Thanks! I appreciate it! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for saying that I'm "smart!" I'm having a hard time visualizing a detachable Munter hitch. Never seen or heard of that one before. You should make a video about it! It would be fresh and original! It's important to always have emergency backups, and backups for your backups, when you climb trees! Especially when you do so by yourself, completely alone, like I do. As far as my preferences, I much prefer rope walking to the RADS. As I mentioned in my video, despite its name including "rapid," it's actually not that rapid and I'd take my rope wrench with a friction hitch, or my Rope Runner Pro, over a RADS any day of the week! Hugs! =-P

Haha, I don't know why RU-vid is promoting this video so much. It's pretty terrible. Even I cringed when I re-watched it the other day. That was a looooong time ago and now I'm much better at YouTubing. I would encourage you to check out some of my newer content. It's much better. Here's my newer video for the Double Fisherman's bend. Let me know if I've regained your support! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bfNakIYsDLE.html Thanks for commenting!

Thank you so much for your comment! I genuinely appreciate the praise and thoughtfulness! I also appreciate your long-time subscription to my channel! My channel has only been up for about 1.75 years, so you've basically been there from start and I've definitely noticed you regularly in my comments section. I'm really happy that people are noticing and appreciating all of the hard work that I am putting into my content. Unlike pretty much every other noteworthy tree climbing/arborist channel, I don't have anyone to film me or help me in anyway. I'm a one man show; I have to do everything myself and that takes a lot of time and effort. Especially during shoots. Additionally, there are no "dumb questions" on my channel. Everyone has to start somewhere and back several years ago when I first began tree climbing, I didn't know what the heck I was doing and did some questionable things. I once ascended SRS on a sketchy rope (not an arborist rope, but it was rated; but it wasn't a 10:1 safety factor haha) using prusiks and a foot loop and then, when I tried to get down, I learned the hard way that prusiks jam badly during descents. I managed to get down about 15 feet above the ground, where everything bound up so tightly I was stuck. Thankfully I was smart enough to climb with a knife (I always do) and I cut the rope and dropped to the ground. So yeah, I wasn't always this experienced haha As far as not having a hand ascender, you could definitely use a friction hitch instead and then connect an HMS carabiner to it and put a foot loop and a pulley on it. It would be a lot harder to grip the rope, though and less ergonomic. As for the Ropeman, you could do that as well, and that might be a little easier to hold onto even though it's small. You can buy hand ascenders that work perfectly fine for like $30 on Amazon. You don't need a fancy Petzl one. You'd be a lot better off if you bought yourself a hand ascender. It will allow you to fully appreciate how easy it is to climb with a proper RADS setup. EDIT: Just make sure the hand ascender has slots at the bottom and the top.

You obviously don't understand that the prusik is a TERRIBLE climbing hitch for arborist style tree climbing or for anyone who climbs SRS or MRS. Sure, you can use it on ascents, but it's useless for descents. The prusik is predominantly a rigging hitch and it's also great for progress capture for a mechanical advantage hauling or pulling system. Also, I can easily tie my Synthesis hitch just as quickly as a prusik. You shouldn't assume that everyone will tie something as slowly as you would. Anyways, thanks for the comment.

Wow, what wonderfully thoughtful comment! Thank you! Firstly, I shake because I have a supplement-resistant vitamin B deficiency that I'm working to resolve. I get comments all the time about my shaking. I'm 100% NOT scared, I'm not on drugs, I'm not camera shy...I'm just vitamin deficient haha Secondly, I definitely have been working extremely hard to create highly educational, unique, interesting, original, and entertaining content for anyone who has an interest in arborist style tree climbing or knot tying/friction hitches. I appreciate that you recognize that. In only 1.5 years, I've uploaded nearly 350 videos, which is pretty insane haha You could say that I'm obsessed with tree climbing and YouTubing. Thirdly, I've been tree climbing recreationally for over 5 years, and I've read and watched just about everything online and on RU-vid at least once it feels like. I've also been mentored by one of the best production climbers in the US. He happened to have a friction hitch obsession like I do and he taught me A LOT in just one year's time. Anyways, I'm constantly trying to improve each new video I make. Whether that be my presentation, my ideas for content, my videography, my editing, etc. I make content because I love educating and I just love tree climbing. I hope my channel continues to grow and that maybe someday I'll be recognized by some of the big names in the field. Anyways, your comment made my day! Thank you! Be sure to check out my long form content as well! Anytime I make a Short, there's almost always a full length video that goes with it. If you ever have any questions, comments, suggestions, or just want advice or to simply talk about tree climbing, I can be reached at knotorious.contact@gmail.com

