NEW TRIBE AERO HUNTER User manual

PUTTINGONTHESADDLE
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(1)Openthebuckleonthewaistcinchstrap.
(2)Holdthebeltfacingforwardandstepintoit.Stepintothelegstrapsmakingsuretheyarewithouttwistsandthatthelegpadsareatthe
backofyourthighswiththecamouflagesideout.
(3)Raisethebeltintopositionatyourwaistataboutthelevelofyournavel.Closethecinchstrapbuckleandpullthewebbingsnug.
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Ifyouwantthelegstrapstoopen,pullthewebbingoutoftheadjusterbuckles.Whenclosingthemagain,checkthatthefloatingretainerisin
placebeforethreadingthewebbingbackintothebuckle.Leaveatleasta3inchtailofwebbingbeyondthebuckle.
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Thecinchstraponthebeltholdsthesaddleinpositiononyourbody.Toopenthebuckle,squeezethesides.Toclose,
pushthetwopartstogetheruntiltheyclick.(Youcansilencethesoundofthisbucklewithcarefulhandling.)
BUTTSTRAPADJUSTMENT
Thebuttstrapsrunbetweenthebeltandthelegpadsinbackandarecontrolledbytwo
buckles.Setthepositionofthelegpadsatapointbetweenyourkneesandyourbuttwhere
theygivegoodsupportandcomforttoyourthighswithoutcausingthestrapstobindatthe
crotch.
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Toadjust:Hanginthesaddle.Atthebackofthebelt,liftthetaboneachbuckletolengthen
thestrapsalltheway.Movethelegpadstoacomfortablepositionwhereyourbalanceisgood.Thenpullontheendsofthebuttstrapstotake
outtheslack.
LEGSTRAPADJUSTMENT
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Thelegstrapadjusterbucklegripsthewebbingsnuglysoitwillnotslipaccidentally.Tomakeanadjust‐
ment,pushthewebbingintothebuckletocreatealoopasshown.Toshortenthestrap,pushfromabove
thebuckleandpullouttheslackfrombelow.Tolengthenit,pushfrombelowandpullouttheslackfrom
above.Besuretoleavea3inchtailofwebbingbelowthebuckleforsafety.Note:Thelegstrapsarein‐
tendedtobelooseonyourthigh.Someclimberspreferaclosefit,whichisokayifthesaddlefeelsrightthat
way.Thebestlengthputsthelegstrapsinbalancewiththebeltsothatyousitcomfortablyuprightand
relaxedinthesaddlewhilesuspendedonrope.
Legstrap
buckle
Buttstraps
Legpads
Rearsafety
loop
RopebridgeBridgestrap
SideD
GearLoop
Riggingplate
SideD
Gearloop
Riggingplate
Legstraps
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BRIDGESTRAPADJUSTMENT
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Thesaddlebridgehardwareisattachedtothebeltbyawebbingstrapthatpassesthroughthehardware
andbacktothebuckle.Youcansetthedistanceofthebridgefromyourbodybyadjustingthelengthof
thiswebbing.Oncethesettingisright,youcanslidethebuckleforwardtocreateasnugeyearoundthe
bridgehardware.
WARNING:Fortreeclimbingonly.Thisactivityisdangerous.Understandandaccepttherisksinvolvedbeforeparticipating.Youareresponsible
foryourownactionsanddecisions.Beforeusingthisproduct,readandunderstandallinstructionsandwarningsthataccompanyitandfamiliar‐
izeyourselfwithitscapabilitiesandlimitations.Werecommendthateveryuserseekqualifiedinstructionintheuseofthisequipment.
Failuretoreadandfollowthesewarningscanresultinsevereinjuryordeath!
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USERINSTRUCTIONSPage1of4
NFPAStandard1983recommendsseparatingtheuserinstructionsfromthesaddleandretainingtheminpermanentrecord.Thestandardalsorecommendsmaking
acopyoftheinstructionstokeepwiththesaddleandthattheinstructionsshouldbereferredtobeforeandaftereachuse.
