Side strop when cutting yes or no?

[Billy]

I'm liking the cut and hold thread at the moment and noticed another rule often broken was mentioned in there. So lets hear it how many of you use your side strop? i barely ever do unless i feel particularly unsafe or am struggling to get a good work position, i don't think this poses too much of a risk and saves loads of time, especially if i don't even take it up with me less to get tangled etc. what do you guys think on this?

[Tree Man Tom]

Do you mean ensuring you are roped in twice?

 

Or specificaly the use of your side strop?

[Rupe]

Starting to think your a numpty. Might as well not bother with a rope, takes far too much time.!!

 

A side strop is part of your tools for the job, take it with you and use it when you assess the need for it is great enough. Like a handsaw, its there and you choose when to use it or not.

[WeeDee]

I always use it - sometimes from the side points for positioning and sometimes from the bridge as just a second point.

I don't think it slows me down enough to warrant me leaving it out of my practice. You simply throw it round and snap it on - in less time than you've taken to read this.

I can explain to my family why I'm late home - I couldn't explain why I fell out of a tree.

 

Dee.

[Highland Forestry]

Billy, if you don't even bother to take it up with you then I would say you're pretty complacent and an accident waiting to happen.

 

I can't say I am whiter than white... if I have a good position and I am taking off a small branch, depending on the exact situation I may decide not to use my second strop and cutt off one point of attachment but I would say that 99% of the time most of us will make sure we have a second point of attachment, be it from the bridge or from the side... Often I will have a main anchor, a positioning line and even a flip line if I am in the extremities and need to hold myself out in position to cut.

 

Not bothering to use a second anchor or strop is dangerous... ignore the warnings at your perril!

[skyhuck]

Starting to think your a numpty. Might as well not bother with a rope, takes far too much time.!!

 

A side strop is part of your tools for the job, take it with you and use it when you assess the need for it is great enough. Like a handsaw, its there and you choose when to use it or not.

 

:congrats:

[RobRainford]

I echo weedees final comment there!

 

I always use it. Sometimes two if I feel I have to. Depending on what I'm climbing. It's either using the other end of my climbing line or a second strop.

 

Soft strop for silky climbing and wirecore for spiking and saw work.

 

Why would you not bother with an essential piece of kit? Relying on one tie in point? All it takes is one youth from your silky to nick it and your out the tree!

[testcricket01]

90% of the time i will use it. takes 5seconds to stick it over nearest branch. conifers are the worst for just climbing to the top stick rope in top come down and strip them out without any other attachment i find.

[Climber85]

Always with me, always use it! Drummed in at college that one!!!

[mistahbenn]

Only if I need to use it to get a good comfortable work position. No way for every cut.