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deerhunter
climber
Birchwood
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 25, 2016 - 03:53am PT
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This is a unusual request. I am a deerhunter and have many tree stands. I want to add a life-line to each stand. Basically, I want a rope attached to the tree above the stand and the end of the rope attached to the tree near the ground. I want to be able to attach my safety harness to the lifeline and begin the climb up the tree while I slide the harness attached to the life-line up. I am trying to figure out what type of rope, the diameter, some information about how to tie the required knots.
Thanks, Tim
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couchmaster
climber
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Jun 25, 2016 - 07:06am PT
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deerhunter, another good source to check into for what you want is arborists and arborist supply houses. If you google Petzl Jumars, you should get a quick grasp of what we would be using, and 2 knots that will serve you well are the figure 8 and a Bowline.
Good Hunting...
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Jun 25, 2016 - 07:10am PT
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This is an unusual request- I'm a deer and I'd like to know why people put out food and chemicals so they can lure me in to shoot me while hiding in a tree?
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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Jun 25, 2016 - 07:36am PT
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Prussic
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dikhed
climber
State of fugue and disbelief
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Jun 25, 2016 - 08:32am PT
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low stretch Schwarpreema brand
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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Jun 25, 2016 - 11:35am PT
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yer Cosmic this is what I was thinking.. Suprema went for deer hunting
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jun 25, 2016 - 11:42am PT
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I don't know...Tim from Birchwood?
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jun 25, 2016 - 05:29pm PT
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A gri-gri is pricier than a prussik knot, but it works as a safety ascender and also a rappel device. You would put it on the rope at the base, go up, and then rappel down without having to take it off the rope.
Lowering a jumar, or prusik, down the rope as you climbed down would not be nearly as convenient as rappelling.
You could keep a prusik knot safety on the rope above yourself, while you set up a rappel rig (carabiner brake, ATC, etc.) to your harness.
You would then rappel down, with the upper hand sliding the prusik knot down as you went, as a backup to the rappel.
There are lots of options.
I wouldn't want to be sitting in one of those tree stands, dozing off, without a safety line.
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Spiny Norman
Social climber
Boring, Oregon
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Jun 25, 2016 - 05:42pm PT
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The more important gear is for setting the 3:1 system to get the keg into the tree.
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jun 25, 2016 - 08:37pm PT
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^^^^^
If you need an entire beer keg, for just yourself, while waiting to blast a deer, you are waiting in the wrong place.
The 3:1 is actually better done as a small block-and-tackle to hoist the hind legs skyward, so that you can remove the non-edible parts before dragging the rest back to the hood of the car.
I don't even like to clean fish these days. The local rockfish pretend to be dead, and then suddenly jump back to life and drive their sharp fin spines into your hand.
Sneaky little guys, those lingcod.
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