NEWTRIBE TREECLIMBINGSADDLE
ADJUSTTHEFITOFTHESADDLE
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Adjustthefitofyoursaddlesothatyourbodyissupportedwithweightevenlydistributedbetweenbeltandlegstraps,balancedtohanguprightandrelaxed,and
withoutuncomfortablepinchingorpressure.Fitthesaddlebeforeyourfirstclimbinit,whereyoucanhangonropeclosetotheground.Makeandtestsmallad‐
justmentsuntilitfeelsright.Youonlyhavetodothisonce.Yoursettingswillstayuntilyouchangethem.
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LEGSTRAPADJUSTERBUCKLE
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Thelegstrapadjusterbucklegripsthelegstrapwebbingfirmlysoitwillnotslipaccidentally.Thestrapsare
designedtobeadjustedandusedwithoutopeningthem.Butifyouwanttoopenthestraps,youcan.Todo
so,pushthewebbingintothebuckle,frombelow,tocreatealoopasshown,thenpulltheloopouttofree
thewebbingfromthebuckle.
LEGSTRAPFLOATINGRETAINER
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Thelegstrapsmovefreelythroughthebridgehardwareonthebelt.Shownhereisthesmallfloatingre‐
tainerthatkeepsthemotionundercontrol.Itfloatsdownthestrapwhenthesaddleisslack.Duringa
climb,itwillridenearthetopofthestrap.Note:Theretainercanslipoffifyouhaveopenedthelegstraps.
Checkthatthewebbingisthreadedthroughthisretainerwhenyouclosethestraps.However,theretainer
isnotrequiredforsafety.Someclimbersprefertoremoveitiftheylikethemotionbetterwithoutit.

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TreeStrap
TheAerotreestrapisa10footlengthofclimbingropewith
astopperknottiedononeendandalargelooptiedonthe
otherwithafigure8onabight.Nearthatloop,atripleprusikknot
slingistied,withadoublelockingcarabinerclippedintoit.
SETUPTHELINEMAN’SBELT
Usealark’sheadknottoattachthelineman’sbelttotheAero
saddle.PasstheendoftheprusikslingthroughthesideDonone
sideofthesaddleanddrawthewholebeltwithsleeveandcarabiner
throughthatlooptoformthelark’shead.(It’sgoodtoputtheprusik
onthesamesideasyourstrongerhand.)Tossthebeltaroundthetree
trunkandclipthecarabinertotheothersideDonthesaddle.Grabtheprusik
knotandpulltheropethroughittoadjustthelengthofthebelt.Seethatthe
sleeveisinplacewheretheropecontactsthetrunkontheothersideofthetree.
STARTCLIMBING
Setupyourclimbingsticks*.Setupthelineman’sbelt.Asyouclimbthesticks,keeptensiononthelineman’sbelt.Asyoustephigher,raisethe
beltbyleaningclosetothetrunktoslackthebeltandflipithigheronthetrunk.Adjustthelengthofthelineman’sbeltasneededasyougo.
Whenyouhavereachedtheheightyouwant,setupthetreestrap.
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*TheAerosystemdoesnotincludehunter’sclimbingsticksforascendingthetree.Youcanchoosefrommanyvarietiesathuntingsuppliers.
Thisfigureshowsboththelineman’sbeltandtheropebridge
connectedatthesametime.Inpractice,connecttothe
lineman’sbeltforclimbing,thenswitchovertotheropebridge
forthehunt.
RELEASETHELINEMAN’SBELT
Nowitissafetoreleasethelineman’sbelt.TakethecarabineroffofthesideD.It’sbesttoleavethelark’sheadtiedtotheothersideD,andstow
therestofthelineman’sbeltoutofthewayontheAerosaddle,eitherrolledupandclippedtoanaccessorylooporstuffedintoabag.
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Youarenowreadytobeginyourhunt.
