My daughter comes home from daycare in an hour, I think this is going to be great.

[u/faizimam]

[u/Quiet-Bubbles]

My kids have this. It's been up for over a year - straps have never slipped, kids have rarely fallen, tree is holding up. They don't play with it continuously but come back to it again and again. We also have that ninja warrior course thing that straps between two trees.

[u/kc_kr → u/Quiet-Bubbles]

We've got them up too and, while it sounded like a cool idea, there's just not much to do. Our 6 y/o goes up the first three steps and then he's just kinda there with nowhere else to go. What am I missing?

[u/faizimam → u/kc_kr]

I gréw up in this house, when I was a kid I could climb up to the main branches and go up a good 30ft. But now the tree is too big to get to the branches.

My goal is for her to be able to get high up the tree in a few years

[u/stirling1995 → u/faizimam]

That’s really cool! I would love for my daughter to climb the same tree I did as a kid (and got stuck in a few times) but it got struck by lightning a years ago and my parents had to cut it down. My daughter will never know the joy that tree and it’s tire swing brought me

[u/BabyWrinkles → u/faizimam]

There’s this amazing oak tree in our front yard that is absolutely spectacular for climbing that I planted as a kid, and now we live here again and my kids are ALMOST big enough to start climbing it. They’ve been enjoying the heck out of the swings I hung from the branches already.

[u/f_o_t_a → u/kc_kr]

Probably more for 3 year olds.

[u/Backrow6]

Commenting because I've been meaning to do this for about a year now. Please update us later on your success OP.

[u/faizimam → u/Backrow6]

It's been in my amazon cart for over 2 years now lol

[u/Don_Lawlrus]

5 bucks says that all three top straps fall of in the first 15-20 mins

[u/faizimam → u/Don_Lawlrus]

Impossible, I said "that ain't going anywhere" and pulled at it.

But seriously I climbed each strap, and I bore my weight without sipping, it can take my kids 40lbs.

[u/rvasko3 → u/faizimam]

But did you give it a loving pat afterwards?

[u/BeverlyHillsNinja → u/faizimam]

Pics or it didn't happen

[u/IntrepidKazoo → u/faizimam]

This is amazing. I had my doubts but now I'm just taking notes and pondering how long I have to wait until my kid is ready for this.

[u/TheWandererOne → u/faizimam]

You have to pull at it first and then say, "That ain't going anywhere." Otherwise, it doesn't work it's common sense 😅

[u/ahsm → u/faizimam]

Did you slap it though? Right after you said it ain’t going anywhere. That’s the most critical step.

[u/6ixseasonsandamovie → u/faizimam]

Your first comment had me laughing my ass off. Well done fellow dad

[u/crashlanding87 → u/faizimam]

No gremlin can overcome the most powerful spells of Dadomancy

[u/qinshihuang_420 → u/faizimam]

Well, now that you climbed on it, it must have come loose from your weight. You gotta re tighten the cords and do the ain't going anywhere ritual again

[u/Evernight2025 → u/Don_Lawlrus]

The bark isn't going to have a good time either

[u/faizimam → u/Evernight2025]

Yes, I'm worried about the bark, the outer layer is very think, I think it won't be a risk as long as kids aren't too rough.

I will remove and retighten in a couple of months to make sure it's not too bad, I may put padding if it's not looking good

[u/imdethisforyou → u/faizimam]

I think you're fine dude. I've had a hammock on straps for several years and the tree is fine and it's never slipped.

Only issue I see is maybe the holds might be kind of wobbly on an uneven surface.

[u/faizimam → u/imdethisforyou]

They are absolutely wobbly, not recommended for an adult or serious use.

Kid loved it though, I'll have to space them more as it's actually not high enough for her

[u/thirtyseven1337 → u/Evernight2025]

The bark is already worse than the bite

[u/S-Aint → u/Evernight2025]

It looks like an Ash tree. What could go wrong!?!?

[u/faizimam → u/S-Aint]

It's a 40 year old maple

[u/S-Aint → u/faizimam]

Dang, my joke about ash borer didn't land then....

Hope the kid had fun!!

[u/atgrey24 → u/Don_Lawlrus]

Especially that top one, where the trunk gets narrower as it's pulled down.

[u/faizimam → u/atgrey24]

I've already learned it's not high enough, I'll push them farther up, including above the big split

[u/Acadia02 → u/Don_Lawlrus]

Ya we’re going to need a Monday update photo of it surviving. What else can be done to secure it more to the tree? Can you screw in a brace for the strap in certain spots?

[u/Otherwise-Mango2732 → u/Don_Lawlrus]

We've had a similar thing set up for a (low to the ground) zip line for a few years now. It works better than you'd think

[u/geotech → u/Otherwise-Mango2732]

Same. Ours have been up for >5 yrs and no issues.

[u/sskylar]

“What could go wrong?” -Dad

[u/hollandaisesawce]

Looks cool! Did you buy it or make it? Are they solid/don't wobble with some weight? What does it use to tighten?

[u/mohawk1guy → u/hollandaisesawce]

I got them for my camp and they are ratchets so they get very tight. Still need a spotter though.

[u/faizimam → u/hollandaisesawce]

Got it for $50 off amazon. But nothing special.

It's standard climbing holds, along with standard ratchet straps that go though the holds around the tree.

They are a bit wobbly, but hold plenty of weight. You have to fiddle with the location to make sure they are tight, as the tree is not a perfect circle.

[u/hollandaisesawce → u/faizimam]

Thanks! I think my kid would love this!

[u/DaxDislikesYou → u/faizimam]

Drop a link?

[u/believe0101 → u/DaxDislikesYou]

Me toooo

[u/DaxDislikesYou → u/believe0101]

So I got impatient, if you go on Amazon and search Tree Climbing Straps Kids, a bunch of these sort of things will come up.

[u/atgrey24 → u/faizimam]

So there is nothing preventing the straps from sliding down other than the friction of them being pulled tight?

This is gonna fail, dude.

[u/snorch → u/atgrey24]

I think you are severely underestimating both ratchet straps and friction lol

[u/atgrey24 → u/snorch]

You are underestimating leverage and torque. The forces of a kid climbing are all going to be pulled these holds away and down.

[u/snorch → u/atgrey24]

You better hurry and tell the 2000 people who left, on average, 4.6/5 reviews on amazon

[u/atgrey24 → u/snorch]

It only takes one time for your kid to break a leg. I'm not trusting this because lots of people in Amazon decided to. I've seen how dumb the average person is.

[u/faizimam → u/[deleted]]

No absolutely. I plan on removing and resetting them every month or two, and will remove them in the fall.

[u/Spartanias117 → u/[deleted]]

Im sorry, but if i can enjoy a cock ring and my wife a corsette, this tree can enjoy some strappy panties. /s

[u/Spartanias117 → u/[deleted]]

depends on how many rings i have on versus the rings in this pussy ass tree

[u/JustHereForCookies17]

Can't wait to see her on r/climbergirls when she gets older!!

[u/MisterMath]

This is awesome!

[u/faizimam → u/[deleted]]

Standard climbing holds strapped to the tree

[u/Captain-Crowbar]

These are great. We have slack lines and ninja obstacle courses between trees at our house. Fun outdoor play equipment for a fraction of the cost of a swing set.

[u/Khaos2Krysis]

Can you share a link? That looks awesome!

[u/AlienAbductee420]

Good job, Dad. She’ll love it

[u/dominic_train]

Holy shit you caught an ent!?!

[u/erikwarm]

Well OP, how did she like the awesome surprise?

[u/705nce]

Not gonna lie, took me a second.