'Hitch Climber'

[frans]

\'Hitch Climber\'

Does anyone have any information on this new climbing tool?

 

[Smallwood]

Re: \'Hitch Climber\'

Is this what you mean?

http://www.treeworker.co.uk/acatalog/Treeimagineers_Hitch_Climber.html#aHC001

 

[No_Bivy]

Re: \'Hitch Climber\'

Are there US suppliers?

 

[Smallwood]

Re: \'Hitch Climber\'

I couldn't find one but I see they'll ship overseas. 26 pounds is about 50 bucks, I think plus whaterver the 17%VAT is and shipping. Probably be around 70 bucks by the time you got it here.
Phil

 

[stevebullman]

Re: \'Hitch Climber\'

i had a play with one this weekend. i've pre-ordered mine already!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

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Chris spent a loooong time going over the HC with me in Minneapolis. It is one fine piece of kit! There are many applications for it besides a slack tender. The way it works as a slack tender is orders of magnitude better than anything previous. Add to that all of the other uses and it is a great value.

Besides it's function the way it's manufactured is something to know. Chris and I talked a lot about how they worked through the prototyping to make it such a sweet piece of metal.

 

[SRTTech]

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got one on order. i saw that and realized the rigging possibilities are endless.

 

[No_Bivy]

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I've got faith that Sherrill will start selling these, correct me if I'm wrong Toby?

 

[Stumper]

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Too cool. Tom will they make it in pink?

 

[Tom Dunlap]

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My spray-on anodizing works pretty well!

 

[Zac]

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I think these are out at TCI...

 

[NickfromWI]

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This thing looks nice. I've been looking at the new CMI slack tender that allows double carabiner connecting...

I see they say this is also a rigging plate.

What do they mean by that?

love
nick

 

[NickfromWI]

Re: \'Hitch Climber\'

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This thing looks nice. I've been looking at the new CMI slack tender that allows double carabiner connecting...

I see they say this is also a rigging plate.

What do they mean by that?

I wonder if you could just girth hitch a sling around the sheave, then gith hitch the whole thing to a branch, and use it as a 3-holed rigging plate?

love
nick

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[Lazarus2]

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I can't see why not Nick.

 

[Matt_Harmsworth]

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That looks like a really good idea, i'll be calling Nod later

 

[Matt_Harmsworth]

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http://www.treeworker.co.uk/acatalog/treemagineers_Ocean_Polyester_and_Hitch_Climber.pdf

 

[NickfromWI]

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Maybe if I'm lucky, someone at the TCI Rendezvous will have one for me to play with...

 

[Lumberjack]

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They wont have the hitch climber, but your welcome to play with my CMI Mickey Mouse. So far I like the idea, but dont care for it too much. The hitch's wraps bump into the splice, afraid it might not grab when I need it to.


Also the ropes are so danged close together its a pain, but I am still playing with it a bit, who knows.

 

[ChuckR]

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[ QUOTE ]
http://www.treeworker.co.uk/acatalog/treemagineers_Ocean_Polyester_and_Hitch_Climber.pdf

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Nice action photography!

 

[Lazarus2]

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This is nice action photography Chuck!

www.arbjobs.com/video.asp

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It was great to catch up with the ladies from treeworker and arbjob angels at the forestry show. /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif