Steve Bullman

Wouldn't use anything else

Sawpod Ltd, in the guise of Tony and Di Darbyshire are pleased to announce a new, much more hands on, project with the Sumatran Orangutan Society. They have been donating 10p from every Sawpod sold to the charity, but were delighted to be asked for a very different kind of donation. Climbing skills and equipment is urgently needed for the safe recovery and rescue of ‘sleeping’ Orangutans in the trees after having been anaesthetized through the tranquilizer system. Currently they rely on the use of a net on the ground to catch the sedated Orangutan, which although at times is sufficient and relatively safe, there is always a risk of the animal hurting itself in such a fall. Once the Orangutan falls asleep on the branches of trees, the team have 30-40 minute to set a climbing system while the tranquilizer working. So with a proper system, rope rescue trained veterinarians could ascend to a sedated Orangutan and safely lower him/her down to the ground. Usually, they have to wait until Orangutan wakes up, moving to other branches and put to sleep again. Or take risks in climbing the tree to pick up the sedated Orangutan and “throw” it onto a ground net. Climbing equipment could also be used to position the ‘tranquilizer gun shooter so that a clear line of sight is acquired, thus better ensuring the safety of the Orangutan, and also lessening the need to utilize extra darts. Tony has been teaching Tree Surgery for 27 years, so is the ideal person to undertake this request! A team has been put together to go out to Sumatra in April, along with Tony will be Geoff Pugsley, Rhob Williams and Marcus Nicholson (travelling over from Australia). The boys are going to be taking climbing and lowering gear (donated so far by Honey Bros, Treekit, Treestuff, @Height, Freeworker, Climber Cartel, ISC Wales, Gustharts, CEUK, Experiential Systems, DMM, Tentsile, Marlow Ropes) to the project with the intention of teaching the rescue team to use tree climbing equipment in their Orangutan rescue work. Geoff Pugsley is a contract climber with tree climbing experience in Africa, Sweden, Germany. He is also a respected competition climber. Marcus Nicholson is currently working in Sydney Australia and is also a highly respected competition climber. Rhob brings first hand experience of the project and a degree in Plant Science from Aberdeen University, as well as being a hand’s on wood expert! He was also instrumental in getting a lot of tree climbing gear out to Sumatra in the first place. The group will be joined by Andrew Walmsley, (Andrew Walmsley Photography) a wildlife photographer who plans to document the trip. So any gear/kit photos in situ you’d like he can arrange!! Sumatran Orangutans are critically endangered and without urgent action could be the first Great Ape species to become extinct. Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) is dedicated to turning this situation around. Orangutans breed more slowly than any other primate, with the female having a baby on average only once every 7-8 years. Infants are dependent on their mothers for at least five years, learning about survival in the forest. Orangutans live for around 45 years in the wild, and a female will usually have no more than 3 offspring in her lifetime. This means that orangutan populations grow very slowly, and take a long time to recover from habitat disturbance and hunting. The Orangutan is one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, sharing 96.4% of our DNA. Indigenous peoples of Indonesia and Malaysia call this ape "Orang Hutan" which literally translates as "Person of the Forest". Help us protect orangutans, their forests and their future. See Sawpod Ltd Tony Darbyshire Chainsaw Training, Sawpod and Throwpod for more information

zigzag is good for big and small stuff. I often hear this question asked, weather it be about the zigzag or spiderjack etc....I don't see how the size of the tree is relevant for any climbing system at all really. With regards line diameter, I wouldn't even consider running a zigzag with 13mm line, you will lose most of the best features of the device, ie easy self tending.

Well put together Rob

No, tend to use rope for everything these days, can't remember the last time I got my steel core out

Can't see a problem with it personally, although technically it would probably be frowned on as its not 3 way, but if tightened with a spanner its probably going to be the safest option IMO. As for taking it off at the end of the day? Only time mine ever gets taken off my harness is when im replacing it, so I don't see that as an issue really.

Well I personally think its cool!

You will find the minority will make a big fuss when they have a problem, and the happy majority will remain quiet. Never had a problem in 6 years, and don't personally know of anyone who has either.

According to that link, more reliable than the nissan under heavy load..not something i'd know about

Nissan have Kaylee on the service desk

I'm waiting for the new Navara, not really interested in anything else to be honest. This is based on the outstanding customer service and back up I have received from my Nissan dealer over the past 6 years over anything else.

Not this one surely?

I'm not sure what I would do. One things for sure, i'd do things a lot differently if I had another shot at the tree game.

Lots happening this year and next, and looks like Renault and Fiat are entering the 4x4 market with trucks build around the Nissan Navara and Mitsubishi. Six new pickups coming over 2015 and 2016 | Parkers

Yep what John said. Just be vigilant and only use strong passwords, which you should be anyway.

Must surely be an old pm that you only just picked up?

Delete and reinstall dale

I take offence to that

Good to read you Andy, was shocked when I first heard the news

Post your logo please. Hard to give a price if we can't get a rough idea of how much thought has gone into it

Lovely job as usual mate

Its nothing to worry about, just automated hacking attempts. they have been going on for about 6 weeks now and only cracked 2 accounts as far as i can make out. Just make sure your password is a secure one.

Thanks guys, Customer looked up Cornus mas and agreed that the leaves looked familiar, so we are going with that