Thank you for all the info here.
I've been using Stihl saws for over 20 years and found them to be extremely dependable, but recently I've come into owning a 355t for a very good price (free). Sounds like a good saw, looking forward to seeing how it performs.
If you have any quick tips/tricks...
I'm thinking walnut would work quite nicely.
But on the other hand it's something that shouldn't be that hard to make with a scroll saw, so I don't know.
Just started this spring and have spent about $4000 with 34 orders. Which is A LOT higher than I thought it would be, it really does add up. But that's gear for the whole family and being able to climb together is priceless.
When I compare it to some of my other activities it's actually on the...
That's the way I do mine (because of you), but I was going to try Mike's way (at the top of the body) when I get around to it.
Have you ever tried it that way Richard? From a little bit of testing seems like it would work very well (pulling the body up instead of pushing). My only problem is it...
There should be room for some kind of pin release tool.
I increased the radius where your hand rest at the top and it made it quite a bit more comfortable.
I also increased the bling factor, cause tree climbers should have bling too.
I would love to make these little plates for you guys, but the few I made took me forever to make. Maybe if I can get the manufacturing process down, but I'm no CNC machine.
Thanks Frank!
This was my version of these "unmanly" plates. I found it necessary to bring the plates all the way to the front and back because those are points my hand presses.
Just got done trying the DRT ascent with 2 RRs (Kevin's video) and then just one RR.
At the bottom it's a bit tough trying to get the opposing rope that you're stepping on through the RR but once you get up a few feet the rope starts to fall through nicely. Once you get going it feels like...