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This is fantastic! Many people would benefit from hands-on experience, especially new hunters who are just getting into the saddle world. I have two questions for you: Will there be a discount on your kits at the Huntstock events? Also, will you be at the MASS location in August? I'd be thrilled to meet you and get some hands-on experience before deciding what to buy for the next hunting season. I wish I could attend the one in NY, but it's too far for me with almost 12 hours one way trip. I hope you have an amazing time there and maybe I'll see you in Mass. Thank you

Beyond awful then noticed your channel. Sorry I gave you a view

great vid, very helpful

I hunted all last year with this saddle and it's the most comfortable saddle I've had.

This is great! It puts the last piece of the puzzle in place! I’ve been working on this very same technique and you guys, NY Saddle Hunters have put it all in place. Thank you.

Bro! I've agonized over ways to render the lineman belt fool proof. I refuse to climb with only it, which makes for slow ascension, but safe ascension. You have answered my prayers. Thank you for this excellent info.

Practicing mine this summer, getting ready

That’s awesome, Scott! I wish I could make it but I have a wedding that weekend to attend!😩

Love this system! Since switching over to this I have been hammering out presets and climbing trees like I never have before. I was very efficient with sticks but this has made me even more efficient and to be honest safer. Awesome video guys!

Wish I could. Bit of a drive from SE Florida. But thanks for all the very informative video content.😊

Love the system . Do you happen to have a video which shows how you Created the orange attachments on both ends of your climbing rope along with the fixed eye? for those of us that already have a climbing rope and want to modify it ?

Scott I'm from Michigan got my 40 ft. Of canyon elite from Eastern woods outdoors for one sticking. It has a small sewen eye at one end for just fitting a quick ling thru and a small loop at the other end for pulling gear up. My question is will I be able to thread my rope thru that quick link like you do your bigger loop ???

That is a Left-Hand ascender and you are Right Handed correct? Thank you, love the channel!

Dudethat's awsome. 😊

Can I trade in my f4 8mm system for the new one 🤣🤣

Awesome video. I just bought myself the bib and jacket. How is it holding up for you a few years later?

From a preset in place. Is it difficult to perform the half line girth hitch on thick barked, pine trees? does it have a problem feeding and sinching?? Also wondering your opinion on my buddy leaving his main climbing rope in the tree overnight to hunt the next morning. My worry for him is if a critter chews some of it in the night? Anyway are you for leaving it up for the morning hunt or against it? Might need to add he leaves it because he one sticks and never used presets

will this work with a jx3?

Howdy, I've always loved your guys content and learned a lot from it. Couple safety questions: - Wouldn't it be ideal to be tethered into the ascender? As is, if your belay device + knut hitch fail you aren't connected to the ascender at all. - Is there a risk that, if something goes wrong, someone will "instinctively grab" the rope in front of them, and thus depress the knut hitch, and if the belay device was engaged for rappelling have quite a rapid fall? - Does that belay device not need the brake line to be held by a hand? To assist with that, some similar systems have like an autoblock hitch (or a progress capture device like a micro traxion) down by a leg loop to help hold the brake line in case the person's hand is not where it should be. Your system does seem quite safe, but these ideas come to my mind looking at it and hoping for another 1/2 or full point of redundancy.

So if the limb I'm attached to is higher than the best hunting height, making the angle of the rope too steep I assume you would switch to your tether?

Can you talk about handedness in this setup? Is that a left handed ascender you're using? What is your dominant hand?

This is a nice quality video. Excellent job guys! I'll be trying this method for sure.

I started using the SRT system last year after finding a video of yours and I’ve never looked back! I will be adding the 8mm hitch cord this year. I don’t know if that’s new to the setup or if I just looked over it previously but this setup is money for us long walkers!

Great video. When using a Grigri recommended to always have a hand holding tension in rope below Grigri device or tie backup knots below Grigri. The Grigri does not always lock rope in itself if your weight is removed from Grigri (like if removing lanyard and returning to GriGri as support) unless you sufficient tension in the rope below the Grigri - ie not guaranteed to lock. The Rig or ID devices do lock rope and are more suited for hands free positioning without need for locking off with knot on device or below device.

From the Palmetto state…Great stuff boys! 🤙🏼 looking forward to losing my the sticks.

I use your hunter safety system with the F4, & after a season with it- can't see ever hunting without it. Thanks for all you do!

Your best, most professional presentation yet! I've been using your Trango half-line system pretty much since you introduced it. Light weight, safe, QUIET, compact, easy. While I've historically upgraded to each improvement in the half-line system, I'm convinced that you guys have come up with the optimal configuration. You can be proud of the impact you've had on the hunting community.

Scott it looks awesome I can’t wait to try it down here in Florida!👍

Great video. The "140in" though. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I have your mobile hunting system with the f4 device and I love it. Very interested in this, might upgrade this season.

I love climbing with the Half line climbing system. Thanks for all the great content

Outstanding job as usual fellas!!!!!

Great setup and smart tips. Personally here in Mississippi I love hitch climbing SRT, I need no mechanical gadgets, no preset cords, nor a throw ball. But I do use a 20 ft pole, two pre-tied ascender/descender hitches, one with a footloop, the other attached to my bridge, Munter hitch rappelling. I love using this setup for new areas. The WMA I often hunt is 30,000 acres of mature oaks and some food plots, so there are lots of new areas to explore. if I want I can leave a preset cord for DSRT or SRT. Scouting is of course a good strategy, but you can spook out a big buck if hou wander around his sanctuary too much, so I map scout then hunt . When I 2TC, my bottom tether has a footloop and a hitch for a redundant safety bridge, top tether has three hitches - footloop, thigh loop and main bridge- very safe

So could you not use 2 hand ascenders? Like Be hooked in to one with your bridge and the other one to your foot. Bc they go up so easy? Just asking because I’m not sure. In my head seamsime it be easier.

watching you fellows for a couple years. stoked to see y'all getting this together.

Awesome job as always. Scott and Joe you guys are amazing.

My dad would have loved this channel! I’m so proud of you guys! ❤️🙏🏻🦌

thank you!

Thanks Guys 👍

Question! If you were hunting an area primarily with very tall pine tress that had next to no limbs, how would you go about getting up the tree or building a set? Would you kind of ditch this system as a climbing method and opt for the base of a climbing stand, and kind of go that route, or try something else?

If I havent already, thank you very much for your efforts in making these videos and your website selling equipment you use. After wading through some comments, Im reminded why Ive never posted a how to video on anything! Also, Im happy to purchase from someone who goes out of their way to sell a good product. 👍 Thanks again.😊

I am leaning towards a CGM Cobra for my first saddle purchase this year. I am torn on the waist belt though. Rope belt with sliding knot. Webbing belt with D ring buckle. Upgrade to a Raptor buckle. Upgrade to a Cobra buckle with D ring like a riggers belt for a secondary safety option… Any guidance or suggestion is appreciated. Thanks

How does this work around super limmy trees? Like oaks on field edges.

What bags are those? I’m looking for something to better hold my 40’ of 9mm one sticking rope. Thanks

Would you use this saddle for recreation tree climbing too? I'd like to go up 50/60 ft or more and wonder if the hunting saddles would be safe and comforts ke compared to an arborist saddle like treemotion or monkeybeaver

Great video NYSH! Love ❤️ climbing ropes into trees 🌳. Have you considered using a leather cambium saver for MRT to save some friction but even better keeps sap off your rope?!

It would be great to see a video on how to choose a good limb crook for safe rope climbing. Min/Max size etc...The rope is your lifeline and choosing the correct limb is key IMO. You guys are doing a good thing for the sport of hunting. Thank you.👍

It is an ascender = go up. To go down you need to take the weight off of the device and then slide it down which is why they are used in pairs - one for a foot loop and one for your harness. Maybe use the ropeman on the bottom for ease of movement and a prussic on top. The reason for a smaller diameter prussic knot is to get a better grab. The size is relative to the size of the rope it goes around and a rope the same size or near the same size won't grip as tightly when you need it to. Abrasion resistance is also important here because if you are sliding down on that prussic it generates heat and it can melt.

Do you use a platform with this method?