Spikes

[RobRainford]

Hey guys.

 

The time has come that I need to do some spiking. The tree of choice is a pine which has had a bit of wind damage at the top and the only way to access the top to free the lump of wood left there is to spike it.

 

My main question is what are the best comfy but good value spikes to buy. If I could I would try and afford the bling bling carbon fibre ones but it's not my money that's buying them. So cheap as possible but still good for comfort. Also, long or short gaffs?

 

Cheers

[mistahbenn]

Short gaffs, second hand is the way to go. Buckingham, bashlin, I picked up mine for £75 of fleebay. Then upgraded to metal insert pads for about £100.

[armchairarborist]

try to get ones with the velcro top straps, the good ones have steel inserts in the velcro so dont creep round your leg, comfy nearly all day.. Ed

[dangerous brian]

I bought a pair of BASHLINS from gustharts for about 130 quid, there quite comfy.

[tommer9]

Short gaffs, second hand is the way to go. Buckingham, bashlin, I picked up mine for £75 of fleebay. Then upgraded to metal insert pads for about £100.

 

Or just go straight in at £190 ish and get some lovely new ali geckos with velcro and lovely padding:thumbup1:

[skyhuck]

Or just go straight in at £190 ish and get some lovely new ali geckos with velcro and lovely padding:thumbup1:

 

[RobRainford]

Looking around at hb, gustharts and at treeworker. The lowest price seems to be around 164 which was on gustharts. They were for the steel bashlins. I saw these on treeworker

Climbing Spurs - Treeworker.co.uk

 

the ones that caught my eye were the aluminium ones. For an extra £26 I could get something that is lighter and possibly comfier. eBay had little on offer and not that many were good prices for what you were getting IMO.

 

What are your opinions on the ally gecko ones?

[skyhuck]

 

What are your opinions on the ally gecko ones?

 

In a different league to anything else I've used.

 

Can wear mine all day no problem!!

[RobRainford]

In a different league to anything else I've used.

 

Can wear mine all day no problem!!

 

thanks for that one, i think that sealed it for me, i may just buy those, will have to dig into my savings and put to to get those for sure!

[Rupe]

The alloy ones are exceptionally good, and then the carbon ones are just that little bit extra good but might not last as long.