Big shot

[drosa2004]

Has anyone ever used the big shot throw bag catapult? If so would you recommend it?

[samthescam]

I've never used one. People who have rate them really highly. Can't see many trees where you would need one though. Expensive bit of gucci kit to sit in a bag,

[Tom D]

Highly.

 

I bought one for a council job, loads of deadwooding big oaks, spending a bit of time getting a bag up on a one tree job is ok but if you want to do 8 a day then getting a bag in quickly is important. some people are great with a throwbag, I am not, if you aren't either a big shot is a great investment.

[High Scale]

I've never used one. People who have rate them really highly. Can't see many trees where you would need one though. Expensive bit of gucci kit to sit in a bag,

 

A nice long bag.

[MattyF]

Yeah they are great , had a big welly to get in last week... The big shot punched a hole hole through all the dead and on to the only limb that was not slanting down wards in the lower canopy, an impossible shot throwing... I always take my jameson kit on site the big shot,hook and adapted sandvik pruning head are a must have For an easy life IMO

[BenC]

There pretty good for getting a high anchor quickly but difficult gauging the power of lower anchors. Poles are probably quicker but if you do get a big shot make sure you get a cube as it makes life so much easer.

[drosa2004]

Thanks for the advice! It sounds like it's worth it then. I get so flustrated trying to get that throw bag over on its own lol!

[NI Tree]

they must be good as last year at uni some rope acess guys used it to put a rope over a 5 and half story building.

[WeeDee]

There pretty good for getting a high anchor quickly but difficult gauging the power of lower anchors. Poles are probably quicker but if you do get a big shot make sure you get a cube as it makes life so much easer.

 

I use a Big Shot but have given up on the cube and now use a garden trug instead. I've got three trugs that sit inside each other - saving space and keeping contents steady.

One trug holds a shot line, the other holds an access rope and the third has a climbing line in it.

[treesnatcher]

exellent piece of kit but probably only comes out 5 times a year.

can be tricky to use if lots of targets near tree