Tree climbing actually has three basic techniques. One is the free climbing wherein, no tree climbing gears or safety equipment is used and the other two are the technical tree climbing which can be a double rope technique or a single rope technique. The free climbing really is not an advisable method of climbing trees. On the other hand, technical tree climbing involves a few safety tree climbing gears that you can use to ensure your safety. These tree climbing gears are actually available from many sporting goods that offer specially designed gears for climbing trees.
One essential tree climbing gear that should make your list is a helmet to protect your from falling branches and to protect you if you fall. These helmets are specially designed for protection from falling objects and a bike helmet will not be an acceptable substitute. Next tree climbing gear is the harness or the saddle. These has similar but are not exactly the same with rock-climbing harness.
The rope is the most basic tree climbing gear, but you must ensure that this is not the same used for rock-climbing rope which has much stretchability or a twist-constructed rope which may cause you to spin. You must also have throw-weight and throw lines to help you toss the rope over higher branches and be able to pull it down. And lastly, you’ll need carabiners are metal loops with spring closure to help you connect equipments.