an 8. Why duplicate?

That's what a hitch hiker is for. Does the 8 do something for a redirect that a biner won't? Honestly, I never set a retrievable redirect. I saw on on tree stuff that looks slick... Just a biner with a retrieval clip. I look forward to seeing some new tips and tricks.

What does the 8 do that a munter doesn't? Just curious. I don't need redundant gear. Soft and hard locks on an 8? Munter with a mule knot and overhand to secure the mule knot. http://www.animatedknots.com/muntermule/index.php?Categ=climbing

Makes sense. Do you have any incapacitating insects/ snakes/ etc, in your trees? Shoot a pull line in when you can. Don't isolate it, rather run the one end down to the base and running bowline above the facecut, knot on the back cut side. A strong branch at the collar should take many/ most...

Climb with a climb line. Rig with a rigging line. I rappel off a spar on my pull line, on a munger hitch, keeping my spurs and lanyard as life support.

That's good. Could you shoot a line instead of climbing to set your line? That will be an energy saver. I'd spend 15 minutes fiddling on the ground versus 8 to save 50' of climbing. When the same throw line skills save you setting up in bigger trees it helps conserve more energy. Shooting a line...

I climb primarily on pole gaffs. If I am on flaky or thick bark including big Doug fir, I don't sweat a very rare gaff out. I usually have fall arrest built in, or might rope climb over a very large butt that would be a struggle . Pole gaffs, way easier on joints.

I use one lanyard, and one climbing system. They are really a short and long version of the same thing, different materials. I have a 15' steel core, or 30' rope lanyard, onto which I'll add another hitch and termination biner, I think. I switched over from a rope grab on steel core flipline...

For what its worth, I usually route my climbing line through the biner on my handsaw (left hip, 9 oclock) and into my rope bag (7:00), with my climbing saw on my right hip (3:00). If I leave my bag on the ground, my rope doesn't want to go under a spur easily. If I don't have it clipped into my...

I leave my climb line loose as backup, and/or advance at the same as my flipline be grabbing both. If I know I can hold a gaffout with my flipline, I do, but otherwise I can let go and brace. Agreed , Chris. A no pressure, all the time in the world practice session will help a lot. Learning/...

540 wrap around a stem, pole gives fall-arrest. I'm amazed more people don't use it. Having confidence that I'm save make my more confident, climb faster, and get more done. A choked climb-line goes a long way. Why would a new climber not take that protection? When slipping down a pole you still...