Originally Posted by
bigbulls
FYI, soft bark trees are far easier and safer to climb. The stand bites into soft bark, like pine bark, much much better than hard bark like birch, hickory or oak. If you climb a big pine with thick bark you can dance a jig in the stand and it won't move and shift on you.
thx man, i was wonderin that..and i feel ya on 20 feet..same here..its all hilly and brushy in this 4-5 year ol pine tree farm..so i imagine ill be up higher as well.
.make sure you have a way down after your fall..people die in their safety harness from blood poisoning!!!