Best Mechanical Devices

[RBJtree]

I never take my runners apart. Easily rebuilt too. Takes seconds to thread through a rope.....

I make good use of mid line attachability. Especially on big trims. I'm not worried about dropping parts when I'm on the ground.

 

[Big_billings]

Thanks for all the input. I’ve been climbing on the Lockjack Sport and the spiderjack 3. Now looking to get into srt !

 

[RBJtree]

Thanks for all the input. I’ve been climbing on the Lockjack Sport and the spiderjack 3. Now looking to get into srt !

SRT is a complete game changer. It is a great improvement in many ways, but there is a lot to learn to take full advantage. I just got into it last year and I am consistently learning new techniques to use. After 16 years of ddrt/mrs, I was an instant convert after one large srt climb. Now I'm 90% or more srt.

 

[LordFarkwad]

SRT is a complete game changer. It is a great improvement in many ways, but there is a lot to learn to take full advantage. I just got into it last year and I am consistently learning new techniques to use. After 16 years of ddrt/mrs, I was an instant convert after one large srt climb. Now I'm 90% or more srt.

How did you do your main ascent back when you were mainly on DdRT? Was there a single deciding factor that clinched your conversion to SRT?

 

[islandarb]

I make good use of mid line attachability. Especially on big trims. I'm not worried about dropping parts when I'm on the ground.

I redirect the shit out of prunes. Natural or biner/yates sling combo plus an occasional ponytail. For me I never need to take my runner off line. Different styles. I also use static and semi static redirects often because of type of trees.

 

[islandarb]

SRT is a complete game changer. It is a great improvement in many ways, but there is a lot to learn to take full advantage. I just got into it last year and I am consistently learning new techniques to use. After 16 years of ddrt/mrs, I was an instant convert after one large srt climb. Now I'm 90% or more srt.

Oh yes I have over eight years invested in SRT. I climb SRT probably 95%.

 

[RBJtree]

How did you do your main ascent back when you were mainly on DdRT? Was there a single deciding factor that clinched your conversion to SRT?

Removals was spikes, trims would be foot lock or hip thrust. I came down with bad plantar fasciitis last year so foot locking was out. I am getting less young, so hip thrusting is not a good option anymore. I needed a better way to ascend large trim jobs so I got some ascenders. When I started reading about srt here on tree buzz I wanted to give it a try. The ease of ascent and half the slack to tend while positioning were the biggest selling points to me.

 

[RBJtree]

How did you do your main ascent back when you were mainly on DdRT? Was there a single deciding factor that clinched your conversion to SRT?

zero added friction when the rope is crossed over branches or leads, much less friction to fight when walking out a limb, tail not changing size all the time so it can be made the length you need and not more resulting in less tail to manage. Plus I like learning new stuff. It keeps it interesting. I look forward to trying out and improving new techniques.

 

[LordFarkwad]

I redirect the shit out of prunes. Natural or biner/yates sling combo plus an occasional ponytail. For me I never need to take my runner off line. Different styles. I also use static and semi static redirects often because of type of trees.

Does 'static' refer to the load distribution? That is, what the distribution is between your PSP and the redirect point is?

 

[climbstihl]

Does 'static' refer to the load distribution? That is, what the distribution is between your PSP and the redirect point is?

Static means tied off at the redirect, meaning the leg going to the original TIP can't move, it could even be slack. Not sure what exactly a semistatic redirect is, I guess it's something like a munter on a biner at the redirect.

 

[islandarb]

Static means tied off at the redirect, meaning the leg going to the original TIP can't move, it could even be slack. Not sure what exactly a semistatic redirect is, I guess it's something like a munter on a biner at the redirect.

Exactly. Semi.is just a wrap and half. It can slip if loaded hard.