Marc
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Classic episode, sure wish I had one of those trash cans. I bought a hot water bottle for the drive to work, good tip, think i'll just try to do more yoga, and excersise. I did try a chiropractor, but was'nt impressed really. May try an osteopath if I can find a good one, got to be worth a try.
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Well I had a nice long break over christmas, did pretty much did nothing other than lay about reading a book, over the 2 weeks a little twinge in my back developed into a real pain. I need to keep up with my stretching but at the moment that does'nt seem to help (should never of let my yoga slip). I hoping that getting back to work full time and being active will help the pain subside. But I am curious about having my back looked at: Did some research and it looks like Osteopaths are a more recognised way of treating back problems which surprised me. Anyone here have any advice, comments.
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HELP!!! really sticky sap on my new rope and strop!!
Marc replied to vduben's topic in Climbers talk
I think its the fatty acids in the oil that breaks down the sap. -
HELP!!! really sticky sap on my new rope and strop!!
Marc replied to vduben's topic in Climbers talk
I'm telling ya it works! i'd probably chuck the rope in the wash, but I was always worried about breakin the glass with my steel core lanyard so wash it by hand, and butter helps make it easier. -
Ahh now I get it, thats totally different to what I was describing. I've tried the system described on treebuzz and did'nt see that big of an advantage, instead I have a small sling that I girth hitch to my biner, then clip onto my bridge, I then release my hitchclimber, the sling acts as an extension making it a little easier to body thrust. When redirecting down a crotch, or limb walking a limb that drops down, i'll use a small prussik and DMM revolver, i'll attach this to my line above my hitch (before descending!) you may need another small biner to keep the tail of your rope in reach. You end up using a lot of rope as its a pulley system doubling your line, but it gives a good advantage for pulling yourself back in from difficult to reach parts of the canopy. i'll try to get pics.
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HELP!!! really sticky sap on my new rope and strop!!
Marc replied to vduben's topic in Climbers talk
Use butter, smoother it all over the sap and leave it for 24 hours, it somehow helps to break down the sap. Then wash it out using warm soapy water, soap flakes are best not detergent! I used a stiff plastic brush to scrub away the most stubborn bits, you can get rope brushes, but I've never used them so don't know what they are like. -
I don't have my kit on me, i'll take a pic on Monday. I don't use this set-up any more as I have a hitchclimber. I think your maybe mis-understanding what i'm trying to explain, the set-up is exactly the same as a normal basket type hitch like a VT. Except that one end of the eye to eye hitch cord is tied to the tab that forms the bridge between the side plates of a Petzl fixe or similar ISC pulley. The advantage of this set-up is a less crowded biner, as you will only have one end of your basket hitch tied to the biner, its also possible to place the other end of the hitch cord between the space of the pulley plates. This means you will be loading the biner at its strongest point the spine. From memory it did tend a little better, and did'nt bind so tight, and was similar in feel to a helical hitch, just easier to tie/untie.
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The co-op i'd imagine
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I'd be more concerned about soil-grit-sand permeating my rope. Than green slime, water and sap, yes it can be a nuisance especially sap which jams the hitch, water and slime usually dries/wears off. Rope is synthetic so should not be degraded by algae, sap or water. As far as i'm aware UV light degrades fibres, and soil contanimates get in and abrade the fibers. Fungus has no effect on synthetic fibers. Correct me if i'm wrong. Lancstree the reason you probably saw a special rope washer in a caving shop is caving rope would be more susceptable to dirt and grit.
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Good to see you on the forums John.
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I've had it on my rope a couple of times, I doubt it does any long term damage as rope is plastic, probably growing of the wet broth of water and detritus rather than the rope fibre themselves. I generally wash my rope every 6 months, you can buy specially additives to add to the wash, which improve water repellency.
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Show some pics if you can, on my treemagic the leg straps can get folded which puts pressure on the fibres at the fold making them look worn. But there not.
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Agreed, they protected the software and not released it to joe public for a reason. My license key has expired now anyway, and I won't be able to get another copy. There is a website that has the Stihl workshop manuals, but even that dissapears periodically, I could'nt find it with google. Still if anyone wants part numbers or diagrams, i'll try and send them in a pm.
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Intresting clip and cool chill out track, pretty shocking images, carpet bombing was a bad way of fighting a war. Then again nothing about war is ever good, its war. Right i'm off to get very very very drunk.
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Holy fook a roo I don't see safe use of ladders there! I got that one!
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No been try to get my head round how that works, does it need a throw line still?
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Meh! My cambium saver gets stuck sometimes, single most infuriating thing to happen, especially at the end of the day. I'd still climb up and get it though, and a cabium saver is only 25 quid.
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Not far from me then, I live in old Berkshire, now Oxfordshire. I've know over a dozen ropeguide users, not one of them was dissapointed with it, and most universally agreed its the best piece of gear they own period. Only thing I don't like, is its to nice a bit of kit to be free dropping it on retrieval on tarmac (not advised either). And throwline retrieval is a bit of a pain.
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It is probably the best contraption to come out of the ART stable, far better than a lockjack imo. The pulley gives frictionless climbing and with a VT is probably one of the best set-ups around. I never natural crotch now even on dismantles, as any friction makes it harder for me to climb. Other advantages are being able to adjust its size to fit any limb, even poles. Its purpose designed, so is fairly easy to retrieve, and good qaulity. I will be purchasing one this month.
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Which tree! I'll go there tonight and get it!!!!
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Thats because other tree firms are scum, competition to be eliminated, I don't want them to see how I work they may copy me ra ra ra ra. I personally hate that kind of sentiment. I remember the first guy I worked for, we had this little game where we would guess friendly or not, and wave at other tree crews to see what kind of reply we got, sometimes we got given the bird and occasionally a friendly thumbs up. There are a bunch of sub-contractors near me, a few of them are small one man biusnesses, they often pool together resources on bigger jobs and are doing very well, it gives them a flexabilty and edge over other outfits. So count me in.
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I got the quals purely to improve my chances of getting work. So the cost of getting them is worth it. All i'm confused on is this whole issue around re-assesment.
