You Can Strap This Spiral Staircase Onto Any Tree Without Tools
Designers Thor te Kulve and Robert McIntyre have devised a clever system that allows anyone to build a spiral staircase up the trunk of a tree without actually hurting it and without using tools.
Their innovative staircase is made of birch steps that hold on to the tree trunk with straps and grip its side with thick neoprene pads. Attaching a series of these steps, along with an accompanying handrail, creates a spiral staircase.
“We have worked with the arboriculturalists at Hampstead Heath to ensure we are not damaging the tree,” McIntyre told Dezeen. Trees can still be harmed by girdling after long after sustained friction, so we assume these steps are a temporary setup. According to the designers, a 7m staircase would take 2 people 3 hours to build but only 30min. to take apart.
More info: canopystair.com (h/t: treehugger, dezeen)
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Share on FacebookIt is truly awesome, but it can be seen that nobody from them practice slackline, because otherwise they would put "tree protection" between the stripes and rind...
of course, because the 4 cm rubber protection where the stairs touching the trees, is not enough.
Load More Replies...Doesnt it strangle the tree?? Basically all the water traffic is just under the bark
No harm to the tree at instalation, but on the long run, unless those steel bands are elastic, they are going to gouge deeply into the tree as it keeps growing. Add to it the fact that in a relatively short time, rust will surely decorate so nicely the trunk! Ridiculous idea if you ask me!!!
Climbing a tree just got a whole lot easier! This would be a great way to get up to a tree house.
Takes hours to build how is that easier? Just climb it or when you need easy acces hang a rope ladder, way faster, cheaper and greener!
Load More Replies...Well,.... They won't sell much of those!!! Their website is either not published or otherwise not working!!!
wel weer er na verwijderen anders rem je de boom af in haar groei
They are on the right track but not nearly close to a real green solution. From the looks of it this is all plastic and rubber.. not very green to make. The rubber band will either go bad in no time and if not it will harm the tree all around and thus prohibits it from growing properly. All in all a nice attempt but not even close to worth mentioning.
It is truly awesome, but it can be seen that nobody from them practice slackline, because otherwise they would put "tree protection" between the stripes and rind...
of course, because the 4 cm rubber protection where the stairs touching the trees, is not enough.
Load More Replies...Doesnt it strangle the tree?? Basically all the water traffic is just under the bark
No harm to the tree at instalation, but on the long run, unless those steel bands are elastic, they are going to gouge deeply into the tree as it keeps growing. Add to it the fact that in a relatively short time, rust will surely decorate so nicely the trunk! Ridiculous idea if you ask me!!!
Climbing a tree just got a whole lot easier! This would be a great way to get up to a tree house.
Takes hours to build how is that easier? Just climb it or when you need easy acces hang a rope ladder, way faster, cheaper and greener!
Load More Replies...Well,.... They won't sell much of those!!! Their website is either not published or otherwise not working!!!
wel weer er na verwijderen anders rem je de boom af in haar groei
They are on the right track but not nearly close to a real green solution. From the looks of it this is all plastic and rubber.. not very green to make. The rubber band will either go bad in no time and if not it will harm the tree all around and thus prohibits it from growing properly. All in all a nice attempt but not even close to worth mentioning.
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