I've created over 85+ different friction hitches of all different types and complexity, so it isn't realistic for me to make a demo video for all of them. Also, I'm in the middle of moving between AZ and MA, so I won't be making any new content for a few weeks. However, what I can tell you is that, if I have the time, and if I am inspired to do so, I will make a climbing demo video and break everything down. I just recently made a quick demo video for my Blizzard friction hitch. Here is that video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tu7haYgwzTE.html Perhaps this might help you understand how they work a little better. I only demonstrate it with SRS (didn't show MRS), but still, it might be helpful. Also, here is a full breakdown of the Blizzard hitch that I made, along with slower tying instructions. I believe the Blizzard hitch is actually a better hitch than the Chemistry hitch for what it's worth. But both are great choices. Here's that other video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-olxUNS6ca0o.html

You're very welcome! Thank you for thanking me! I'm glad you found it to be helpful! =-D

You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it! Check out my full length videos as well! I have tons about redirects for both SRS and MRS! =-D

Shit, you were right. Here's a place that sells this ring. It says it's 2-3/4 inches DIAMETER, which is 70mm. It's made using 12mm bar stock, so that makes the internal diameter 58mm. My bad. Good eye. www.baileysonline.com/isc-aluminum-ring-2-3-4-diameter.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjws560BhCuARIsAHMqE0HTcmkTjpBm0QrT0kB_Q7Ni7U6XjHPGC6JTSXEvpvoPdQk1Ar6lwU4aAgO5EALw_wcB

According to this website, Tree Stuff, which is where I bought, the ID is 1.8" or 46mm. So who really knows which is correct. I just know I've been making this mistake for a long time now and I'm grateful for your correction. www.treestuff.com/isc-fully-marked-aluminum-ring/

Haha, ouch! Yeah, I'd be lying if I didn't agree with you that this is a terrible video. This is one of my oldest videos. I would STRONGLY encourage you to check out some of my newer content because it's soooooo much better. For example, here's my newer video for the Double Fisherman's bend (the bend used to make a prusik loop): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bfNakIYsDLE.html Give that a watch and let me see if I can regain your confidence in me. For some reason, this older video has been one of my most viewed videos over the last two years and I can't figure it out. A lot of people find it to be very helpful, apparently. But I, personally, cringe when I re-watched it the other day. The reason I was so quiet was because it was 3am and I was traveling and in my parent's basement for the holidays. The only reason I haven't taken it down is because, with all the views, it really helps with that AdSense revenue haha

Did you even spend a day climbing on it or are you just judging it based off of appearances and making assumptions? lol Having said that, it's definitely not my favorite hitch, nor is it even in my top 10 that I've created. So I mostly agree with you. If you look through my library, there are better hitches of mine like the Calligraphy, Blizzard, Synthesis, G-Force, Felicitous, etc.

Why thank you! Pretty need trick, right?! It's a great way to run an MRS through a friction saver, then redirect, and then remove all of it from the ground! Be sure to watch the full video where there's TONS of more information! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ORjyalBe7TQ.html Thanks for commenting!

This IS a hitch and an excellent one at that. When you say "spirals," are you referring to the adjustability/secondary stage below the coil or are you referring to the coil. Hopefully you aren't referring to the coil because then the hitch wouldn't even work. If you're referring to the adjustability/secondary stage, then you would merely be left with something known as a "Valdotain," which is one of the very first, most basic friction hitches known to man (not to be confused with the Valdotain Tresse, which is a Valdotain with braids). It's basically an autobloc that's tied using an eye to eye versus a loop. A Valdotain is not a very good climbing hitch; especially not for arborist style tree climbing. It's only useful for rigging/progress capture and requires at least 6-7 wraps in the coil to be considered safe/reliable, which is why an adjustability/secondary stage is NECESSARY for creating functional, reliable CLIMBING friction hitch. Thanks for commenting, though. Hopefully you can clarify for me what you meant by this comment!

