Garnier Limbs...

Having done some treehouse research on the over the last month or so, I came across the man who I would consider to be Mister Treehouse himself, one Michael Garnier.

Michael, founding father of the Out 'n' About Treesort has not only built custom treehouses all around the globe, he has almost singlehandedly legitamatized the treehouse building "industry." By winning a legal battle with Josephine County, OR authorities begun in 1990 and waged over the span of some 10 years, Michael and Co. succeeded in having their alternate construction methods and engineering declared safe and sound. Not only were the original orders from the county mandating that their treehouses be torn down voided, the treesort recieved permits and a bed and breakfast license.

The engineering centerpiece and figurative linchpin in Michael and Out 'n' About's battle with the authorities turned out to be a custom designed piece of hardware known as the Garnier Limb. A 1.5" x 10" bolt fitted with wood threads on one end, machine on the other, and a collar in the middle, one is capable of supporting as much as 8000lbs when mounted in a tree trunk.

That's more than my truck.
Whoooaah!

We just had to utilize these in our treehouse.