SETUPTHETREESTRAP
Standonyourclimbingsticksandkeeptensiononthelineman’sbelt.Throwtheloopendofthetreestrapropearoundthetrunk.
Catchtheloopanddrawthewholeropethroughit,includingtheprusikslingandcarabiner.Snubtheropetightontothetrunk.
Grabtheprusikknottoslideitontheropetoapositionhigherorlowerthatwillgiveyouthebestadvantageformotiononthe
tree.ClipthecarabinertotheropebridgeontheAerosaddle.Rolluptheendoftheropeandstowitoutoftheway.
Doublecheck:
theropeissnugaroundthetrunk
theprusikistiedproperlyandgrabstherope
thecarabinerisclippedbetweentheprusikslingandsaddleropebridge
thecarabinerisfullyclosedandlocked
Prusikslingontheother
sideDwithalark’sheadknot
Beltaroundtrunk
CarabinerononesideD
Lineman’sBeltSetup
DoubleCheck:
theprusikslingistiedinalark’sheadaroundonesideD
theprusikknotistiedproperlyandgrabstherope
theropeisaroundthetrunkwiththesleeveinplace
thecarabinerisclippedtotheothersideD,closedandlocked
climbingsticksareinplaceforascent*
COMINGDOWN
Togetbacktotheground,switchyoursafetyconnectionfromthetreestraptothelineman’sbelt.Setupthelineman’sbeltasdescribedabove.
Makesureyousetitcloseenoughtothetreestrapsoyoucanslacktheprusikslingtoremovethecarabinerfromtheropebridge.Adjustthe
lineman’sbelttokeepyouclosetothetrunk.
DoubleCheck:
theprusikloopistiedinalark’sheadaroundonesideD
theropeisaroundthetrunkwiththesleeveinplace
thecarabinerisclippedtotheothersideD,closedandlocked
Treestrap
Saddlebridge
Aerobag
Prusikcord
Lineman’sbelt
Prusikloop
Ropesleeve
Treestraptail
Doublelocking
carabiner
Aerotreesaddle
RELEASETHEROPEBRIDGE
Nowitissafetouncliptheropebridgeandpulldownthetreestrap.Descendusingtheclimbingsticksandlineman’sbelt.Lowerthelineman’s
beltfirst,thenstepdown.Repeatuntilyoureachtheground.
TheAeroisshippedwithallknotstied.Theyarenamedinboldtypebelow.Theyare
describedonpage3ofthisguide.
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Twoofthesafetyconnectionsaremadeusingaslingofaccessorycord.Totiethe
slingyourself,seeDoubleFisherman’sKnot.
Lineman’sBelt
TheAerolineman’sbeltisa10footlengthofclimbingropewitha
tripleprusikknotslingandastopperknottiedononeendanda
doublelockingcarabinerclippedintoaloopofrope(figure8ona
bight)ontheotherend.Theropeisthreadedthroughasleevethat
protectsboththeropeandthetreefromabrasiondamage,andadds
alittleweightandstiffnessforeasyhandling.
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StopperKnot
Thisheavinglineknotistheoneweusetosecuretheropebridgeto
theriggingplatesonNewTriberopebridgesaddles.Itstopstherope
frompassingthroughtheholesintheriggingplate.Itisalsotiedat
thefreeendofallotherropesintheAerosystem,andinanyclimb‐
ingsystem,topreventtheropefromslippingoutofaprusikorany
otherfrictionknotordeviceusedforlifesafety.
ROPEBRIDGECONNECTION
Theropebridgeis7feetofclimbingropeconnectedtotheriggingplateswithstopperknots.Tieastop‐
perknotatoneendoftherope,leavingatleast3inchesoftailforsafety.Passthefreeendoftherope
throughthetoporcenterholeonthefirstriggingplate,fromoutsidetoinside.Thenpasstherope
throughthecorrespondingholeonthesecondriggingplate,passingfrominsidetooutside.Decidehow
longyouwantyourbridgetobeandtieasecondstopperknotoutsidetheriggingplatetogetthe
bridgelengthyouwant.Allowatleast3inchesoftailpasttheknot.
