@gf beranek Wonderful history, sir! You are truly an invaluable resource. I have admittedly given very little thought to how arborists climbed in the days of old. I am now gleefully enlightened! It makes financial sense to simply use the tail of one’s climbing line for a hitch. What would I do with my free time if my only choice for a hitch cord were a three strand, manila rope! I’m living in the wrong times! People would have appreciated my hitches much more half a century ago! Even 25 years ago! Alas! I shall overcome!
Here we have what I have dubbed the TREBLE hitch since its appearance resembles the traditional symbol for a treble clef. If you don’t see the resemblance, it’s okay, it just means you aren’t an artist and have no vision. I’m just kidding; what it means is that I’m probably out of my mind.
Anyways, enough about me, let’s talk about me. I spend a good amount of time creating this hitch. I even tied it in my “non-dominant chirality” (I just made that term up; pretty good, right?). In other words, the hitches orientation is opposite to what I prefer, or favor, which makes it akin to a handicap in golf (sort of). A better way to put it would be to liken it to sports such as skiing or snowboarding or skateboarding where competitors have a dominant orientation and, whenever they start or land a trick in the non-dominant orientation, they earn extra points because it is more difficult to do. At the most basic level, it’s a lot like someone who is right handed, and who isn’t ambidextrous, writing legibly with their left hand. Compared to writing the same thing with their right hand, that isn’t easy.
You’re all intelligent individuals. I’m sure you understand what I’m getting at. Basically I’m low key hyping up my hitch by trying to sell you the idea that it was harder to do in the chirality that I tied far less. Before you tell me that it isn’t harder, imagine trying to do your everyday activities from a mirrored perspective. It would be pretty confusing at first to drive to the store looking at a reflection of the road ahead of you. Tying a hitch isn’t any less disorienting at first.
Okay, I think I’ve pretty much beat this metaphorical horse to death. This hitch is quite awesome. Look for yourself. It’s not as complex as it appears either. Feedback is strongly welcome. Actually, scratch that; feedback is required! Heh heh
Oh, the final thing I wanted to show everyone is how I cleverly arranged all of my non-sewn eye hitch cords in a row by threading them onto a strand of polyester twine and then I was able to easily apply super glue to the ends of each hitch cord and then let them cure overnight. Brilliant, I know. No need for flattery (ugh, obviously I'm joking around. You never know how people will interpret your sense of humor on the interwebs). =-D