Its similar but it's done on a single line instead of a double

This is where single stick technique comes in handy ! We are very fortunate living and hunting among the Appalachian chain of mountains. A endless supply of trees that lend themselves to DRT and SRT techniques with plenty of reachable crotches . However with single stick you can get into those telephone poles

No , neither of us have tried the JX3. I've seen others DRT climbing with a footloop with a JX3. I've always said the JX3 looks to be probably the most comfortable saddle to sit in but it's also the least minimalist saddle so its compromise is light minimalism for extreme comfort. I think if you're not hunting way back it's a great choice. If you have a real long trek in maybe one of the other saddles might be more appealing. However I hear the comfort is great.

Yes 8mm x 30” thats what I’m using 👍

Yes I was thinking of using the distel hitch aswell or a mochican

Not really because in DRT because its double rope system ( using both ends of the same rope over the limb) your cutting off half your body weight on the hitch so theres less pressure on the hitch. If you had 100% of your weight on a hitch you would have trouble decending. You would have to take pressure off the hitch to come back down. However you could climb that way , youd just need a better way to decend like a maybe a figure 8bor use a munters hitch but the gri-gri is just so convenient for both its worth the investment. Keep in mind if you buy one from Wesspur use NYSH promo code you'll get a 10% discount if you go that route.

Yes a mutters hitch or a figure 8.

If you wanted to save the cost of the hand ascender you could simply add a hitch with a carabiner & footloop and do the same thing. It's not as nice as a hand ascender but it would work

I have a Gri-gri just showing guys what they can do if they can't afford one. Yes you can do this with Ropeman

Yes I'm familiar with JRB method John's a friend of mine. This .method is really known as prussic climbing but I'm not using prussic hitch I'm using other hitches . In JRB method he adds 2 more mochican hitches and climbs both sides of the rope. I prefer my rope in a canopy hitch as it's fixed and can't ever move , plus this method eliminates 2 hitches in comparison to JRB method while still having two tie in points for redundancy. Just another way to do the same thing.

Cost & size mostly

We plan to make some videos with other srt gear in the near future

That's Newtribe twist recreational harness

65' is long enough. i use a canopy tie with a paracord pull line tied to the tail of the figure 8 loop

Most definitely. We have a club close to us Joe and I are joining. The plan is to have a Hands on training seminar . Bring your own or we’ll have a variety of saddles on hand , climbing techniques , single stick , multiple platforms to try . Bring your bows we have a 3D course, food , drinks. Gonna be a good time. We’ll post available dates most likely starting this spring Joe Paese will be on hand to answer tons of questions related to Bow and Arrow tuning . He is a master bow technician with 35 yrs of knowledge on making your rig the most lethal weapon you’ve ever shot . See you there !!!

Where abouts in ny are you. Would love to get some hands on training, this is the first year I'm looking into saddle hunting as I hunt mostly state land and a couple small properties.

@@mariclegamingandfishing3141 we are in the Hudson valley Dutchess & Putnam county. Send us a friend request on New York saddle hunters forum and a private message and if your close enough we could meet up and I could let you try some things .