Ladder or not?

[RPA]

Cerin’s post got me thinking wondering how many will actually admit to using a ladder?

 

I certainly believe in sweating as little as possible so my ladder gets used a fair bit (as does my HT75).

I do of course always put my climbing line into the tree first, fully test my anchor point and have the ladder footed.

 

Honest answers if possible

[Pete Mctree]

Priceless bit of kit- If I had to install my climb line first i'd never use them. Might as well just srt or footlock(bigger trees normally). I do like the ladders footing or just tied to the stem if working solo

[arbormaster]

i use my ladder when its needed. if its difficult to get to the first branch etc.. but dont take it everywhere

[Dean Lofthouse]

Yesterday I deadwooded and crownlifted 18 large trees, with just me and a groundy.

 

Throw bagged each one, installed a line while my groundy throwbagged the next, ladders up to take me up the first twenty foot of each, tending slack on my lockjack as I went up the ladder

 

20ft x 18 = 360ft of body thrusting saved on.

 

I as knackered at the end of the day, I would have been absolutely knckered without the ladders

[Will Hinchliffe]

Pro ladder

[Peter]

Dont even own one. Certainly dont use one for getting into a tree in a normal days work. Last time I used one was to put up a new tv aerial, anf if I could have footlocked up to the chimney stack I would have!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Dont even own one. Certainly dont use one for getting into a tree in a normal days work. Last time I used one was to put up a new tv aerial, anf if I could have footlocked up to the chimney stack I would have!

 

We're not all Squirrels though Peter, you seem to forget.

[Glen Poole]

I only use one for access, Certainly wouldn't work off one.

[Peter]

We're not all Squirrels though Peter, you seem to forget.

 

Yes, the poll results do seem to reflect that!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Yes, the poll results do seem to reflect that!

 

Are you the "1"