dryadlad

Used only once have all the reciepts asking £180 can post .

Cheers chaps , the lands is a friends . The nice man said the timber cannot come from outside and it can only be stored if it has arised from the land .I guess it is a change of use thing ,bet if the land was changed to business use they would charge me a packet in rates...

Had the planning inforcement officer around today about the timber we have stored on a small holding , he wants it shifted as it is arisings from outside and not connected with the holding.Think someones been moaning in the village , anyone had any dealings with this lot seems a bit petty really. There was a magic moment we he slipped on his arse on the way out ,every cloud !

Im the proud owner of a Skylotec EKN Kolibri ,from hb delivered in super quick time once again. Im now faced with lots of choices for attaching saws and stuff ,anyone got any pics of theirs and what works well with this harnesss.P.s are the tool loops rated for hanging saws on .

Remember 2 hands on the bat rope !

In my opioin when it comes to a emergency rescue you use all that around you...

I worked with a guy who got a his groundie to lower off his casultly off with the lowering rig that was being used at the time as it was there. think i would do the same. good to have a plan before the S*** hits the fan though.....

We timed a rescue on a large tree , it took around 12 mins to get to the casualty . Then we pulled the climber up to the casulty on the lowering system ,4 mins to get him down ..no brainer .We now install a rescue line eg your buddys rope on all big trees.

Two hands on the bat rope robin.

So what is the best way to fit a harness ? mines fairly tight round the waist and the leg loops pretty slack .. thats what i find comfortable . Is the belt meant to act as lumbar support ?

Haha, fair play mate. My missus introduced me to my physio...............but uses a chiropractor herself????

Betst of luck with the whole harness thing, its a lottery, and i was lucky enough to be able to road test a load at once.

yea need to test drive a few, or buy a mewp

I have two discs missing which have disintegrated each side of my L4 (lumbar, fourth one up from bottom of spine) vertabra, and the L4 has moved forwards so far that in the MRI scan you can see a 90degree bend in my spine looking from the side. I have used a petzl and willans, and fing that the only thing that i can climb all day in is the weaver, which has a huge back support which is really rigid. Work positioning is key too, i find that i have to be more aware of how i am twisting, and will reposition if necessary. Staying still is bad too, so get back to excercise.

 

Oh, and tell that chiropractor to stuff it and go and see a registered physiotherapist. Chiropractors are classed as complimentary medicine at best and charlatans out for nothing but money at worst by the general medical council. They arent seen as mainstream medicine, as most of them will charge you for an x-ray they may not and should not need, and then almost exclusively treat you with manipulation(bone crunching) whether this is what you need or not, as this is how their basic training is provided. My mate had a prolapsed disc and a chiroprator nearly paralysed him for life thrugh manipulation. Obviously i am generalising, but be very very aware of who you let treat your spine.

.My chiropractor is pretty good she sorted a friend and my mrs old man , but i am fully aware they can do more bad than good as there are charlatans in all trades.I tried the physiotherapist last time and basicly got dicked around so much thats why i went to a chiropractor.

Cheers chaps for the advice ...think i'll take a look at a new harness any excuse ! I've signed up for pilates to sort the core muscles and my fetish for licra .

I've been off work for a month now with a doggy back ,chiropractor is treating it a a prolapsed disc [ i'm not convinced ].Anyway as i'm doing pretty much naff all, apart from watching homes under the hammer ,i thought id look into a new harness.As i have no intention of giving up climbing im trying to reduce the risk of this happening again.My current harness of 5 years is a dragonfly which is ok ,but im thinking the seat is causing my back to bannana ,which is a big no no for the posture.Ive been hunting around and the Petzl Sequioa looks pretty good as well as the treeflex .:questionmark:

Remember 2 hands on the bat rope .

Farmers tan always narks me come summer ...

Got to have a montage

Monkey see monkey do or something is it ?

No, but i may have a go on yours monday

I tried the running bowline for anchoring in the canopy which worked well but does have the rescue issues , switched to a longer static line and using a capstan locked off and backed up with a prussik .

Never really got mine to self tend that much unless there is a lot of rope hanging below ya ..

Super hot day had to take my sips down to relive the legs , customer walked round the corner to find me on her patio chair with me trollies round my ankles making ohhh ohh noises.

Pile of crap that it is only shown on Sky or Channel Five!

You got Tv in weymouth now then

who cares it's better than x factor init !

I've got a spiderjack and I love it! It does take a while to get used to it but once you do its great!

I like trees but not that one it blocks me gutters ...

Half hitch timber hitch and cut a couple of notches keeps the rope from slipping ..

When you hear a 020 somewhere and have to do a drive by;and having the ability to woof down a flying start in 2 minutes .. and the clicking of caribiners in the morning gives you wood...

We had our loler inspection at work today , the chap said 8mm hitch cord is frowned upon and minimum cordage should be 9mm for hitches. Is this right cause i just bought a shed load of 8mm..

I want a Nosak Raw shirt wu hoo:001_tongue: