hitch hiker descender

[surveyor]

I met Paul Cox this past weekend at the Charlotte competition and he had several of his prototype hitch hiker devices on display. What a great device! It is midline attachable below the hitch knot, and tends slack well, and quite compact (approx. 5 inches). He has used it on both a single and doubled line. There is a good discussion so far on the Tree House site with pictures and video.

[High Scale]

I got my name down on the list for one.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

What and where is this Tree House thingy?

Thanks.

 

 

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[mistahbenn]

Ropetek Hitch Hiker

[alex_m]

this appeals to me more than the rope wrench. i like the fact that the hitch is at the top.

[James Atkinson]

now this is the kinda thing i was looking for

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I just looked at Treehouse.

 

DMc, where are you? This thingy looks good. Hope I don't regret buying a RW! That said, one can never have too many gadgets.

 

 

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[Joe Loggs]

This device does look sweet looks a lot neater than the rw, let the battle commence.

[D Mc]

I just looked at Treehouse.

 

DMc, where are you? This thingy looks good. Hope I don't regret buying a RW! That said, one can never have too many gadgets.

 

 

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LOL. Patience. This is a great and new concept in tree climbing tools and Paul is working hard at getting things worked out for production.

 

Dave

[Pedroski]

It's a descender. What advantages does it offer over something like a Petzl Reverso or a DMM bug or a fig8? All of these are midline attachable and tend well by pulling the slack through them if wanting to do short ascents.