Yes. "No holds barred."
Applies more friction than a figure 8. Good in a pinch. Especially in-tree rigging. Regarding rope-on-rope friction... use appropriate ropes. Ex: 3 strand, 12 strand, 16 strand.
All your lines should be different colors.
Exercise your brain. Carry less stuff.
To paraphrase Coco Chanel, "Before you leave the ground, take one thing off your harness."
As far as I know, all manufacturers of synthetic support systems (Cobra, etc) say they are NOT appropriate for inclusions. So they are really only appropriate for unions that probably don't need supplemental support.
You're not realistically going to carry buckets of disinfectants in a work truck are you? If you're talking about "between trees" its likely an aerosol or nothing.
For an active split inclusion like that steel is the only ANSI acceptable option. Best practice would involve a through bolt for every 18-24" of split through the stem. Plus probably multiple cables above. Best practice would also call for reduction. $ound$ expen$ive. All that for a Norway...
Most of the ropes people are using are so overbuilt that they can get away with ignoring "best practice" guidelines. There might be some truth in the posts above, but who's going to sift through all that? Personally, I'm comfortable bending most ropes rigging ropes 180 degrees over a good sized...
This Treeboat is in good condition with just a little fraying at the edges of the canvas. Apparently, New Tribe isn't making them at this time, but from what I can find online they were going for $300 new. Asking $200 + shipping OBO.
The only reason I came to compete was to win and get my name on The Cup with industry greats like Bruce Smith, Rich Hattier, etc. I didn't miss not getting a trophy, but that tradition was VERY important to me. I'd be fine with the "one and done" idea... otherwise I'll just keep trying to come...
And its a bottleneck with all the competitors waiting around for one event. Do it during the day with all the other events and cut out the Delayed Speed Climb.