SRT #3: Maverick Hitch Canopy Anchor

[@PeeWee33772]

Absolutely mesmerizing, like rope and knot magic. The vanishing Hunter. Thank you once again for sharing your inexhaustible knowledge.

[@jrbtc]

Well, now that you mention it, as hunters, we do want to "vanish" once in the canopy, and if you could have seen the top of this climb, you'd have seen branches below my tie in, and they help us hide. We never want to be detected by a passing deer. That's more difficult to do when leaving a trail of hardware up a branchless trunk.

[@anthonyhelms2817]

This is what I've been doing most recently anyway. 40' and using my presets, tying the Mav and running my paracord through it while running it up! Great video and info as always John.

[@jrbtc]

Excellent Anthony. I wanted to have detailed supporting videos for all the supporting tools and had a chance to test the rigging on different ropes before doing this demonstration. Glad it's working for you as well.

[@ericbrabham3640]

The maverick is very useful, thanks for showing one of the uses of it.

[@jrbtc]

It's really very useful. More to come!

[@Silbar89]

Absolutely love it!

[@jrbtc]

Thx brother.

[@timwaldroup9654]

As always informative and entertaining..

[@jrbtc]

Damn helicopter... i like doing my videos with no scripts or cuts and minimal editing... but that thing was loud!!!

[@feldwebel7734]

excellent...

[@jrbtc]

Thx!

[@Redawg1]

So I’m new to this other than running ropes courses where I work. I’m very interested in this whole saddle hunting thing. I’ve watched several of your videos and also subscribed to your channel. You seem very safe and knowledgeable. I have a concern or a question for you. If you are up in the tree and you are pivoting around on your bridge and you pivot a little too far to your hitch side what stops your carabiner from tending that hitch on your bridge and you falling a short distance? Love your videos man. Keep ‘em coming. Thank you

[@jrbtc]

On a really short bridge, yes, if ya pivot hard one way, it will push your hitch back and lengthen your bridge. This hasn't ever happened to me though simply because when sitting on a hunt, my bridge is long... I can pivot as hard as I want on either side. But if ya had a short bridge, it would push it, but you wouldn't actually fall... its more like a 6inch rappel.

[@Redawg1]

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense. I’ll make sure I run the hitch long while in the stand.

[@kennethrogers1129]

Wow, passing the preset through the Maverick is whacky good for short rope, why not have the end loop on both ends, for retrieval and preset? With my 75 ft rope I’m good DSRT to 35 ft, and SRT to 70, and sometimes that will be the situation, but likely will use a pole and hitch climb, really like using the Maverick for a false crotch around the tree truck, looks like I like a5-12 ft pole the best, nice and light, I do have a 5-20 but it’s rather awkward at full extension and usually need a second transition anyway

[@jrbtc]

The end loop on both ends does work, however, there are situations where you might need to put a lot of force on a retrieval line. For example, let's say your line was going around the trunk of a rough barked tree. Or around a thick branch and you were pulling the rope back without exploding it. The end loop is for a relatively light load and we don't want to find out it's breaking point by losing a rope in a tree.

[@nealh3826]

So you take the carabiner out of the maverick hitch before rappelling? I think im missing something because my mav is not coming down from the tree easy at all!

[@jrbtc]

@@nealh3826 of course, you wouldn't actually climb on it until you learned to tie it correctly, including locking and unlocking it. Before rappel, unlock. Then rappel and remotely explode it

[@nealh3826]

Ok i got it, Been a learning day! I appreciate the help