My spikes, new to climbing and having problems

[dangerous brian]

To gain experience try spiking a large wet palm,cant reccomend it enough,but hey try it for yourself.

[dangerous brian]

You may not need to buy the whole thing just the gaff,but only get the short ones,cause thats all youll need.

[swinny]

the bloke that learned me how to spike on the phone said the most important thing to remember is dont hug the tree (no huging he called it ) and keep a nice angle to the trunk at all time (dont force the spike into the tree as most the time ur weight should dig the spike into the trunk) oh and sharpe spikes is a must

hope that helps u out mate

all the best martin

 

Thats a good one lol no hugging

[swinny]

You may not need to buy the whole thing just the gaff,but only get the short ones,cause thats all youll need.

 

theyre welded ones, so i guess it makes them pretty old?

 

going to look up some prices and see what theyre like possibly

[Husqvarna King]

You may not need to buy the whole thing just the gaff,but only get the short ones,cause thats all youll need.

 

why??? What if he needs to climb a tree with deep bark??

[dangerous brian]

You cant wear spikes and hug a tree thats just wrong.

[burrell_]

it worked mate i keeped that in my head at all time when i frist started sounds sad but worked( if u hug the tree ur spikes break out and dont hold into the wood) and if u are after new spike Distel climbing Spurs all the way hope u get on ok with that tree mate keep us updated:thumbup1:

[dangerous brian]

My spikes have welded gaffs and there only 3 years old, as for bark thickness and gaff sizes ie long or short ,im only going by my own experience,and for most of the jobs i do my welded short gaffs serve me well,but i like spiking and have never had a problem but each to their own.

[armchairarborist]

keep yr toes from pushing against the stem while cutting/reaching round or they can 'cam out' of the spikehole leading to a slip, have fun.. Ed.

[swinny]

taking all this on board will hopefully put into practice had to wash my gear today though due to it getting soaked and dirty, i had a better day monday when it was dry lol