Been hanging stands for 35 years and this lineman belt design is safer and faster than any approach I have used before. It is faster than going with no climbing aid (which I did when I was bulletproof in my teens). Just a note, Ropeman did have a recall of some of their Ropeman1s. They contacted me and replaced it. As an engineer and someone that is always trying to improve things, I am a fan of this guy's approach.
Just a note. The climbing rope he is using is static climbing rope. Actual rock climbing rope is dynamic which basically means it has some stretch to it. As a rock climber and deer hunter I would highly recommend this setup and the use of static line/rope. 11.0mm works great in the Wild Country Ropeman 1. Great video sir.
I am so pumped I found your videos. I’m hoping to get my first hang on stand next season and after watching a video or two I realized there is a lot more to it. After some searching I found your videos. Your videos have drastically increased my confidence going up in a tree next year. I will be using your links to make my own linemans belt. Thank you for your time and knowledge!
Bought my rope man for Christmas and set it aside, just put together my lineman‘s belt after watching this video, took two minutes. Thanks again for the video
I made 2 lineman belts per your previous video 3 years ago & it works absolutely perfectly. An important consideration of your design & lifeline is that it has calmed my wife's nervousness about me falling from trees. Also, I purchased your Scouting Video & it is excellent! Thank you.
Awesome! Glad to hear you are taking your safety so seriously. Any questions on any of it ask anytime. There are no dumb questions and myself and everyone that comments on my channel will do everything we can to help you any way we can.
Eat sleep and bow hunt this is why I watch this guys videos you can tell he is passionate can’t wait to take his online hunting course .IF he could add some videos of him shooting deer from the stand that would be icing on the cake great job .
Just built one last week and used it today to hang a set.. Great to feel safe on the tree. Worked just fine. I have some fearz when it comes to heights and this really helped.
This is awesome! New to the channel and the podcast and I honestly can’t get enough of your content. I appreciate your No Nonsense approach and tactics. I am literally going to make this right now! Thanks Jason.
Great video on your safety ropes set up ...... I just bought a Novix Helo hunt ready system and I need to learn the best way to use this system . Your video tips are a great way to start this process . I'm 62 years old and have used climbers and lock ons for years, the thing I like about being mobile is of course the element of surprise , and using a lock on system allows me to be able to hunt just about any tree near the best deer sign , I'm looking forward to using some of your tips . take care and good hunting to you !
Jason-using the Ropeman 1 ascender to replace the prusik knot on my lineman's belt was a HUGE difference. My rig was already set up like yours (we even use the same safety harness!), but this just made it that much simpler. One-handed operation is the only way to go!
I also use this on my safety rope with a ladder stand that I leave set up in my yard to practice out of. It makes me use a safety harness to practice shooting because you never know.
Great straight to the point videos. I've just started using a harness, just the ones they include with your stands. The linesman belts are loud and crap. Made my own as per your video with supplies from MEC here in Ontario, Canada. I feel like now I can be safe as well as stealthy. Thanks again.
thanks for putting all this info and the links out here to make it easy for us! I just ordered my ascender and 2 carabiners via your affiliate links! combining this with my wild edge steps to go super lightweight portable for 2020.
So just got my climbing sticks and ropeman#1 and have everything set up. I gotta say man o man totally scairy compaired to my climbing tree stand. I Got lots of pratice till Im confident climbing up and setting tree stands in the dark. You make it look very easy
Thanks so much for your videos Jason. I hunt compound, but apply a lot of what you show in your videos. Going through your course now. Just built my linemans rope and tried it. Awesome!
In case anyone was waiting, the Ropeman 1 is available on Amazon again. Great videos Jason. Some of the best instructional and demonstrative videos I've seen. Thanks much!
How it "splits" is called a "sheave" this is absolutely a good ascender. First series is easier on your line & creates less freying due to the LESS aggressive teeth on the cam than the second series. But the Ropeman 2 has a stainless steel cam & is rated for much more weight. I climb trees professionally & it's a solid system. I would suggest 2 buckstraps or what this guy calls lineman belt or whatever for transitioning around limbs. Spend the few extra bucks & get a few locking carabiners. It's worth staying alive.
We have the safety line that is connected to our shoulders to use as a safe line when we have to disconnect the lineman belt to get around limbs. But its defineltly not as fast as 2 lineman belts, but is quieter as we don't have carabiners clanking together. Thanks for the detailed info!
I think that your videos I have seen are excellent, but I contest your views on a prusik... I don't know how you are tying them, but I have never had to use two hands to adjust a prusik, infact they are adjustable by using two fingers. Not saying the Ropeman is a bad option, but using a prusik for years as a hunter and a former arborist, I have never needed two hands to adjust. I am going to be building a new Linemans rope to lighten the weight load and I will be doing this, or atleast VERY similar! Great videos and well explained!! Thank you!
It's easy to extend the line on a prusik but pulling in tighter by grabbing the tag end and pulling doesn't work with a prusik unless it has a tender or something to hold the knot back. Atleast for me. The rope man is some, fast and easy to adjust line in or out. That makes me constantly make sure I have the right line length to keep me safe. Lots of good options out there. But for me the ropeman one is as simple, quick and functional as I could ever ask for.
The Ropeman 2 is actually the better ascender. All high end ascenders use the teeth approach. Ascenders that cost 100-200 each all use it. I bought my first ascenders, Jumars, in 1972, and last year bought some replacements, they all use pointy teeth. The only reason the Ropeman 1 does not is because the cam is Aluminum saving a fraction of an ounce in weight. Aluminum is too soft to carry the detail in the point cam surfaces, which are made in steel. I am not climbing Everest without oxygen, so that tiny increment of weight would not influence me, but then today when I tried to buy an R2 , they didn't have one, so I bought the R1. It isn't a big deal. SO LONG AS, one is using real climbing rope in the correct size. There are products that look like climbing rope (or similar grade products such as those used for fast ropping and rescue) where the only load bearing part of the rope is the mantel. Some ropes even have material that looks like plastic bags in the core. In fact with climbing rope, the load bearing part is the core, the mantel is all about handling, durability, etc... But use a ropeman on real rope, and either one will work in our situation. Fraying in the mantel fo a climbing rope does not affect the performance, and improves handling. It gets a nice fuzz to it and that is as far as it goes.
I did not like the ropeman 2. It was too hard on the rope. The ropeman 1 has served me well for 25 years. But I for sure appreciate all the detail and info in this comment, especially about the ropes. Thanks.
Just wanted to say thank you for all your videos, you got me stuff on lone wolf stands, now you showed us how to make my own linemens rope! (Which I used everything that you recommend ) & It works great!! ..well better get back to the grill I’m smoking 20 lbs of deer snack sticks today!! 🦌
Great content!! Glad i came across your channel recently, all of your videos are always very informative, knowledgable and quick and to the point. Thanks!
Traditional Bowhunting And Wilderness Podcast No thank you for the amazing content! Just watched the Tips for surviving out in the wilderness video i came across, awesome content and tips! Very useful info to have and tricks for the woods if you ever get stranded out there
Been putting this off for 2 years. Just ordered the stuff I need from the links provided. Thank your...my prusik knot linesman’s belt is getting annoying.
After doing some research and watching your videos, I decided to make a lineman’s belt of my own. I find it a lot better than using a prusik knot. Thanks for the great videos and links to everything! Good luck this season!
Glad you like it. Has a ton of benefits over a prussik with speed and safety as well as thermal regulation with the ability to have both hands free to hang sticks and stand.
Cool system. Agree with a comment below - good info - agree or disagree - but well presented videos. I appreciate your work. I'm not very pretty so tree rash on my face isn't going to do much damage - better than the dead option. Be safe and hunt well!
I also like the auto locking carabiners, but have found that when they freeze they are tricky. nice thing about the twist locks are in the winter storms or freezing rain I dont have to use the lock and can just leave it unlocked and used as a standard carabiner. But if you dont hunt in the freezing cold storms much the auto lockers are nice. I appreciate you mentioning the auto locks. gives people more options! Thanks for the comment!
D P I just made a second scouting series of DVDs that is a 2 DVD set and over 4 hours long. So right now I have the first scouting DVD set and now a second scouting DVD set. I may make something different next year but not sure yet.
Could you use the rope man one on your lifeline As well instead of the Prussic(sp) knot Ps thank you for this video. I’m 35 and have been hunting since I was 12 but this is my first year bow hunting//hunting in a tree. I’m terrified of heights and your videos on lineman’s belts and lifelines was a game changer. I feel like I’m not gonna die in the damn tree now. Thank you.
I would not use a ropeman as a lifeline connection. That line could end up having a lot of slack in it depending on you sitting or standing etc. I would not want to put a full drop with a couple feet of slack on a ropeman. Not that I think it would hurt it. I just think a solid rope in that situation would be better. Now for a lineman belt the ropeman is perfect.
Guys, and gals....don't say "it can never happen to you"! Guy I knew was in his early thirties and his wife was pregnant with twins. The day he fell his wife went into labor. They shared a room in the hospital. Twins were born healthy and he started a new life in a wheelchair. He was now paralyzed from waste down and was only a year into his new marriage. His condition shortened his lifespan and he passed away a few years ago. We had discussions about that day. What he remembers is getting to his chain-on stand around 1:00pm and starting to work his way into his stand when something came loose. He remembers his back hitting limbs below and his body flipping in circles around them. He remembers being unable to move on the ground. He remembers his best buddy calling his name in the dark ( his wife called his buddy because he didn't return an hour after dark ). He had laid there all afternoon and nobody was there to help him. He continued to hunt but his hunting was now in a ground blind with a crossbow. His life changed dramatically that day and it was all to a lack of knowledge and equipment. RIP Jack Taylor...your lesson will always be shared and hopefully your legacy will save someone else from a similar accident.
Works great , hunt and prep very similar to your style. Longbow , recurve , mobile. Rope man 1 ? Getting a little noise when backing it off. Any suggestions. Thanks John.
Hi, I know sometimes you post updates to video's. Is this the latest and greatest lineman belt video? Thanks man great content been following for awhile.
There are 2 or 3 more videos since then. All basically the same. On my channel hit the magnifing glass and type lineman. Theu will pop right up for you
@andykrug8741 correct but I'd probably buy 12 feet so you have room to make the knots and get it exactly thr length you want. It's worth the extra couple dollars for the peice of mind. The knots take up alot of rope
Very true but also much bigger, bulkier and heavier. That overhand knot with the ends lashed works perfect for what it's doing. But you are 100% Correct and I appreciate the comment as others might want the strongest option available. Thanks again.
This is a good video, but do you have a step by step process on how you setup the belt, and what loop is on the non rope ascender side. I have all the components, but it’s hard to see everything when you’re on the tree
On the non ascender side I just use an over hand knot and then lash the tail to the mainline so it can not come undone and is snag free. To lash the end I just used bowstring serving and wrapped it tight free hand. But any good climbing knot will work great.
Curious.... When buying rope, how much should I start out with? And how much space would you say you are using knot to knot? (I know the last question is a matter of preference, but trying to get a general idea"
My question is, my ladder stand is already up so how does this system help me climb the stand to attach my life line rope, the ladder stand is at an angle so it’s not right against the tree Thanks
It doesn't help you with climbing a ladder stand. But a life line put up and left up with the ladder stand will as you slide the prussik up and down as you climbe the ladder
ruclips.net/video/d3C4pr-lCgI/видео.html This video shows the knots I use on both ends I think. If it doesn't let me know. But I. Pretty sure this one shows the knots and how to tie them.
i really like this, bought the ropeman1 what diameter size rope do you use. It looks like the carabiner wont fit in the hole in the ropeman 1 with the rope that came with my hunter specialties rope.
Take a cam strap, cut off the J hooks, add carabiners and you have the same thing for 1/5th of the price. A $3 cam strap easily replaces a $45 ascender. Try it out
I would not trust that to hold in fall. But the concept is solid. Other problem is a strap is near impossible to swing up the tree as you climb as its flat and snags on the bark everywhere
Happens every fall. Ropeman goes out of stock. Might find it online at other stores but not for long. Good news is amazon restocks very fast. Same issue with the rope. I have not used any of the other ascenders so I cant comment on those.
Appreciate this video I am sick and tired of messing with the not that slides On the traditional Lyman's built However I do not C The link to Amazon I have found the product but if I'm going to buy it anyway you might as well get Little something out of it Also I know this is dangerous but a lot of times when I would transition onto my stand I would take the lemons belt off and not Tie off to the tree until I got on to the stand do you have a video of your set up for your safety line Thanks a bunch
Appreciate you wanting to buy it thru my link! In the video right below the video there is a text description and the link is right there to the ropeman and all the carabiners and rope options right there for you. Yep I do have a video on my safety line set up. I have that video linked right here for you. ruclips.net/video/FpLOdOCu7vY/видео.html
I wanted to run this by you, I had bought some boat rope rated for I think around 1300 lbs. it's 1/2" line and I have 5/16 line that's rated for several hundred lbs. as well, both were purchased at west marine. Thinking about using them for ladder stands as Prusic safety lines
I would not use dock line personally. I cant remember the actual weight rating needed to handle the shock load of a fall. But I dont think dock lone is rated for it. Will it work, probably but I dont know for sure and I probably would not risk it.
Yep I like the stiffness and flickability of the 11mm better for a lineman belt that gets flipped up and down the tree. On my tether I don't mine 8mm or larger as long as it's dynamic for the tether
That was a seat of the pants harness that has been discontinued years ago. Now I use the one I designed and is made my tactisaddle.com called the tbws tree stand harness.
I dind't want to by the Tethrd system (sweet but $$$$). ..and will use my climbing gear harness, order an ascender and just DIY my own and save $$. Thanks.
Great video, Great idea and very creative. But I'm missing something. What kind of belt do you affix to your waist? A Swiss seat or something like it? I really want to try it!!!!
You have 2 options, one works right and the other way doesnt...lol I should of shown it better and will next time I make a video about this lineman belt. I make one every year and will include that in the next one.
Ok... I'm going to be using a climbing/ hang on for the first time this year... does the lineman road keep you from falling if you slip or the sticks fail... ok you answered it
Great video man! Just curious have you messed around with hunting from a tree saddle at all? That’s actually what brought me here as I am just getting into saddle hunting and found your awesome video on the lineman’s belt. I am a novice but have found great benefits in using a saddle instead of carrying a hang on deep into the woods.
Been hanging stands for 35 years and this lineman belt design is safer and faster than any approach I have used before. It is faster than going with no climbing aid (which I did when I was bulletproof in my teens). Just a note, Ropeman did have a recall of some of their Ropeman1s. They contacted me and replaced it. As an engineer and someone that is always trying to improve things, I am a fan of this guy's approach.
@@user-ob7sc5tz9n agree. Also did a video about the recall on the ropeman 1 if anyone has a ropeman and wants to see if there's is from the bad batch
I like this dude, delivers solid information and does a great job filming all these videos solo
Thank you
@Derek Powers glad you are doing it the right way . The ropeman will be back in stock soon. It always sells out in October and November.
What kind or brand name harness is that with the side D rings?
@@kencooley3728 old seat of the pants minimalist harness. Stopped making it a few years ago.
He has become one of my favorite youtubers. I just started using a lone wolf alpha because of his videos
Just a note. The climbing rope he is using is static climbing rope. Actual rock climbing rope is dynamic which basically means it has some stretch to it. As a rock climber and deer hunter I would highly recommend this setup and the use of static line/rope. 11.0mm works great in the Wild Country Ropeman 1. Great video sir.
Thank you. Yep I use static for the lineman belt as I do not want any stretch. For my tether line I want dynamic for the shock absorbsion.
I am so pumped I found your videos. I’m hoping to get my first hang on stand next season and after watching a video or two I realized there is a lot more to it. After some searching I found your videos. Your videos have drastically increased my confidence going up in a tree next year. I will be using your links to make my own linemans belt. Thank you for your time and knowledge!
Glad you are enjoying the vids and excited for you to start mobile hunting. Any questions anytime just ask
Thank you for this video! I made this lineman belt last hunting season (2020) and I absolutely love this set up! Priceless! Thank you!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment.
Thanks for this. I had to go through five videos before I found this one with clear instruction on how to set up and use.
Very welcome.
Thank you. I will keep u posted. Good luck hunting
Bought my rope man for Christmas and set it aside, just put together my lineman‘s belt after watching this video, took two minutes. Thanks again for the video
Yoy are gonna love the simplicity and speed of that lineman belt!
I made 2 lineman belts per your previous video 3 years ago & it works absolutely perfectly. An important consideration of your design & lifeline is that it has calmed my wife's nervousness about me falling from trees. Also, I purchased your Scouting Video & it is excellent! Thank you.
Thanks David!
Thanks, as a relatively new hunter, this is gold. Really appreciate your videos, just put my ROPEMAN safety harness together.
Awesome! Glad to hear you are taking your safety so seriously. Any questions on any of it ask anytime. There are no dumb questions and myself and everyone that comments on my channel will do everything we can to help you any way we can.
I'm a beginner and this setup was HUGE for me to learn and be confident.
Glad you like it and welcome to the hunting community! Anything you need help with just ask.
Some of the best informational vids I have found. Thanks Jason.
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying them.
You do a great job Jason.. I’ve hunted for 40 plus years and it’s nice to learn some new tricks and tactics.
Keep up the good work.
Scott
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the videos.
Next time you come through Georgia hog hunting look us up maybe we can help you out. We love shooting hogs.
@@acceptTheChallengeTV will do for sure! Will be back down there in January! Looking forward to it!
Eat sleep and bow hunt this is why I watch this guys videos you can tell he is passionate can’t wait to take his online hunting course .IF he could add some videos of him shooting deer from the stand that would be icing on the cake great job .
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying the content.
VERY INFORMATIVE GOOD VID.BEEN CLIMBING TREES LONG TIME FOR HUNTING NEVER USED NO SAFTY GEAR,NOW AT 67 YEARS OF AGE ;WILL BE FOR NOW ON.THANKS!
Never too late to think about safety! Glad you are now!
Just built one last week and used it today to hang a set.. Great to feel safe on the tree. Worked just fine. I have some fearz when it comes to heights and this really helped.
Glad it's working great for ya! Safety first always!
This is awesome! New to the channel and the podcast and I honestly can’t get enough of your content. I appreciate your No Nonsense approach and tactics. I am literally going to make this right now! Thanks Jason.
Glad you are enjoying the content. This line man belt will make life so much easier hanging stands.
Great video on your safety ropes set up ...... I just bought a Novix Helo hunt ready system and I need to learn the best way to use this system . Your video tips are a great way to start this process . I'm 62 years old and have used climbers and lock ons for years, the thing I like about being mobile is of course the element of surprise , and using a lock on system allows me to be able to hunt just about any tree near the best deer sign , I'm looking forward to using some of your tips . take care and good hunting to you !
You ate gonna love being mobile. Just remeber safety first always and if you have any questions I can help with just ask!
Jason-using the Ropeman 1 ascender to replace the prusik knot on my lineman's belt was a HUGE difference. My rig was already set up like yours (we even use the same safety harness!), but this just made it that much simpler. One-handed operation is the only way to go!
Glad you are loving the ascender! Best must have item for a mobile hunter.
Grate stand especially for a beginner and very comfortable
Glad you enjoyed it
I did this set up a couple years ago. Makes setting up and taking down so much easier.
I also use this on my safety rope with a ladder stand that I leave set up in my yard to practice out of. It makes me use a safety harness to practice shooting because you never know.
Glad its working well for you Rich!
Thanks again! I just got my rope and my rope man 1 in the mail. About to set it all up!
You are gonna love it
Great straight to the point videos. I've just started using a harness, just the ones they include with your stands. The linesman belts are loud and crap. Made my own as per your video with supplies from MEC here in Ontario, Canada. I feel like now I can be safe as well as stealthy. Thanks again.
thanks for putting all this info and the links out here to make it easy for us! I just ordered my ascender and 2 carabiners via your affiliate links! combining this with my wild edge steps to go super lightweight portable for 2020.
Great! glad the info help you get a rig set up that will do what you want. Thanks!
So just got my climbing sticks and ropeman#1 and have everything set up.
I gotta say man o man totally scairy compaired to my climbing tree stand. I Got lots of pratice till Im confident climbing up and setting tree stands in the dark.
You make it look very easy
Yep can be a little scary at first but you will get used to it fast.
Great video. Thanks for describing the differences between the ropeman 1 and 2.
Yep, this is something that the manufacturers fail to mention. Like raising a ladder stand and how to get your tree tether attached the first time.
Jason...thank you for the info!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks so much for your videos Jason. I hunt compound, but apply a lot of what you show in your videos. Going through your course now. Just built my linemans rope and tried it. Awesome!
Thanks! Glad I have been able to help!
Any questions let me know.
Ok thank you for responding. Great tutorials thanks for keeping us safe with your videos.
In case anyone was waiting, the Ropeman 1 is available on Amazon again.
Great videos Jason. Some of the best instructional and demonstrative videos I've seen. Thanks much!
How it "splits" is called a "sheave" this is absolutely a good ascender. First series is easier on your line & creates less freying due to the LESS aggressive teeth on the cam than the second series. But the Ropeman 2 has a stainless steel cam & is rated for much more weight. I climb trees professionally & it's a solid system. I would suggest 2 buckstraps or what this guy calls lineman belt or whatever for transitioning around limbs. Spend the few extra bucks & get a few locking carabiners. It's worth staying alive.
We have the safety line that is connected to our shoulders to use as a safe line when we have to disconnect the lineman belt to get around limbs. But its defineltly not as fast as 2 lineman belts, but is quieter as we don't have carabiners clanking together. Thanks for the detailed info!
Ropeman1 is a game changer for sure
Sure does make life easy and keep you safe.
I think that your videos I have seen are excellent, but I contest your views on a prusik... I don't know how you are tying them, but I have never had to use two hands to adjust a prusik, infact they are adjustable by using two fingers. Not saying the Ropeman is a bad option, but using a prusik for years as a hunter and a former arborist, I have never needed two hands to adjust.
I am going to be building a new Linemans rope to lighten the weight load and I will be doing this, or atleast VERY similar!
Great videos and well explained!! Thank you!
It's easy to extend the line on a prusik but pulling in tighter by grabbing the tag end and pulling doesn't work with a prusik unless it has a tender or something to hold the knot back. Atleast for me. The rope man is some, fast and easy to adjust line in or out. That makes me constantly make sure I have the right line length to keep me safe. Lots of good options out there. But for me the ropeman one is as simple, quick and functional as I could ever ask for.
Yes high quality dynamic ropes
I was hoping to see you make it from the straight piece of rope and how you tied your knots. You have some great videos. TY
I do show it in my newest video called mhy I think my lineman belt is best
Great info honest and knowledgeable. Glad I came across
Thanks!
