Peter
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Sounds like a plan. Anyone got a good location?
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True, or even a throwline
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You may have to pull one through the crotch, but at least you still have both ends of the line to manipulate it through, whereas if you just pull the line out you might not have the use of both ends.
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I would run 20" on the 440, and 30" on the 660. I currently have a 441, with 20 and 25, but as soon as I get my 660 I'll ditch the 25s altogether and just run 20 and 30.
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$75nz is about £26? They are not much cheaper here, about £22 by the time you put VAT on them.
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Donr forget you can remove the karabiners from the ground before pulling the line out completely. Nothing worse than getting a biner stuck in the crotch with the other end of the line off the ground and unreachable!
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Bob, are those iPhone pics?
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Run over with a truck?
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Solution, keep the key to the box in your fag packet, you'll never be without it!
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Starts looking rough quickly, but it seems to plateau out and last a while after that. I know someone that has two that are nearly ten years old, they hardly ever get used, but I would still climb on it if I had too!
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xtc scorch? I think so, but i'm not sure. Samson arbormaster gets my vote, followed by New England Hi-Vee. I wouldnt buy either, but if you like that knid of thing, they are fat and hardwearing.
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Oh ok! I have 6
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Does he actually climb much, or is it a rope that is going to live in a kitbag most of the time. As Tim says, it will wear out quickly in constant use, but if its only being used once a week say, it will last a long time.
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Ok, having got that off my chest, it would probably do him fine. The kolibri is a good choice, bomb proof, and has a long useable life.
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Loathe it with a passion, one of the worst arb ropes I'v ever used. Bouncy, fat, fluffy, heavy, and it has a silly sticky slippy coating that is truly horrible in the wet. Had some once, gave it away. Did I mention i dont like it much? If you like your tachyon you will hate it.
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Nice, I just love monday mornings like that!
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Ooh! Shiny new kit! Personally try to avoid mechanical advantage systems on pulling trees over, as you are limited to a slow pull. I prefer a straight pulling line, with maybe a wedge if neccesary, but each to their own! Looks like it went well though.
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Nice Drew. Why not use two revolvers on the floating anchor though? I'v tried it and its pretty sweet!
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No, but unless your wings fall off, you can glide a fair way and find a nice field to ditch into. Besides, flying is statistically safer than crossing the road!
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You can legally fly a plane at a younger age than you can drive a car. I would hazard an opinion that flying a plane under supervision in our relatively empty skies is probably safer than driving a car on our crowded and terrifying streets, terrorised as they are but homicidal white transit drivers and deathwish unimogs!
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Just close your eyes and throw wildly, it works for me!
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Go to reply to thread, click on insert web link (looks like a little globe symbol), and cut and paste the address into the box. Arbtalk then adds the correct tags and displays it in your post as a hyperlink.
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Why, thankeryou kindly sir!
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lets try this http://www.new.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=66364856112
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I'm good for about 90 feet by hand, so I'v never really felt the need for a BS. Great for rainforest canopy access though! To get good at hand throwing, you need to pick a technique you are comfortable with, and keep practising until you are good enough. Sometimes I get the anchor I want first throw, sometimes it takes half an hour, but persistance always pays off. I love using it for setting pulling lines and rigging blocks, saves a lot of effort and time, and I'v set some pull lines in some horrible dead trees that I wouldnt have enjoyed climbing.
