Arbortec Python 50L Backpack Gear Bag

The Arbortec Python 50L backpack is a gear bag with shoulder straps, sized to carry a saddle, connectors, hitch cords and spare rope from the truck to the tree. On jobs with a long walk through gates and gardens, carrying the kit on your back beats juggling a duffel and a saw.

Carrying a kit to the tree

Residential jobs rarely let you park next to the tree. A backpack keeps the weight on your hips and shoulders over a long carry, and keeps both hands free for a saw, a throw line kit or a rope bag. Fifty liters takes a saddle with hardware attached plus a bundle of hitch cords and slings.

Pack the heavy items close to your back and keep connectors and cords bagged so nothing snags in transit. At the tree, open the bag on a tarp so small parts stay out of the leaf litter.

A backpack also suits climbers who move between crews or travel to storm work, where gear gets packed and unpacked every day. Keeping one kit in one bag makes it easy to see when something is missing before you leave the yard.

Looking after your gear

Life-support gear lasts longer when it rides in a bag instead of loose in a truck bed with fuel cans and chain oil. Dry the bag and its contents after a wet day, and keep chemicals away from your saddle and ropes.

Buy a bag sized for what you actually carry. Too small and gear gets crammed in and stays damp; too big and things slide around and get lost at the bottom. If you run separate climbing and rigging kits, a bag for each keeps the two from mixing.

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