You can do it with the hitch climber just fine... But it does wear out eye to eyes prwtty quick. Hmm forgot about that. I switched over to a zigzag quite awhile ago.
While wearing it with no tools on the harness, the leg straps should be as loose as you pant legs. Wearing them too tight kills circulation when your on your lifeline
None of the above. Use a throwline to set a static line into the tree with a pulley on it. Static line gets anchored to the base of the tree. Your lifeline goes threw the pulley. REI has an acceptable pulley for 16 bucks.
I hate all leather pads. Havent messed with them in 15 years lol. Pads need yo have a cuff in them (aluminum, steel, fiberglass, etc). If it doesnt have a cuff, you killin yourself for no reason.