trying to go srt

Kris Anderson said:
No I'm here ( had a weekend off to go fishing). Thanks for all the replys it's opened my eyes and I look forward to trying some of these techniques. Id love to try some of the new mechanicals the akimbo has my attention. In the meen time I have my hitch hiker 1 pretty dialed in and it's super easy to switch from single to doubled.
One other question I have , saka or Haas?Thanks again.
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I vote for SAKA!
 
They all work very well indeed....I have them all....that being said I love my second generation hollowbraid footloop HAAS ( black//cream ) one the best.....just easy on/off and stores neatly away.....works a charm.....all about preference
 
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Kris Anderson said:
I want to convert to srt. main reason is to reduce carpel tunnel symptoms. Love it for spar work and gaining access to prune bushy conifers but i find myself reverting to dbrt everytime i do a tree with a wide speading canopy. It just seems more productive especially if I'm advancing my tip as i go. The biggest thing is no one i work with goes srt at all. Just cant figure out how to work a big wide tree faster srt compared to dbrt. Any thoughts?
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the theschultzeffect.com ;)
 
LandonPainter said:
Kris, srt is where it's at in large spreading trees. Keep at it, it will click soon. I srt almost everything that doesn't Involve a crane. I progress climb short sections ddrt with my rope runner all the time. Or progress up ddrt and then build a canopy anchor and add your rope wrench to the system. If you already have a base anchor and want to progress a little more then set up a ddrt system on the tail of your line, progress up with that, redirect and switch back to srt. No problem. I prefer to spend a little extra time on the ground setting my line, I almost always base tie for trims. Ddrt guys will give you a hard time for the amount of gear you have and set up time, but if you get good with a throw line and start setting your primary tip from the ground, then you will be killin it and your coworkers will want to learn srt also! Good luck, watch videos, meet more people in your area who primarily climb srt. Cheers!
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Thanks for the tip to keep a dbrt system on the tail. I had a big spreadout willow to prune today and my go to is to just dbrt it because I'm a bit more comfortable working the tree that way. I had a bit of room in the budget so i dusted off the hitch hiker and went srt. Focused on working vertically with redirects and remembered to keep my dbrt system on the tail and it sure came in handy. It wasn't my most gracefull of all climbs but i would have been wrecked after that tree hip thrusting all day. Im busting to get at it again tomorrow.
 
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