Demographic - thanks for your comments.
Types of rope - I can't remember the exact reason but I understood there was a safety reason for not using climbing ropes in trees- it was something to do with the stretch as you imply
Type of harness - I agree a climbers harness could be used but as you say they get uncomfortable if you sit in it for too long. As a recreational climber I actually spend a lot of time just sitting there admiring the view, watching wildlife and just working out what the next best move is. So I think a proper (by which I suppose I really mean ‘comfortable’ harness is important
On over-egging or not we may have to agree to differ. On the Tree Climbers International site one bloke (with 36 years tree climbing experience) was good enough to report on the sequence of things he did wrong that resulted in him falling 20’ from a willow. I cannot locate the original report but I do have a word version of it – if anyone is interested pse PM me.
Regarding kids climbing trees - perhaps this is a case of different experiences – when I was a kid I fell down one and just sprained an ankle – a friend of mine fell and badly broke his leg. So perhaps as a result I am more cautious
Building tree houses in the back garden. That’s point - you build a tree house in your own back garden – what you do with your own trees is up to you – the bloke in the original report was building in someone else’s tree without permission – that was the thing that got me, plus the fact that he was building a platform at all.
Types of rope - I can't remember the exact reason but I understood there was a safety reason for not using climbing ropes in trees- it was something to do with the stretch as you imply
Type of harness - I agree a climbers harness could be used but as you say they get uncomfortable if you sit in it for too long. As a recreational climber I actually spend a lot of time just sitting there admiring the view, watching wildlife and just working out what the next best move is. So I think a proper (by which I suppose I really mean ‘comfortable’ harness is important
On over-egging or not we may have to agree to differ. On the Tree Climbers International site one bloke (with 36 years tree climbing experience) was good enough to report on the sequence of things he did wrong that resulted in him falling 20’ from a willow. I cannot locate the original report but I do have a word version of it – if anyone is interested pse PM me.
Regarding kids climbing trees - perhaps this is a case of different experiences – when I was a kid I fell down one and just sprained an ankle – a friend of mine fell and badly broke his leg. So perhaps as a result I am more cautious
Building tree houses in the back garden. That’s point - you build a tree house in your own back garden – what you do with your own trees is up to you – the bloke in the original report was building in someone else’s tree without permission – that was the thing that got me, plus the fact that he was building a platform at all.