Practical Rigging

[Mark Bolam]

Has anyone got/borrowed/read 'The Art & Science of Practical Rigging'?

 

Is it worth buying?

 

I am determined to improve my rigging skills after years of cut and chuck and crash bang wallop. I still think too many people over-rig a lot of the time, but Reg's vids in particular have made me realise that decent rigging is often the quickest way of getting a tree on the ground.

 

Positive and negative comments welcome. Cheers.

[gibbon]

Deffinately worth buying. In depth but easy to grasp

[John Hancock]

 

I am determined to improve my rigging skills after years of cut and chuck and crash bang wallop. I still think too many people over-rig a lot of the time, but Reg's vids in particular have made me realise that decent rigging is often the quickest way of getting a tree on the ground.

 

 

Mark, you read my mind......I'll be buying one too.

[Rich Rule]

the dvd is excellent... a friend of mine had a copy along with the workbook. watched it a few times and it has some great tips. not cheap though...

[Pete Mctree]

Get your hand in your pocket and get it bought. Good reference material

[Rich Rule]

not sure where i saw this first, may have been on arbtalk but it has some good info.

 

 

http://www.isa-arbor.com/publications/TreeWorkerSafety/Tree_Worker_Safety_content.html

[sanny]

i got given the book when i done the dismatel course very good book indeed

deffo worth buying helped me out alot

[MattyF]

Good referance material as pete says evan goes down to speed line's

[Linda]

I agree with all the posts above. There's a dvd to go with it but it's just so American it's ridiculous, don't spend money on it... or do, if you want to laugh at/with Rip and Tom...!!

 

We're looking to hold a rigging workshop/jamboree later this year that will go through the theory as well as the practicalities of simple to advanced techniques of rigging. Keep your eyes open for more info...

[arnoldbuchsassinger]

Fantastic read, everyone should have a copy. The other one is the tree climbers guide, has a little bit of science in it. Probably also want Arboriculture by Harris, CLark and Mattheny, isbn 0-13-088882-6, more expensive does not do rigging but hits all the science bells