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The Aerie or Tree House - Part 2
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Before you begin building, gather the necessary materials: ropes, cords, sticks, and so on. While you are still on the ground, practice making the knots that serve to connect the sticks securely. Never drive nails into a living tree. To make it easier to replenish your building materials when you are in the tree, attach a rope to the loads you leave on the ground. Never stand under a swaying load. If you can climb up to your treetop only with difficulty, put up a secure, professionally made rope ladder before you even begin to build. Incidentally, a rope ladder is easier to climb if it is drawn as taut as possible and anchored by two pegs in the ground.
Rope ladder—The ladder is fastened to a branch with a timber hitch. The rungs of the ladder are made of sticks cut to the same length. If you stay in your aerie overnight, you can pull the ladder up. From time to time, check the ropes to be sure they are strong, especially when they are old. Before storing your rope ladder for the winter, dry it out well. Otherwise the fibers will begin to rot. The aerie pictured on page 33 is here being constructed. The floor is finished and three supports have been fastened above it as a base for the roof framework.
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