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    Couple of packets of salmon and sea trout flys and a cut and climb jacket.
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    With a wrench but it's frowned upon !! It's very good though apparently
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    Looks like the tether would do its job well ... Personally preference though is the hitch climber so you can clip the haas in to and the tether in the spare holes makes the system more efficient in the trade off imo. [ame] [/ame]
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    Nothing wrong with pollards !! it's topping that's out of vogue.
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    Exactly Darrin ,it took a few attempts Rec climbing to find the sweet spots that gave me full confidence in the system to use it for work. I put a climber on my system to take out a hanger on Monday and had to do a Ariel rescue when the top of the hitch jammed in the wrench.. I've never had this happen ...But has probably put him off SRT !
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    I found the neck tether really no good with the bone possibly as its a lot heavier than the wrench you sort of get a nasty bouncy feeling , same with the Hitch hiker.
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    That would work but be restrictive and probably after a few ascents tear your shirt .. The elastic seems to work really sweet though to give some movement and helps with tending which is the Beauty than it been fixed.
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    Mines a lot longer , I have three different settings on it, the tightest is for ascent , this is a work position that I will just clip back on for coming back off long limbs and helps keep the rope tending and the wrench and hitch from dangling by my knees.. A tight setting is a lot better for ascent but if it's a bit looser and your say dead wooding it saves a few seconds than un clipping it to make just one cut. If your climbing on a hitch hiker or bone I think again the optimum tether will be different , mine didn't work at all well with the HH or bone but a sling did , I just did not feel comfy with the sling and found it got in the way and restrictive. I suppose though no same climber is going to be on the exact system or what suits one is not going to suit another so your best too get out and try.
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    You could easily make one they are not life support.. I made some of these up for a length of small rope and epllel tree hook as a traverse kit.. I think the carbon would not last long using on a main line system though.
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    Climbing on both the cougar and Yale kern at the minute , prefers the cougar but I really like New England tachyon and would prob buy that if I had to replace the cougar or kern.
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    My choice would be. Rope wrench. Ct foot ascender unless you have the old style pantin. Haas... After using a haas I would never go back to a frog walker hand ascender style system. 4srt neck loop from tree kit or make one up similar.
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    Looks an interesting read Chris , hell of a price tag on it though!
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    ADW clear your inbox Andrew!!
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    Books

    MattyF replied to Midge's topic in General chat

    True , best tree men I've Met are the ones who have fallen in to this work, I doubt they ever woke up and thought I want to be a tree worker today and went out to look for a job.
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    I would not put any of those in my top five !! Sorry bud.
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    Isn't that what you do when you cut a hedge though? I would not buy another Stihl hedge cutter as long as I live any how.
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    Books

    MattyF replied to Midge's topic in General chat

    Tree kit in the U.K. Sell it , also tree stuff in America will ship you out a copy... I've ordered from both as gifts for friends. This is a long interview but i have so much respect for Beranek I found it easily watchable... Can't wait for August to make part 2 !! [ame] [/ame]
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    Books

    MattyF replied to Midge's topic in General chat

    The Beranek book would be your best bet if your serious , whilst the climbers companion is essential reading and small enough to be taken on site to copy knots ect every thing in general tree work book is covered from climbing and Felling to dragging brash and clearing up !
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    With the exception of slack on here that has been my exact finding of wood turners.
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    Books

    MattyF replied to Midge's topic in General chat

    If you want to be a working arborist The Fundamentals of General Tree Work by Jerry (G.F.) Beranek has all you need to know. It is with out a doubt the best book out there imo .
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    Fascinating question ! Care too divulge the answer??
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    I use the petzl and pinto but I think the pinto had a higher rating also it looks good and fits in nice and tidy with the dmm oval.
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    Internally Steve it was spotless , it was snowing up the log heaps when we tested it.
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    It's the one you gave her mate
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