This will work just as well as a VT, but each hitch has some unique benefits. I dislike using the VT because it has such a long profile and tons of setback. Because of all of the braids, every time you advance the hitch during ascent, you'll be "set back," or lose," around 3" of your progress as the hitch stretches back down as you reapply your weight over and over. That won't happen with this hitch. Also, my hitch has a MUCH shorter profile, meaning it is roughly half as long as a VT, which a lot of climbers really prefer for many reasons. This makes it a better hitch for a rope wrench for example because, with a VT, it's so long that it can sometimes actually contact the wrench portion of your rope wrench, giving a climbing very little room to place their fingers above the coil to "break" (release) the hitch. With my Chemistry hitch, there will be ample room between the wrench and the top of the hitch, even if you use a shorter tether. Great question!

I'm not sure what you're talking about. So long as both of the resulting legs are being captured by a carabiner and, so long as you don't allow the hitch to slide off of the end of your rope, there is absolutely ZERO CHANCE that this hitch would "come apart" or collapse unless you tied it wrong.

@@Knot-orious I don't have any suitable rope to try my hypothesis out, so I'll take your word for it.

​@@christopherbedford9897 Thank you. I would never post a video for a new friction hitch, and encourage people to trust their lives to it, unless I were 100% confident that it is safe. But that doesn't mean I can't make mistakes. So if you happen to prove me wrong at some point, definitely call me out on it. I'd want to know. =-D

I just sat down and took a hard look at this hitch, fearing that you might be onto something, and I can now confidently confirm that it would be impossible to collapse this hitch unless one or both of the legs were unsecured from the climber. Thankfully, the way you use this hitch requires that both legs be secured, so a collapse is impossible unless the hitch slides off the rope. Additionally, the more this hitch is loaded, the more secure it becomes. I appreciate you taking the time to express your concern. I took it very seriously. Based off of your comment getting more "likes" than mine, apparently some people agree with you. I'm still not even sure what you're getting at, but it was enough cause for concern that I re-examined the hitch thoroughly. I'm 100% certain I am correct. I would absolutely take the video down if I weren't. Thanks again, though.

@@Knot-orious 👍😎 Hard to explain without pictures of my own! But I was referring to the topmost part of the blue rope which I it looks like to my low-experienced eye could unravel (with enough wiggling of the orange one). Obviously if the orange rope was rigid like a pole, or under tension, that could never happen, but I thought that if the knot was tied, then moved about, and only then used, maybe 🤷‍♂ Anyway you clearly know more about this than I do 😝

YES! Absolutely! A standard prusik is NOT a very good climbing friction hitch at all unless all you're going to be doing is using it for ascents. If you try to descend on a prusik, even with a rope wrench, it has the potential to jam badly or engage way too hard on the rope, generating too much friction. It's also impossible to advance a prusik on a rope with a slack tending pulley because it is an omnidirectional friction hitch and locks in both directions, and because it is tied using a loop. Prusiks are only really useful for rigging, hauling, and progress capture applications or for third hands if you climb with one below a Figure 8/Rescue 8 descender. But that's only because the descender will be holding 70% of your body weight, with only 30% on the prusik, making it harder for the prusik to jam. This hitch (my Chemistry hitch) on the other hand, is a CLIMBING hitch. It is designed to be used for not only ascents, but for descents as well, and works beautifully "as is" with a moving rope system (MRS) or as part of a stationary rope system (SRS) if you add a rope wrench to it. Because of its design, it grabs just as readily as a prusik, but it will also "break" (release) way more easily for descents with no risk of jamming. It also is tied using an eye to eye hitch cord versus a loop, which means it can be used with hardware like a rope wrench or a slack tending pulley. And, finally, because this hitch is unidirectional (can only be loaded in on direction), a slack tending pulley works beautifully with it! Great question! If you have any more questions, dont hesitate to ask!

I know. I apologize. This is one of my earlier videos and my videography and editing skills were pretty terrible. I have plans to remake this video at some point. Sorry it wasn't as helpful as I would have hoped. The camera really needs to be closer and, if I were to remake this video, I would spread the components out more using a larger rigging plate so that people can better see what's going on. Thanks for your feedback and the motivation to improve/remake some of my content. I do have a much clearer, but still older, video of how to assemble a Z-Rig pulling and hauling system that you can check out that might be more helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sIB19wbGAA0.html Here's also a much more recent Short showing a Z-Rig hauling system at work: ru-vid.com5FBj1SB0UEg Let me know if those are more helpful! EDIT: This video might also be more helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FQEgzxSJy3s.html

@@Knot-orious Excellent, thanks for the links and I look forward to the remake!

You're very welcome. When the day comes that I remake this video, I'll let you know via a comment! I have a very good memory, so I won't forget! Thanks for commenting and supporting my channel!

You would tie this using an eye to eye hitch cord that has either sewn or spliced eyes at each end and would be between 28-32" in length depending upon the application, rope diameter, eye to eye diameter and personal preferences. Or you could tie poacher's loops at each "undone" end to form eyes so that a carabiner can slip through.

You could also connect the two ends with a secure bend to form a loop for a connection point.

Yes, absolutely. It will release very easily "as is" if you use it with a moving rope system (MRS). But if you want to use it with a stationary rope system (SRS), you would need to use it with a rope wrench! It's probably not going to release with an SRS without a rope wrench the way a VT or XT might, though. It's not designed for that. I have created several other hitches that do work SRS without a wrench, but this isn't one of them. Great question. Thanks for commenting!

@@Knot-orious yes I should have clarified. I am srt. I appreciate your reply

@@kyleboyd6026 Not a problem. Always happy to help!

That would work just fine for ascents, however, without a rope wrench, this hitch could be prone to binding during descents unless you use it with a moving rope system (MRS) instead of a stationary rope system (SRS) as shown in this video. Interesting question! Thanks for commenting!

What about it? The Bachmann hitch is tied using a sewn or knotted loop around the spine of a carabiner and a rope. Here's a Short I made for the Bachmann: ru-vid.com0iJXBqx5Y50 It's almost exclusively used by alpinists and I, personally, don't trust it. It isn't useful at all for arborists/tree climbers, but it's definitely one of the most well-known, oldest, and most popular friction hitches. Thanks for commenting!

As far as I'm concerned, and as someone who has created and tested 85+ new and original friction hitches, I have to say that this is actually quite an easy friction hitch to tie and to memorize. If you check out the long form videos and Shorts in my video library on my channel, you will see that I have created some truly "complicated" friction hitches. This hitch -- in my opinion -- is one of the most simple and straightforward friction hitches that I've created. For comparison, I'd say it's not any more complicated to tie than the Michoacán, Cornell, or Catalyst friction hitches; all of which are very popular, mainstream arborist/tree climbing hitches regularly used by climbers! Nevertheless, I value your opinion and thank you so much for commenting. Also, welcome to my channel! Be sure to check out my long form videos about tree climbing methods and techniques if that interests you! I have nearly 300 videos at this point. I also have tons of knot tying tutorials! If you ever have any questions, comments, suggestions, or just want to talk shop, I can be reached at knotorious.contact@gmail.com.

So. Kiss your knowledge of friction hitches that's releasable under load?

​@@Ismuk Are you responding to me or the guy that said "KISS?" If you're responding to me, then my response is pretty straightforward and simple: any friction hitch worth using should be able to be released under load. So, in summary, any popular mainstream friction hitch (and all of the hitches I've created) can be released under load. However, there is a caveat when discussing SRS, because friction hitches will not work on a stationary rope system (they will either fail to release or release briefly and then jam) unless you use them with a device known as a rope wrench (which actually refers to the wrench, a tether, and a slack tending pulley). If you're asking me which friction hitches will work SRS ***without*** a rope wrench, then I can only think of a handful; maybe 4-5 hitches (such as the Sticht hitch, created by my friend Brocky; the Synergy and the PrecisionSRS 1 through 5 hitches that I created; and the Synergy X, created by a third person from the TreeBuzz forum. While I have created the most hitches of this type, the very first, and still the best, is probably Brocky's Sticht hitch. I have videos for ALL of this htiches on my channel. Just use the search function at the top of my channel page.

This could be used by arborists/tree climbers for ascending and descending a rope using either a moving rope system (MRS) or a stationary rope system (SRS) with a rope wrench. This could also be used on an adjustable lanyard. This could also be used by pretty much any discipline of climber (arborist, rescue, alpine, rock, canyoner, etc.) for progress capture in a hauling/pulling mechanical advantage system or it could be used, again, to ascend or descend on a rope, among a variety of other different applications. I personally test every friction hitch that I've created and made videos for on my channel. Each of my hitches goes through a battery of different tests to ensure that each of the friction hitches I share with the world are truly safe, reliable and life supporting! I value my own safety, but I also value your safety, as well as the safety of anyone else who sees one of my hitch videos and wants to try out/use one of them at height. Thanks for commenting! Let me know if you have any further enquiries, and be sure to check out my channel where I have huge library of friction hitch, knot, and tree climbing videos (both Shorts and long form). And welcome to my channel!

Maybe in the sense that they are both friction hitches and can be used for identical applications. However, the actual tying method of the VT differs dramatically from my Chemistry hitch, and the VT has a MUCH longer profile (less compact than my hitch). Either way, thanks for commenting and sharing your opinion on my new friction hitch! =-D

Fascinating! I have no way to confirm or deny your claim, so I'll take your word on this one! It certainly sounds plausible! This would be a great hitch for locking a chain onto a large wire rope as you describe, so it makes perfectly good sense! At least now I've rediscovered it, given it a name, and made a long and short form video to catalogue it/teach the world how to tie and enjoy it! If it were to be used in the way that you describe, it would have to be tied using one end of a chain (versus both ends of a hitch cord as shown in my video) and loaded on only one leg! That means this friction hitch has the potential to be tied with the tail of a rope or with a split tail as part of a closed or open moving rope system (MRS)! I'll have to experiment with that and give it a try! If oriented in the chirality shown in this video, it would likely work best when loaded on the right leg only and with a stopper knot on the left to prevent it from coming undone! Thanks for commenting! Great insight! =-D

Moray Firth North Sea Style yep.

If you're saying my Chemistry hitch bears resemblance to the single strand Midshipman's hitch (the cinching/adjustable/locking loop knot), I don't see the comparison at all. The two are tied very differently. A Midshipman's hitch that is tied around a rope without the loop is (I believe) the same as the Rolling hitch (here's a video for that hitch: ru-vid.comxbCPS9YgBcE) If you're saying it looks a lot like the Double Eye Midshipman's FRICTION hitch tied with an eye to eye, then a) I'm impressed that you even know about that hitch's existence because it is an extremely obscure friction hitch and b) it is still tied very differently than my Chemistry friction hitch. Here's a really old video I made showing how to tie the Double Eye Midshipman's friction hitch using an eye to eye: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1kYIJC4fNtI.html Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you! I apologize if I am! Either way, I still value your opinion and thank you for commenting! =-D

@Knot-orious sorry if I offended. I learn by lumping things by similar process and the midshipmans can be made using a rolling hitch #2, creating a load bearing awning hitch to support the bind, or it can be tied internally using a rolling hitch #1 (taught in bsa, no awning hitch internal) which resembles what you've done here. More loops than the standard msh, but the same principles. Also differs in the method as it isn't self cored, but the eye is created around a secondary line. I am also curious how it plays in differently sized lines. I'd expect smaller around larger would bite a bit better, large around smaller would be pretty prone to slippage. Either way, I greatly appreciate the demo and contribution to my understanding. Will definitely be doing some testing with this.

You definitely DID NOT offend me, my friend. I just had a difficult time agreeing with your perspective. However, now that you've explained yourself a little more thoroughly, I better appreciate what you're saying. You seem to have a strong understanding of knots and I respect that. Yes, I agree that this hitch would most certainly function best when tied "smaller around larger!" If you decide to actually do some testing, let me know how it goes and what you learn from the tests! Also, be sure to check out my other videos on my channel! I make Shorts, but I also make tons of long form videos as well, so be sure to check them out as well! I also make tons of videos about arborist style tree climbing if that interests you! Thanks for your educated and intelligent comment and welcome to my channel!

If you ever have any questions, comments, suggestions, or just want to talk shop, I can be reached at knotorious.contact@gmail.com.

You're supposed to see yourself out after something like that

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Bahaha, solid zinger, my friend! Solid zinger! That was pretty clever.

​@@user-gu1cv2kr9ythey fell asleep before they could leave

I buy most of my ropes, hitch cords, etc. from wesspur.com! I also buy some stuff from treestuff.com! Sometimes I buy quality stuff from Amazon as well! But wesspur.com is my absolute favorite place to buy ropes and hitch cords. Amazon has a great selection of DMM hardware for great prices! All of my carabiners are by DMM and they are triple action gated always. Mostly oval, but I also have a few HMS, and a DMM Ceros. I also bought my Rock Exotica OmniBlock (the pulley shown in this video) from eBay and the DMM Revolver Rig (shown in this video) from Amazon! So I shop around! Great question! But wesspur.com is a great place to start! I got my Treemotion harness from some obscure site in Europe because they had a massive sale. I hunt for deals without sacrificing quality ever! Thanks for saying you love my videos! I love my viewers! EDIT: The place I got my harness was Rope-Master.com

I just checked out your channel and left a comment on one of your videos! Give it a look-see!

Less complex/different tying method than the Snail hitch, but I see why you view it as similar! This hitch can easily be tied with a standard eye to eye, whereas the Snail hitch requires a longer cord. Both are great hitches! I've been holding onto this video for awhile now. Trying to post some older content before my editing style changes so much that I have to remake them. I explain the situation in my latest community post. Not sure if you saw it. I don't think many people did. Thanks for commenting as always! I hope you are well!

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video and the hitch! =-D

Check out this much newer, better video about the Double Fisherman bend. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bfNakIYsDLE.html The video you just watched is extremely old and I sucked at RU-vid back then. Having said that, it is a highly informational video and it's one of my most popular for some reason.

You're very welcome! Thank you for thanking me! Glad you enjoyed my video and agree that this knot is useful!

It's actually a SLIPPED Lapp bend. I mention this in my video. =-P

Thanks! =-D I really wanted to come up with a method which would allow for a climber to uninstall both their friction saver AND a redirect easily and all at once. So I came up with this method and it works great! If you haven't seen the full video, I recommend watching it as usual! it has a TON of more information! Thanks for commenting, buddy! Always great to hear from you!

Thank you! You're absolutely correct! One never always knows when the need for a very particular knot may come in handy! I sometimes have to reference my own videos so that I can remember how to tie certain random, obscure knots and friction hitches that I've made content for! Anyone who thinks I have all of these knots and hitches memorized is giving me and my memory way too much credit! haha Having said that, I would say that I can tie about 50% of all of the knots on my channel from memory and perhaps maybe 20% of all of the friction hitches (including all of my 85+ original hitch creations). That's still pretty impressive if you ask me! =-P

If you compare the Sheet bend to the structure of the Lapp knot (the Quick hitch is just a slipped version of the Lapp knot, which is also a bend), you'll see that they are almost structurally identical. The Quick hitch might as well be a slipped form of the Sheet bend and very few people would even recognize that it isn't. Plus, this is a super strong and slipped knot, making it secure and fast to untie. But I can already see you scoffing at my justification for the Quick hitch from here haha Anyways, thanks for commenting! Always good to see you! It's been awhile! Stick around! Much love, buddy! =-D

Thanks, Dave! I'm glad you love my content! Love you too, you majestic, flightless bird! Errr, I mean...Kiwi! haha =-P

@@Knot-orious i don't think the Kiwi bird has much that is attractive about it, actually!

@@daveoseas I think it's kinda cute haha

Thanks! I'm not sure what you mean by "give it two turns to my line yard," though. Are you talking about how I wrapped the sling around the branch instead of just laying it over in basket configuration?

@@Knot-orious yes, how you wrapped the sling in the branch.

@@victorgutierrez5826 Oh, okay. Thanks for clarifying that for me. =-D

One of the best places to buy gear online is wesspur.com! That is my favorite place and probably the best online vendor with the best selection/prices. Also, you can go to treestuff.com and check them out as well! There are a few other decent vendors out there, but you'll find everything you need at either of these two vendors! Let me know if I can help you with anything else. I can be reached privately with any questions you may have or advice you may need at knotorious.contact@gmail.com! Welcome to my channel and thanks for commenting; and welcome to the wonderful world of tree climbing! =-D

@@Knot-orious Thank you for your help! I want to climb up to cut down a tree so I'd like to install this Adjustable friction saver system but I'm a new climber so I don't know what gears I need to buy and how to setup this system correctly. Your advice would be appreciate!

