RW and Zigzag

[stihlmadasever]

54 minutes ago, Joe Newton said:

 there's been plenty of occasions where I've initially climbed the tree ddrt and switched over to srt to work the canopy. I'm dire with a throwline so on reductions/ spready hardwoods it makes more sense for me.

Funnily enough i was watching a mark bingham(srt & rope wrench) video on youtube earlier and he does the same which seems to be the opposite to what everyone else does.

Im still finding srt a challenge and my elbows dont seem to be gettin a break...

[Joe Newton]

4 minutes ago, stihlmadasever said:

Funnily enough i was watching a mark bingham(srt & rope wrench) video on youtube earlier and he does the same which seems to be the opposite to what everyone else does.

Im still finding srt a challenge and my elbows dont seem to be gettin a break...

Be stubborn with it mate. It requires a completely different mindset to ddrt. A lot more planning. Limb walks should be cut to a minimum with thought given to redirects. Your arms take a while to get used to. For ascending they should just be stabilising you, but the small adjustments, like returning from limbs when necessary are very different. Just remember, it doesn't have to be quicker than ddrt. If its easier that's a really good step. 

[stihlmadasever]

Cheers joe.

Ive been using it mostly on prunes so im not fighting against friction constantly,

but clipping in the ct for even little ascents feels weirdly lazy haha

Working for my la we dont do many big dismantles,30-60 foot trees,prune,pollard or removals is our bread n butter.

Still not great at goin out on limbs yet but i think im still thinkin on ddrt technique rather than thinkin about redirects to drop down onto limbs.

Being more upright on ascents is a big plus,ive had ascenders for ages but i was guilty of just hip thrusting and tending slack on my zz goin up on ddrt.

Im tryin to persevere with srt and hopin one day it'll click 

[MattyF]

Find that clipping back in to the tether/ harness coming back in arm over arm and pulling nothing just using your arms for kind of pull and balance the slack falls through and you can come back in faster , partly why I prefer a neck tether as it allows more movement for this but it’s still not great with it on going out but takes seconds to clip on although it works crap with the zig zag.... as Mark says I think the Chester is the way forward with the RW/zig zag combo same as the BDB and hitch hiker from my experience.

[Rupe]

Whats a BDB? 

 

[Rich Rule]

Bull dog bone Rupe.

 

Here is one in action.

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Remember that vid Rich, sweet.

Did The BDB ever go into production as such?

[Rich Rule]

Not that I know of mate.  You can still get one directly from Gordon.

 

They have changed a bit these days.

[Rupe]

On 28/02/2018 at 18:26, Mark Bolam said:

You back on a VT and hitclimber with it Rupe?

Yes, some kind of vt thing. Different every time I tie it! Have sussed retrieving anchors and redirects but using the tail of my rope means untying the hitch which I would prefer to leave on the rope. All good though, really getting the hang of it. Did 6 limes without moving my first TIP the other day. 

[Rupe]

Ah yes, thanks Rich, I  have heard of that. Is the akimbo taking its place these days? Whats the verdict on that thing?