Neat Freak

[Mark Bolam]

5 hours ago, Treerover said:

Yes I’ve seen these and the Gheko feet but you’re still basically back to faffage and fiddling , having to concentrate on stowage of spare rope though .

How are you finding it Mark ?
 

Early days mate.

 

I’ve not re-racked the lanyard in it yet, although it seemed ok on ascent.

I’ve just thought ‘bugger me it’s hot, I need to smash this tree and get down’.

 

It will probably get thrown out the tree in a tantrum one day like many other good ideas.

 

Defo not a good choice for busy trees or connies, but worth a punt for broader crowns?

 

I got mine for nowt.

 

(FU @htb! 🖕) 😂

[Joe Newton]

I tried the scuba clip thing, found I spent more time reclipping and assisting the rope.

 

Gone back to a hip bag with a mini prussik. Quarter the price of that neat freak think, and at least I won't sound like a twat when people ask what it is and how much I paid for it. 

[breffni]

If it was made by dmm it would cost even more!

[htb]

41 minutes ago, breffni said:

If it was made by dmm it would cost even more!

At least it would be a nice coloured alloy and not plastic...

[htb]

One for sale on treebay at the moment, couple of mths use for £60, says it all.

[Treerover]

UPDATE:
I took the plunge and ordered one. After really trying to find a suitable space on my TM it looked like it would be a HUGE nightmare as my saw hitches on the same side and in VERY close proximity to the coils.
It also seems that every samara on a Maple or catkin from an Oak would easily pull the coils out , thus necessitating a re-set of the thing.
Not convinced and have sent it back without it leaving the kitchen .
Ho hum, back like Joe to the Notch ditty with a re-mod

[Joe Newton]

Definitely send to be more of a posers tool to put on Instagram. I think if I saw someone genuinely rocking one I'd have to write them off a a climber. 

 

Happy to eat my words though

[Mark Bolam]

What bag have you got Joe?

The magnetic closure one?

 

The scuba clip sort of works, but the truth is coils are always going to be more prone to snagging, and that also applies to the Love Island Instagram Tree Freak or whatever it’s called.

[Tommy_B]

Have you got a figure 8? I use mine to do the same after watching someone do just that on Instagram. Will take a photo later. 

I'm a Southerner and there is no chance I would spend 100 notes on a stupid bit of plastic to do the same thing.

[Joe Newton]

2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

What bag have you got Joe?

The magnetic closure one?

 

The scuba clip sort of works, but the truth is coils are always going to be more prone to snagging, and that also applies to the Love Island Instagram Tree Freak or whatever it’s called.

Silver bull one from Honeys, got an elasticated vag-type opening.