How to build an SRT Knee Ascender for Tree Climbing

[@grantglaister1320]

Really good video mate, great delivery and easily understood , thanks .

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@plmengineer9238]

Brilliant 👍 So good that you can fold it up and stash it away in a pouch until you need it

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

That’s one of the best parts! 🙌. And works so well with the Audax. Do you currently use a Reecoil Audax?

[@markelmes4645]

Great tutorial. 🤙

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

Thanks Mark! What knee ascender setup are you using at the moment?

[@Appollo-mt3pg]

Excellente démonstration et très pratique félicitations

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

Thanks you! 😊🤙

[@Salphoth]

Thx for the tutorial, really helped! Keep doing a great job! :)

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

Thanks for the great feedback! 😊

[@Anthony-qq2xm]

Great tutorial.

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

Thanks! 😊👍

[@rossmckitrick7806]

Very clean 👌

[@jibiroo]

Nice rig thanx

[@fernandorc-s8k]

Muy buen video en horabuena, me gustaria preguntar se puede ascender con un ALPINE UP ? en lugar de lo que tu usas ?

[@habiullah8362]

Please give a clear video on how the legs are locked with the rope while climbing

[@georgelucas1693]

Where can we buy both fids that you used in this video?

[@gallant_hung]

Would you suggest a website that can buy all the items need for building the knee ascender kit?

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

That’s tricky. The ascender would come from an Arb, rope access or Rock climbing shop as well as the DMM xsre carabiners. The elastic shock cord from a hardware store. And the dyneema cord from a sailing shop.

[@ushi120]

5mm Robline Dinghy control line has only 4mm dyneema core. If you don't need the cover, 4mm dyneema will be good enough!

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

That would definitely make it even more compact! I do like the cover on the dyneema though, just to avoid the dyneema strands picking.

[@mathiashaenel2832]

Im using 3mm dyneema without cover for 3 yeas now and its still fine.

[@robo11735]

Won't the cord come up a little short since you didn't do the Croll marking while it was girth hitched?

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

True. Probably lost about 5-10mm from the spliced large eye to girth hitching it. Good pickup 👏🤙

[@GautierMetral]

What is the brand of the dyneema rope ?

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

It’s the Robline Dyneema Dinghy Control Line. The 5mm has a 12kN rating

[@rendiyudhapriangga]

Auto subscribe. 🙏

[@danielmilka1212]

😍💪

[@sercandonmez8405]

Hey dude, take a meter of rope and make figure 8 both of ends side. 👍

[@pfv3462]

Can I ask you an important question? Is the TasLove 3 a safe device? Thank you for explaining how to make this knee ascender

[@REECOIL_DOT_COM]

I do like the Tas Lov3. But only for very specific uses IMHO. I don’t think it’s a good device for moving around the canopy of a tree (it doesn’t have the fine adjustment of a hitch, zigzag, rope runner etc) it is great for ascent though and I do think it is a safe device when used correctly in the correct application. I’d compare it more to a Petzl ID and Rig, ISC D4 and other rope access descenders but with the benefit of being able to ascend a straight rope. It doesn’t have an anti-panic function though, so that’s something to bear in mind.

[@GoLongboardBroseph]

this is a video on splicing...not making your own knee ascender

[@Daniel08353]

This is a video on making a knee ascender, which involves all the details including splicing. Doesn’t get better detailed than that.

[@GoLongboardBroseph]

@@Daniel08353 You can tie a variety of knots for this application. A splice is not an element of a knee ascender system. When someone is looking for aide in a simple video it would benefit them (and the creator) to include necessary information, and if there is an avenue for a tangent of valuable info make another video on that with a specific name. Like: "How to splice ____ cordage". You'll get more views anyway...

[@hansyoutube2678]

Yeah, but I liked it :D

[@GoLongboardBroseph]

@@hansyoutube2678 I like it when people are intentional in their actions.

[@Daniel08353]

Ok that’s a good point. Getting to the point in a short video, plus adding a tag video or link in description of a video with more details of certain things. That’s also more videos with more views.