The Ropeman 2 is actually the better ascender. All high end ascenders use the teeth approach. Ascenders that cost 100-200 each all use it. I bought my first ascenders, Jumars, in 1972, and last year bought some replacements, they all use pointy teeth. The only reason the Ropeman 1 does not is because the cam is Aluminum saving a fraction of an ounce in weight. Aluminum is too soft to carry the detail in the point cam surfaces, which are made in steel.
I am not climbing Everest without oxygen, so that tiny increment of weight would not influence me, but then today when I tried to buy an R2 , they didn't have one, so I bought the R1. It isn't a big deal. SO LONG AS, one is using real climbing rope in the correct size. There are products that look like climbing rope (or similar grade products such as those used for fast ropping and rescue) where the only load bearing part of the rope is the mantel. Some ropes even have material that looks like plastic bags in the core. In fact with climbing rope, the load bearing part is the core, the mantel is all about handling, durability, etc... But use a ropeman on real rope, and either one will work in our situation. Fraying in the mantel fo a climbing rope does not affect the performance, and improves handling. It gets a nice fuzz to it and that is as far as it goes.
I did not like the ropeman 2. It was too hard on the rope. The ropeman 1 has served me well for 25 years. But I for sure appreciate all the detail and info in this comment, especially about the ropes. Thanks.
Just wanted to say thank you for all your videos, you got me stuff on lone wolf stands, now you showed us how to make my own linemens rope! (Which I used everything that you recommend ) & It works great!! ..well better get back to the grill I’m smoking 20 lbs of deer snack sticks today!! 🦌
Excellent! Glad the content is helping! Enjoy that venison! And good luck this up coming season.
Same to you as well brother 🏹
Great content!! Glad i came across your channel recently, all of your videos are always very informative, knowledgable and quick and to the point. Thanks!
Thank you! This comment is greatly appreciated.
Traditional Bowhunting And Wilderness Podcast No thank you for the amazing content! Just watched the Tips for surviving out in the wilderness video i came across, awesome content and tips! Very useful info to have and tricks for the woods if you ever get stranded out there
@@Orr_s Thanks!
Been putting this off for 2 years. Just ordered the stuff I need from the links provided. Thank your...my prusik knot linesman’s belt is getting annoying.
you will love this linemans belt!
After doing some research and watching your videos, I decided to make a lineman’s belt of my own. I find it a lot better than using a prusik knot. Thanks for the great videos and links to everything! Good luck this season!
Yoy are gonna love this lineman belt! Good luck to you this season as well!
Built one. So much easier than prussik knot. Saved tons of time and effort and feels 100% safer.
Glad you like it. Has a ton of benefits over a prussik with speed and safety as well as thermal regulation with the ability to have both hands free to hang sticks and stand.
Thanks for this video. Well done sir. Very important information.
Thanks! Glad you liked it
You are correct Sir! This system is awesome! Thanks for the detailed video.
glad you are liking it!
Cool system. Agree with a comment below - good info - agree or disagree - but well presented videos. I appreciate your work. I'm not very pretty so tree rash on my face isn't going to do much damage - better than the dead option. Be safe and hunt well!
Agree. As far as a way to be safe and still be mobile thos is the best system.
Just got a ropeman 1 and plan on doing this as well as make my own lifelines. It gets pricey with more than 6 stand setups
Yep sure can making your own life lines is much more affordable!
Great video and very informative. I'm definitely going to use this this season.
Perfect explanation.
Thanks
I use the same linesman belt , I have found auto locking carabiners work better but thats just what works for me... great video !
I also like the auto locking carabiners, but have found that when they freeze they are tricky. nice thing about the twist locks are in the winter storms or freezing rain I dont have to use the lock and can just leave it unlocked and used as a standard carabiner. But if you dont hunt in the freezing cold storms much the auto lockers are nice. I appreciate you mentioning the auto locks. gives people more options! Thanks for the comment!
Traditional Bowhunting And Wilderness Podcast - are you making another dvd ?
D P I just made a second scouting series of DVDs that is a 2 DVD set and over 4 hours long. So right now I have the first scouting DVD set and now a second scouting DVD set. I may make something different next year but not sure yet.
FYI for the audience, as of today the Ropeman 1 is on sale for 25% off or $33. First time I've seen that in a while.
Awesome. Thank you for the heads up
Great video 😊
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
Well done again.
Thank you
Change your termination knot from a figure 8 to a double fisherman, it's just as secure and will hold your carabiner tight.
you do you...
Great information. Thanks for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
Already ordered one. 👍🏼
You will love it
@@SamkoTradBow well I got to try it out this weekend. Absolutely a game changer. Idk how I lived without it.
Good video man! Thanks for the detailed information and for providing the links. A+
Could you use the rope man one on your lifeline As well instead of the Prussic(sp) knot
Ps thank you for this video. I’m 35 and have been hunting since I was 12 but this is my first year bow hunting//hunting in a tree. I’m terrified of heights and your videos on lineman’s belts and lifelines was a game changer. I feel like I’m not gonna die in the damn tree now. Thank you.
I would not use a ropeman as a lifeline connection. That line could end up having a lot of slack in it depending on you sitting or standing etc. I would not want to put a full drop with a couple feet of slack on a ropeman. Not that I think it would hurt it. I just think a solid rope in that situation would be better. Now for a lineman belt the ropeman is perfect.
Good video,thanks for sharing
Very welcome
You might try a purcell prussik for that upper safety line. Solid video.
Guys, and gals....don't say "it can never happen to you"! Guy I knew was in his early thirties and his wife was pregnant with twins. The day he fell his wife went into labor. They shared a room in the hospital. Twins were born healthy and he started a new life in a wheelchair. He was now paralyzed from waste down and was only a year into his new marriage. His condition shortened his lifespan and he passed away a few years ago. We had discussions about that day. What he remembers is getting to his chain-on stand around 1:00pm and starting to work his way into his stand when something came loose. He remembers his back hitting limbs below and his body flipping in circles around them. He remembers being unable to move on the ground. He remembers his best buddy calling his name in the dark ( his wife called his buddy because he didn't return an hour after dark ). He had laid there all afternoon and nobody was there to help him. He continued to hunt but his hunting was now in a ground blind with a crossbow. His life changed dramatically that day and it was all to a lack of knowledge and equipment. RIP Jack Taylor...your lesson will always be shared and hopefully your legacy will save someone else from a similar accident.
Very sad to hear that. Thank you for sharing it. Hopefully it helps other take the time to learn to be safe
Thank you so much for such informative videos sir, I am enjoying them so much, we subbed you. Thanks again and keep up the great videos.
Dale
Heartland Outdoor Living thank you! Its comments like this that make it all worth doing.
Awesome Jason, Thanks a bunch!
Great video man. Thanks for sharing
Thank you
Works great , hunt and prep very similar to your style. Longbow , recurve , mobile.
Rope man 1 ? Getting a little noise when backing it off. Any suggestions. Thanks John.
Must be the rope making nose. There is nothing on the rope man that could. Not sure how to fix that.
Awesome! Thank you. Subscribed
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it
Solid info right there ! Thanks heaps from an Aussie brother !
Thanks
Hi, I know sometimes you post updates to video's. Is this the latest and greatest lineman belt video? Thanks man great content been following for awhile.
There are 2 or 3 more videos since then. All basically the same. On my channel hit the magnifing glass and type lineman. Theu will pop right up for you
@@SamkoTradBow PMI E-Z Bend Sport 11 mm Non-Dry Static Rope is this the correct rope? 10ft to start with? Thanks!
@andykrug8741 correct but I'd probably buy 12 feet so you have room to make the knots and get it exactly thr length you want. It's worth the extra couple dollars for the peice of mind. The knots take up alot of rope
Figured 8 knot is better then the overhand knot!
Very true but also much bigger, bulkier and heavier. That overhand knot with the ends lashed works perfect for what it's doing. But you are 100% Correct and I appreciate the comment as others might want the strongest option available. Thanks again.
Thanks for the content.
Keep up the good work.
BS'D
Thanks!
I like thie very much and i am wondering if it will work with a climbing tree stand? Also how much does it cost? Please let me know.
Would not work great with a climbing stand. Best for a climber would be a girth hitch rope around the tree and slid it up as you go up.
Thanks
This is a good video, but do you have a step by step process on how you setup the belt, and what loop is on the non rope ascender side. I have all the components, but it’s hard to see everything when you’re on the tree
On the non ascender side I just use an over hand knot and then lash the tail to the mainline so it can not come undone and is snag free. To lash the end I just used bowstring serving and wrapped it tight free hand. But any good climbing knot will work great.
Curious.... When buying rope, how much should I start out with? And how much space would you say you are using knot to knot? (I know the last question is a matter of preference, but trying to get a general idea"
I would buy 12 to 14 feet. This gives you enough rope to try the knots and get it exactly like you want. Mine finished is 7 feet personally.
My question is, my ladder stand is already up so how does this system help me climb the stand to attach my life line rope, the ladder stand is at an angle so it’s not right against the tree
Thanks
It doesn't help you with climbing a ladder stand. But a life line put up and left up with the ladder stand will as you slide the prussik up and down as you climbe the ladder
Awesome! Thank you!!
Are overhand knots used on both sides? Wondering which knot is used to hold the caribener on.
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This video shows the knots I use on both ends I think. If it doesn't let me know. But I. Pretty sure this one shows the knots and how to tie them.
Do you have video on the knot you used?
Yes. Check the video called why I think my lineman belt is the best. It shoes the knots and all details
thanks for taking the time to make this... did you remove the cable from the device for any specific reason?
Glad you enjoyed it. I took the cable off as I would never use it and to reduce chance of the cable snagging
Thank you
Your welcome. Buy the ascender before September as they always go out of stock right at the start of hunting season.
i really like this, bought the ropeman1 what diameter size rope do you use. It looks like the carabiner wont fit in the hole in the ropeman 1 with the rope that came with my hunter specialties rope.
I use 11mm climbing rope. There is a link to thw rope in this video description as well. You will love it
Take a cam strap, cut off the J hooks, add carabiners and you have the same thing for 1/5th of the price. A $3 cam strap easily replaces a $45 ascender. Try it out
I would not trust that to hold in fall. But the concept is solid. Other problem is a strap is near impossible to swing up the tree as you climb as its flat and snags on the bark everywhere
Couldn’t find rope man no 1 on Amazon and only found 10 mm rope there was another ascender that looked similar to the rope man for $20.00
Happens every fall. Ropeman goes out of stock. Might find it online at other stores but not for long. Good news is amazon restocks very fast. Same issue with the rope.
I have not used any of the other ascenders so I cant comment on those.
Appreciate this video I am sick and tired of messing with the not that slides On the traditional Lyman's built However I do not C The link to Amazon I have found the product but if I'm going to buy it anyway you might as well get Little something out of it Also I know this is dangerous but a lot of times when I would transition onto my stand I would take the lemons belt off and not Tie off to the tree until I got on to the stand do you have a video of your set up for your safety line Thanks a bunch
Appreciate you wanting to buy it thru my link! In the video right below the video there is a text description and the link is right there to the ropeman and all the carabiners and rope options right there for you.
Yep I do have a video on my safety line set up. I have that video linked right here for you.
ruclips.net/video/FpLOdOCu7vY/видео.html
Great video, thanks!
I wanted to run this by you, I had bought some boat rope rated for I think around 1300 lbs. it's 1/2" line and I have 5/16 line that's rated for several hundred lbs. as well, both were purchased at west marine. Thinking about using them for ladder stands as Prusic safety lines
I would not use dock line personally. I cant remember the actual weight rating needed to handle the shock load of a fall. But I dont think dock lone is rated for it. Will it work, probably but I dont know for sure and I probably would not risk it.
Any particular type of knot you recommend on the carabiner?
I'm using a fisherman I think it's called. But any type of quality anchor knot is what you want
outstanding info 👍
Thanks
Sucks that alot of the new linemans ropes like xop is 8mm, i had ro order new rope to fit this
Yep I like the stiffness and flickability of the 11mm better for a lineman belt that gets flipped up and down the tree. On my tether I don't mine 8mm or larger as long as it's dynamic for the tether
Jason, can you tell me what safety harness you are using?
That was a seat of the pants harness that has been discontinued years ago. Now I use the one I designed and is made my tactisaddle.com called the tbws tree stand harness.
I dind't want to by the Tethrd system (sweet but $$$$). ..and will use my climbing gear harness, order an ascender and just DIY my own and save $$. Thanks.
Yep and it works exactly the same.
Great video, Great idea and very creative. But I'm missing something. What kind of belt do you affix to your waist? A Swiss seat or something like it? I really want to try it!!!!
Just a normal hunting harness. Most made today jave lineman belt loops specifically designed to connect a lineman belt like this to.
i suggest you show the proper way to put on the ascender, since it is one way locking mechanism.
You have 2 options, one works right and the other way doesnt...lol I should of shown it better and will next time I make a video about this lineman belt. I make one every year and will include that in the next one.
Ok... I'm going to be using a climbing/ hang on for the first time this year... does the lineman road keep you from falling if you slip or the sticks fail... ok you answered it
yes exactly. Keep you from falling to the ground when you are climbing, hanging sticks or hanging stand.
Last question I think. What knot do you tie in the end w the caribeaner?
I ise an over hand knot and then lash the tail. But you could also use a stopper knot after the over hand.
Why not use a locking carabiner on both ends?
I do now. My latest video called why I think my lineman belt is best. Shows some of the minor changes I've made to knots and biners
what brand is your safety harness exactly? I like it.
discontinued about 8 years ago. Was made by seat of the pants.
Great video man! Just curious have you messed around with hunting from a tree saddle at all? That’s actually what brought me here as I am just getting into saddle hunting and found your awesome video on the lineman’s belt. I am a novice but have found great benefits in using a saddle instead of carrying a hang on deep into the woods.
Jason, do you remove the wire from the Ropeman 1?
Yes. That wire serves no purpose for the way we are using it.
What harness is that ? I really like that or something similar if you know of it
That was an discontinued seat of the pant minimalist harness