Lark’sHeadKnotisasimpleknotusedtojoinalinetojustaboutanything.FortheAeroitisused
tojointhelineman’sbelttothesideDonthesaddle.
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FortheAero,tiethisaftertheprusikslingistiedtothelineman’sbeltusingatripleprusikknot.
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PassthefreeendoftheprusikslingthroughthesideDanddrawtheotherendofthesling
throughit,includingthewholelengthoftheropeandthecarabiner.Pullsnug.
DoubleFisherman’sKnotisusedtotietwoendsoflinetogether.FortheAero,thisisdonetocreateapru‐
sikslingoutofasinglelengthofaccessorycord.
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Tomakethisknot,takeoneendofthelineandtieadoubleoverhandknotaroundthelineneartheother
end.Repeatthiswiththeotherendoftheline.Thenpullthelines,bringingthetwoknotstogether.
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Properlytiedanddressed,thetwodoubleoverhandknotsnestwitheachothertocreateasymmetrical,
verysecurejoinbetweenthetwolineends.
TriplePrusikKnot
ThisknotisaLark’sHeadknotwiththreewrapsinsteadofone.Usingtheprusik
sling,startbytyingaLark’sHeadontherope.Thenwraptheendoftheslingaround
theropeagain,tuckingitunderthefirstloop.Thenwraptheendoftheslingaround
theropeoncemore,alsotuckingitunderthefirstloop.Dresstheknotbypulling
downonthefreeendofthesling,andsmoothingandcompressingthewraps.Pullit
snug.Whencorrectlytied,theknotwillgrabtheropewhentheslingispulleddown.
Whentheslingisslack,grabtheknottoslideituptherope.Tobringtheknotdown
therope,grabtheknotitself,notthesling,andpulldown.
Figure8onaBight
OntheAerotherearetwoofthese—oneonthelineman’sbelttocarryacarabiner,andone
onthetreestrapthatisusedasaneyeforthecincharoundthetrunk.Toformthebight,
doubletheropewiththebendat24”fromtheend.Takethebight,turnitundertherope,
thenoveritandbackthroughthefirstturnfrombeneath.Pullonthebightanddressthe
knotsmoothandtight.Seethattheendoftheropeextendsatleast3inchespasttheknot.
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Youcancontrolthesizeoftheloopcreatedbythisknot.Onthelineman’sbelt,makea
smalllooptocarrythecarabiner.Onthetreestrap,makethelooplargeenoughtoeasily
pulltheentireropethroughit,includingtheprusikloopandcarabiner.
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ImportantUserInformation
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ForyoursafetyandtogetthemostoutofyourNewTribesaddle,pleasereadandfollowthesedirections.
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InspectionandretirementInspectyoursaddleforsignsofwearanddamagebeforeandaftereachuse.Itisvitallyimportantthatyoursaddle
beingoodcondition.Adamagedsaddlemustberetiredimmediately.Anytimeyouretireapieceofgear,destroyittopreventfutureuse.
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SafelifeexpectancyThenyloncomponentsofclimbingequipmentdegradeovertime.Sevenyearsisconsideredthesafeshelflifeofnylon
climbingequipmentwhenitisstoredproperlyandneverused.Withnormaluseandpropercare,thesafelife
expectancyofyoursaddleisapproximatelythreeyears,andcanbelongerorshorterdependingonhowfrequentlyyouuseit
andontheconditionsofitsuse.
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MaintenanceandstorageIfthesaddlebecomessoiled,itcanbewashedincoldwaterwithamildnon‐detergentsoap.Hangtodryinawell‐
ventilatedareaoutofdirectsunlight.Donotdryinanautomaticdryer.Preventexposuretoflameorhightemperatures.Keepthesaddleina
clean,dry,darkplaceoffofconcreteandawayfromacids,alkalis,exhaustemissions,rustandstrongchemicals.Ifthesaddlebecomeswet,allow
todrycompletelybeforestoring.
