lockjack or spiderjack ?

[atree]

Think of getting a SJ too,need to climb on it heaps to get good with it tho,Also What is it like doing tip work?

 

Can you descend single like when chogging down larger wood?

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Think of getting a SJ too,need to climb on it heaps to get good with it tho,Also What is it like doing tip work?

 

Can you descend single like when chogging down larger wood?

 

When you say 'tip work' I assume you mean long branch walks. That's when it excels!

Descending single line I'd say NO. The device twists and it's not designed for this.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Yep the SJ is end feed only.

 

Thanks. So is it a nuisance not being able to instal or take off an SJ mid line? I'm guessing that you leave it on your rope all the time then.

[geoff]

I just leave it on my main line,once I have my top anchor set with it I use a 10m rope & grigri for work position,or a steel core flipline.

That does me for most climbs. Descending & limbwalking with the sj is great I find,but it took me a while to get confidence in it.

[atree]

When you say 'tip work' I assume you mean long branch walks. That's when it excels!

Descending single line I'd say NO. The device twists and it's not designed for this.

 

Yeah like reductions say,

 

So what if you have to come down a smoothed barked tree(ie Gum)in a hurry,While chogging down??

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Yeah like reductions say,

 

So what if you have to come down a smoothed barked tree(ie Gum)in a hurry,While chogging down??

 

In that case I always leave a peg every few metres just in case. I know it would be frown upon in colleges but it works just fine.

It's actually more important to leave pegs so you can get down for a cup of tea!

[Lancstree]

Rather than leaving pegs which could be a hazard, I would rather use an adjustable friction saving device that you choke around the spar allowing you to descend then easily ascend. An example would be a ropeguide or a cheaper alternative. I've yet to set one up for myself.

[geoff]

Rather than leaving pegs which could be a hazard, I would rather use an adjustable friction saving device that you choke around the spar allowing you to descend then easily ascend. An example would be a ropeguide or a cheaper alternative. I've yet to set one up for myself.

 

Thats how I work on a chog down,small stuff with a cambium saver,maybe two,just to give me a fast exit for a cuppa,and an easy way up,on eucs & the like I may double choke to ensure a good anchor.

Am I wrong in this?

[Lancstree]

Double choking a cambium saver is fine if it is long enough to do so. Not sure what you mean by using two cambium savers though. Do you mean joined somehow to increase the length? If so I wouldn't, as there are plenty on the market that are fit for that purpose.

[atree]

Rather than leaving pegs which could be a hazard, I would rather use an adjustable friction saving device that you choke around the spar allowing you to descend then easily ascend. An example would be a ropeguide or a cheaper alternative. I've yet to set one up for myself.

 

Yeah but you can only get friction saver/RG so long,

 

And i hate leaving pegs!