i realized i left out that part of the instructions, hang tighht, i will reply to all of you with diagrams and detailed info on how to do exactly that easily
So, once youve thrown your rope over a branch, youre probably wondering "how to i secure it? what am i supposed to tie?"
With the rope now thrown and hung over the branch of your choice, you will take the tail/thrown end and use it to tie a Running Bowline to the rest of the rope on the other side of the branch. Once this is done, you will tighten the knot until it cinches up at the base/crotch of the branch. This is a VERY solid and strong knot, ive used it thousands of times to pull entire trees over without fail. It is also a "running" bowline because it can be loosened or undone very quickly if you need to change your mind, even if you've been pulling on the knot for hours, it is easy to undo.
Once the anchor is tied/secured, youll want to use the rest of the rope to tie, preferably, a slipknot. I'd recommend having a knife with you in case you must cut extra slack off and adjust the length of the rope to suit your partial/full suspension length needs.
Below ive supplied pictures in order of 2 easy steps on how this should be done to more easily understand:
1) Throw your rope over a branch you have selected, remember, ALWAYS do this over the base or crotch of the branch
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2) With the tail end you just threw over, use that to tie a Running Bowline to the rest of the rope
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With this, there is ZERO need to climb any tree if you have thrown the rope correctly into the right crotch, everything can be done safely from the ground. Hope this cleared up some confusion
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Just to reassure any of you who doubt that a small live branch could support your weight, here are some pics i took while at work, look at the feet of the men, and where they are standing. They are standing securely in the CROTCH/BASE of the branch (they are stubbed off because we had to cut them)
Little branches like that could support you for days at a time as long as you leverage it and know where to put the weight. Hope this helped clear any anxieties. These trees were large cottonwoods, alive.
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