Is there any reason why I can't use a Whoopie sling as a cambium saver

[Arghshh]

fair enough, and the point regarding retrieving a cambium saver from the floor is a good one.

[Tree Man Tom]

Your using the device for something its not intended to.

 

Cambium saver is made for this job in hand.

 

Its like using a pole pruner for sending up a truck on the ground.There's always something made to do the job in hand

 

Sometimes you've got to improvise and make do.

 

I would say us tree people are some of the most problem solving people out there

[Greg]

It's good practice to not mix PPE (climbing gear) & Rigging gear. Mark it as PPE or Rigging and use as such.

 

However, in an emergency you have to use what is available.

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[Tom2020]

Sometimes you've got to improvise and make do.

 

I would say us tree people are some of the most problem solving people out there

 

I see what you mean Tom But if something is available for the purposes and its not expensive.

 

Why not use it?

[Tommy_B]

Good idea. Cheaper than a Ropeguide for example, And pretty much the same thing. Get a little tenex loopie sling, Mallon and a Pinto pulley and I reckon you'd have a sweet little set up mate.

 

Not designed for purpose but serves a purpose all the same.

[Tommy_B]

I see what you mean Tom But if something is available for the purposes and its not expensive.

 

Why not use it?

 

But a normal cambium saver isn't availiable for the purpose! A rope guide is, but you're looking at mega bucks. If I'm right the OP needs to attach a line on a pollarded stem, Not over a normal branch like a normal cambium saver.

[Tree Man Tom]

But a normal cambium saver isn't availiable for the purpose! A rope guide is, but you're looking at mega bucks. If I'm right the OP needs to attach a line on a pollarded stem, Not over a normal branch like a normal cambium saver.

 

Thats how i read it also...

[Tom2020]

But a normal cambium saver isn't availiable for the purpose! A rope guide is, but you're looking at mega bucks. If I'm right the OP needs to attach a line on a pollarded stem, Not over a normal branch like a normal cambium saver.

 

 

Feel like a tit missed that bit completely.

 

 

 

(Note to self Read everything)

[Arghshh]

But a normal cambium saver isn't availiable for the purpose! A rope guide is, but you're looking at mega bucks. If I'm right the OP needs to attach a line on a pollarded stem, Not over a normal branch like a normal cambium saver.

 

Correct!

 

Thanks for everyones advice and points

[Husqvarna King]

but you can still wrap a cambium saver so that it grips on a single stem, crossing it over so it grips, i do it all the time:confused1: