VC1111 posted a link for a rope ascender device at campmor.com.
Thanks for posting the link to this device. I have some other
questions about the use of it. I'm assuming you take this device with you to
each stand and attach it and unattach it to the rope each time.
Correct?
What about the rope that you have tied to each stand/tree? What type
of rope? Diameter? What is rope made out of? Where is the best place
to purchase this type of rope? Does anyone have an online source for this as
well?
Yes, you carry the ascender with you. (It fits in the palm of your hand and weighs next to nothing; very quiet to use).
The rope can be either "dynamic" (which stretches or "gives" a little if you fall) or static; both are extremely strong.
The size you want is 11 millimeter rope. 12 mm will also work. The rope is made of sythetics and is extremely strong stuff.
I'll post a source for the rope very soon.
Let me recap:
You hang your stand, then tie a rope above the stand and let it hang to the ground. When you get down, tie the rope around the tree at the base about waist high.
To use:
Put your full body harness on. Attach the ascender to the rope. Clip your harness tag line to the ascender with a caribiner and climb up and hunt.
When you are ready to come down you simply allow the ascender to slide down the rope as you're climbing down by using the "release" it has on it. Sounds complicated; it is not; it is extremely simple to use.