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RepairsandAlterationsWerecommendthatallrepairworkbedonebyNewTribe.Allotherrepairworkormodificationofthesaddlemay
voidthewarrantyandreleasesNewTribe,Inc.fromallliabilityandresponsibilityasthemanufacturer.
INSPECTIONCHECKLISTRetireasaddleimmediatelywhenanyONEormoreoftheseapply:
—thereisanykindofriporholeinthewebbing.
—thewebbingisburnt,singed,ormelted.
—thereareanytornthreadsorheavyabrasiontothewebbing.
—thereisdirtorgritimbeddedinthewebbing.
—thefabricchafewrapthatprotectsthewebbinginplacesofhardweariswornofforfrayed.
—thewebbingisfadedordiscoloredfromexposuretoultravioletlight,moisture,solvents,fumesorbleach.
—anyoneofthebucklesiscracked,corroded,hasaburr,orisdamagedordeformedinanyway.
—ithasbeeninvolvedinafall.Retireitimmediatelyevenifthereisnovisibledamage.
—itissevenormoreyearspastthemanufacturedate.Retireitimmediatelyevenifthereisnovisibledamage.
—youhaveanydoubtaboutitsdependability.Retireitimmediatelyevenifthereisnovisibledamage.
WarrantyandReturns
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OneYearLimitedWarranty
EveryproductsoldbyNewTribecarriesaone‐yearwarrantyagainstdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.NewTribewillrepairorreplacethe
defectiveproductatnochargeandreturnittoyou.Youareresponsibleforallshippingcosts.
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Coverageterminatesifyousellorotherwisetransfertheproduct.
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Thiswarrantydoesnotcoveranyproblemthatiscausedbyabuse,misuse,oranactofnature(suchasaflood).Also,consequentialandinciden‐
taldamagesarenotrecoverableunderthiswarranty.
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Tomakeaclaimunderthiswarranty,callNewTribeat541‐476‐9492or1‐866‐223‐3317torequestaReturnAuthorizationNumber.Markthe
packagewiththeReturnAuthorizationNumberandincludeanotelistingtheinvoicenumberofyourpurchase,yourcontactinformationanda
shortdescriptionoftheproblem.ShipyourNewTribeproducttoNewTribe,5517RiverbanksRoad,GrantsPass,OR97527.
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WewillinspectyourNewTribeproductandcontactyouwithin72hourstogivetheresultsofourinspection.Dependingonourfindings,New
TribewillrepairorreplaceyourNewTribeproductorrefundyourpurchaseprice,atoursolediscretion.
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Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
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Returns
YoumayreturnyourNewTribeproductforanyreason.PleasecallNewTribeat541‐476‐9492or1‐866‐223‐3317torequestaReturnAuthoriza‐
tionNumber.ShipyourproducttoNewTribe,5517RiverbanksRoad,GrantsPass,OR97527.MarkthepackagewiththeReturnAuthorization
Numberandtheinvoicenumberofyourpurchase.Youareresponsibletopayforreturnshipping.WewillinspectyourNewTribeproductand
contactyouwithin72hourstogivetheresultsofourinspection.
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Ifwereceiveyourreturnwithin30daysafterdateofpurchase,andiftheproductisinnew,unusedandsaleablecondition,wewillacceptyour
returnandrefundyourpurchasepricelesstheoriginalshippingcharge.Ifyourproductshowssignsofuseorsoil,wecannotacceptthereturn
andwilldiscarditorsenditbacktoyou,peryourrequest.
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IfweacceptthereturnofyourNewTribeproductbutreceiveit31to90daysafterdateofpurchase,wewillrefundyourpurchasepricelessa
restockingfeeofupto25%.Noreturnswillbeacceptedifreceivedmorethan90daysafterdateofpurchase.
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