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Rich has the right idea. I always preferred tools that could do more than one job. Use what you have already instead of dragging more tools up in the tree with you. Using the end of your lifline instead of a separate rope for something you may use once every month or two is a great example.

Here in Florida everything grows wide, so horizontal movement is a given. The trick is getting a good high tie in first, then come down and you can lean out against your lifeline as you work your way out the limbs. In 25 years of climbing I never tossed a rope out in front of me to pull myself...

I never climbed with any extra gear unless I needed it. The idea of carrying a collapsible pole just in case is unimaginable to me. I was getting paid to climb so I climbed. You don't need much of a foothold to climb up a tree trunk in a canopy. Lots of flares and bumps. If I needed a pole for...