All you need in order to install an adjustable friction saver is a throw weight (sometimes called a throw ball), a throwline, and a rope! Here's a video I made that shows exactly how to install an adjustable friction saver from the ground! Watch the video and, afterwards, if you have anymore questions, I'd be happy to help you. Once you get the rope through the two rings, you'll be able to create a climbing system, specifically a moving rope system (MRS) AKA double rope technique (DRT). This can be as simple as a closed system using just your rope to climb with a Blake's hitch tied with the tail of your rope (this works best with 12 to 16-strand ropes) or an open system with a split tail, or a Hitch Climber setup, which involves a Hitch Climber pulley and a friction hitch tied with an eye to eye prusik/hitch cord (which you'll see me display in this video). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d20d9Acnlgg.html

I already made a Short for the other method: ru-vid.comzi-AAHXJ0HI?feature=share Is this the one you're referring to? If you're interested, I made a full length video demo'ing both methods, and showing how to install fixed and loose hardware using each method. The method shown in the video you commented on is great because both loose and fixed hardware can be installed onto the loop with it. The other method can only allow the installation of loose hardware. Nothing fixed. Here's the full video if that interests you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OJq-Q1PWZ6w.html Thanks for commenting and for supporting my content! EDIT: Just realized you already pointed the fixed hardware upside point out. Sorry, just woke up. Not processing at 100% yet lol

@@Knot-orious that is exactly the method I use. Thanks.

You're welcome! =-D

I have a Vitamin B deficiency which causes shaking and regular supplements don't seem to help very much. Might need to start getting injections or something. Not really sure. Pretty sure it's hereditary because my father shakes as well. It's harmless and it isn't uncomfortable and, quite honestly, I hardly ever notice it until someone comments on it. Even during editing, I just rarely even notice. It is what it is. Couldn't care less about it. I have so many more important things to focus on than how people perceive me. So long as I'm happy and fully functional, the shaking doesn't matter to me. Thanks for being polite when asking about it. I've had people suggest that I'm on drugs, or assume that I'm terrified, etc. You were very polite an not presumptuous. I respect that. I've been tree climbing for 5 years, YouTubing for almost 2 years (I think; maybe less?), and so I'm super confident at this point. Thanks for commenting! Be sure to check out my other videos. I make full length videos for almost all of my Shorts.

Thanks. My termination knot is a Poacher's loop, not a half hitch. It's perfectly safe for life support applications. But thanks for looking out.

Yes, perhaps there are ways that this can be used for SRS/SRT instead! Thanks for commenting!

This is probably the most basic redirect for MRS that you can create using just a sling and a carabiner (or Revolver Rig/Roll Clip Z) and a pulley! You can use just a basic nylon or dyneema sling instead of my fancy home made adjustable sling you see in the video! Be sure to watch the full video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ORjyalBe7TQ.html Also, here is another really awesome redirect that I guarantee you've never seen anywhere else on RU-vid, but this one is static: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EfnTrtvuawI.html It makes use of the becket on the Revolver Rig to attach a Pinto pulley below it! Thanks for your comment and for engaging with me!

I'm excited for you and excited that you want to climb on one of my friction hitches! Be sure to take a look at some of my newer ones in my video library as well! There are quite a few excellent options! One of my first hitch designs is also my personal favorite: the Calligraphy hitch ru-vid.com9IPQJwCmpyE Let me know how it goes if you have the time! Thanks for commenting! =-D

​@@Knot-oriousAwesome .. been watching that new knot U sent Calligraphy knot .. Nice .. am practicing it a few times .. will definitely try it .. I work in DRT and use a DMM pulley when climbing .. this knot should work fine ✔️

Excellent! The Calligraphy hitch is my personal choice for a lanyard or my climbing systems, or I use the Blizzard hitch for my rope wrench, which works well for DRT as well. Here's a link to the tying/discussion video for the Blizzard hitch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-olxUNS6ca0o.html Here's me testing it live with a wrench: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tu7haYgwzTE.html It's a very simple hitch to remember to tie and works phenomenally as part of a hitch climber system for MRS/DRT. But start with the Calligraphy hitch. It has been my favorite for a very long time; as well as a favorite for many of my viewers!