Pantin and VT

[Stephen Blair]

there was a great vid on here 2 weeks back about adding another rope grab with a wee strop and a bungee onto a small prusik, it was excellent, both legs for going up and then just unclip the rope grab and it is astill set up at the side. have a search for it..i need to get a pantin myself, but the pole pruner has been red hot for months and the climbing bag has mould on it, so no rush

[Nick Waring]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-_GUggGMmM]YouTube - DLRW[/ame]

 

and

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdV8Nr4tEpo]YouTube - DLRW 2[/ame]

[Rupe]

there was a great vid on here 2 weeks back about adding another rope grab with a wee strop and a bungee onto a small prusik, it was excellent, both legs for going up and then just unclip the rope grab and it is astill set up at the side. have a search for it..i need to get a pantin myself, but the pole pruner has been red hot for months and the climbing bag has mould on it, so no rush

 

All things in small stages. Start with one pantin and exhaust the limitations of it before addign any further complications. (IMO)

[Stephen Blair]

cheers nick, i think that is amazing

[tommer9]

Yeah- thanks for that nick, shopping list now being compiled..

Brilliant videos.

[Jamie]

Being new to the VT, i found using a dynemma sling a great addition, adding a pantin to the melting pot was great, I'd used the pantin before with a blakes with great success. i've been trying to figure out how to use both legs to ascend the bungee system seems to work well.

 

Using the 3 pully technique in the 'hitch climber guide' (cambium saver, hitch climber and second anchor pully), doesn't the hitch always want to stop decending as the rope returns back up to the 2nd anchor pully? i'll give it a go at some point soon.

 

Jamie

[Mark Bolam]

Haven't had a problem with that Jamie. Give it a bash, it works a treat when you want to come down to receive a hot brew and some cake from a nice old dear then fly back up there!

 

I am speaking hypothetically about all this, and hopefully will at some point start actually climbing again, rather than the mixed bag of shrub trimming and gardening type shite which is forming the bulk of my job list at the moment.

 

I may not need the Pantin to climb a Buddleia.....

[Stephen Blair]

i think i have the same list as you mark, the stuff gardeners cant handle and real tree surgeons turn their noses up at, but it is easy cutting, mostly with a 046 and pole pruner, then the usual horrible drag and tidy, but work is work and i dont miss ringing up monster stems and handballing tons of tree..

[Mark Bolam]

Cash is indeed King!

 

Are they the new Stretch Air boots Stevie? Comfy? You will end up looking as cool as Tommer9 in his new Robocop lid!

 

I'm jealous as hell fellas. I NEEEEEED some new shiny.....

[Stephen Blair]

new boots are awesome comfy, they are chunkier than a chunky thing..but really light