Show us your harness

Joseph Hodgin · Oct 16, 2015

Thank you all for showing us your saddle! We would like to see some more please. This is how I am rocking my tree motion lately.

Treetopflyer · Oct 16, 2015

Joseph Hodgin said:
Thank you all for showing us your saddle! We would like to see some more please. This is how I am rocking my tree motion lately.View attachment 33859

Looks damn near like mine. Nice! I love those multislings and the ring loops, so light soo many functions..I'll try to remember to post up a pic of mine.

Sgriff · Oct 16, 2015

How are you guys keepn them so clean and new looking?

MikePowers321 · Oct 17, 2015

I keep it pretty simple

JeffGu · Oct 17, 2015

Sgriff said:
How are you guys keepn them so clean and new looking?

I avoid contact, at high velocity, with tree bark. Tends to hurt, and scuffs up the shiny stuff.

Actually, I'm always amazed how half of any crowd of people keeps their stuff like new, and the other half has stuff that looks so beat up you'd swear they were antique forgery con artists trying to pass new climbing gear off as valuable antiques by beating the crap out of it.

Drumbo · Oct 17, 2015

Mr. Powers, are you using a prusik on your bridge to adjust its length?

MikePowers321 · Oct 17, 2015

Drumbo said:
Mr. Powers, are you using a prusik on your bridge to adjust its length?

yup

Drumbo · Oct 17, 2015

MikePowers321 said:
yup

Genius.

JontreeHI · Oct 18, 2015

Hey mike you mind posting a close up of that?

extreme.pum · Oct 18, 2015

Genius?)) (not that I think that is stupid or anything like that... But!))
Isn't using a friction hitch on a rope bridge or a lanyard ... Normal!

just as a cheap alternative to a rope grab or whatever?)
Again, I personally agree that this idea is genius!

just not new..

Sgriff · Oct 18, 2015

Its the manner that he attached said prussik to the harness that i find simply intriguing

Drumbo · Oct 18, 2015

extreme.pum said:
Genius?)) (not that I think that is stupid or anything like that... But!))
Isn't using a friction hitch on a rope bridge or a lanyard ... Normal! just as a cheap alternative to a rope grab or whatever?)
Again, I personally agree that this idea is genius! just not new..

Well, my exposure to the vast world of friction hitch use on rope bridges seems to have been limited until now. Although I am aware of mechanical devices for use with bridge adjustment.

Sgriff said:
Its the manner that he attached said prussik to the harness that i find simply intriguing

What he said.

MikePowers321 · Oct 18, 2015

JontreeHI said:
Hey mike you mind posting a close up of that?

The full lenth (from stopper knot to stopper knot, is generally the length I am using for working the tree. I tighten up for ascents and especially spar work.

Magnum783 · Oct 18, 2015

Def follows the kiss method there. I like when the simple method prevails. Not to mention hitch cord is much lighter than a rope grab of sorts

Joseph Hodgin · Oct 19, 2015

Magnum783 said:
Def follows the kiss method there. I like when the simple method prevails. Not to mention hitch cord is much lighter than a rope grab of sorts

Occam's razor....

moss · Oct 19, 2015

This is called a binary adjustable bridge, it only has two positions, full bridge, no bridge ;-) Works on Treemotion as well. When you need to keep it tight chunking down, this is effective.

JontreeHI · Oct 19, 2015

MikePowers321 said:
The full lenth (from stopper knot to stopper knot, is generally the length I am using for working the tree. I tighten up for ascents and especially spar work.
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Nice mike thanks, that's what I thought I was seeing there

Sgriff · Oct 19, 2015

recently switched to a rescue 8 vs the standard version (which I actually like more) not sure if it's going to stay a part of the load out ...

MikePowers321 · Oct 20, 2015

moss said:
This is called a binary adjustable bridge, it only has two positions, full bridge, no bridge ;-) Works on Treemotion as well. When you need to keep it tight chunking down, this is effective.

Is that your bridge, or are you just happy to see me?

That'll get the job done too, Moss. Nice : ) You could be using that technique in your avatar

TreeLogic · Oct 20, 2015

moss said:
This is called a binary adjustable bridge, it only has two positions, full bridge, no bridge ;-) Works on Treemotion as well. When you need to keep it tight chunking down, this is effective.

So are you just using the bridge like normal when desired, but clipping into the bridge termination rings instead, to keep it tight? Cool.