I need to decorate my 100 foot tall pine tree with Christmas lights?

Question

The tree is 100 feet tall and we dont want to get a boom lift. I thought I could make a poll out of PVC pipe, but it might be to heavy to controll. I also thought if I used a sling shot, I could sling a rock tied with rope over the top of the tree, then tie the lights on the end of the rope and pull them to the top of the tree.

Answer 1

Get one of those radio controlled helicopters to pull the rope up and then tie off your lights and pull them up. lol


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I have a 20'-30' that I have typically used what I call the "jump rope method". If you place the lights as high as you can with a small stepladder, than walk about 20-30 feet from the tree and start swinging the rest of the lights like the bottom part of a jump rope. When I get a large enough arc, I sort of snap them up and over to the tree. It's worked well for several years and believe it or not, the lights strands have not broken.

I have also had a tree service come to do some trimming a few months ago, and they used a slingshot to get their climbing ropes up to the top of my trees. This was a commercial slingshot, made specifically for the arborist trade. It consisted of a fiberglass pole about 10' long, onto the end screwed a "big" slingshot, with rubber tubing that would stretch about 6' or so and a little sack in the rubber tubing to hold the "thrown weight" which was attached to a pull cord. It was quite accurate, and went up to the tops of my trees. He said they ran around $100.00.

Answer 2

Actually, you can use what is called a man lift and operate from the street. Rent one that has a 120ft boom. It has stabilizers called outriggers on the side that supports the equipment so it will not tip over when the boom is extended all the way out. They are easy to operate and very inexpensive to rent. Some rental companies will even give instruction in proper driving techniques. They can be operated in a very tight space. Call a rental company and explain your situation and they can have a salesman come to your home to scope the area and see if it will operate within your space. It should easily. Of course they deliver and pick up. Cost about 80 dollars per day.

Answer 3

Why not make your own garland and tie the tree too it. You could use cranberries and popcorn to make the garland. Try having others make ornaments like using clothes pins to make reindeer or pipe cleaners to make snowflakes. Use some real ornaments and mix them with the others and you'll have a beautiful tree. You could add an angel or star on top of the tree.