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vduben

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  1. that looks very posh but could you not of put a ring on the end so the cocoon would pull through easily?
  2. did that last night, it about killed the washing machine!!i dont think you really need a pillow case
  3. at the age of 13 i decided to take my dads van for a jump in the field, after nose diving and smashing ther front foglights(put on the day befor) and the rad i reversed it back to the place it was in the garden and thought it would never be noticed, well he did notice!!!! he gave me the look and called me a few names, i said sorry and made a quick exit, at the time he had not alot of money and was mad, when he calmed down he said well your a old boy, ive done worse!!!!!!!!!!!! bonus! i did help fix it tho i also lifted all the quary tiles in the porch and took 40 capping stones off the front wall while my dad was at work......... ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh and i put a knife in the socket then hid under the table once again thinking nothing would come of it(i was 4) not noticing the power was out and a huge black mark on the wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. how long does the main bit of rope need to be? any precise measurement or does it need to be large enough to go around the biggest stem your likely to go around with a bit more for the small maillion? also could i use a old butterfly bridge shackel to use as the part to catch the rope?
  5. how long does the main bit of rope need to be? any precise measurement or does it need to be large enough to go around the biggest stem your likely to go around with a bit more for the small maillion?
  6. my old beast about ready to be taken away from me, had a space saver on one side, but she is normally very very low:001_tt1:
  7. where can i get the art pulley and the bits to make my own? ive looked around but to no avail
  8. so how does it get through the eye on the rope? is there a ring like a conventional rope guide normally?
  9. interesting, i take it that its retrieveable? i cant see how tho http://www.freeworker.de/store/art/rope-guide-07/ropeguide-primus.html
  10. no i dont know the full details, but in a map book there is no house numbers only street names, surley it would of been in the passengers interests to be helping at least?
  11. matlocks's a loverly town! fond memories
  12. rage must be common place for a climber! its almost like a red mist, i start to think nasty thoughts:thumbdown:
  13. so would the 'm' technique would be used only as a very short secondary anchor?
  14. i dont see the need for screw gates now days, 3 ways are much easier, safer and quicker...
  15. its terrible! on another note i saw a ambulance pull up out side a job yesterday and the driver got out a map book while the passenger was reading his own book!!!!!!!!!!it totally infuriated me!!!!! W*****S
  16. arnt fruit trees as a rule ment to be pruned just after flowering?
  17. sounds like a conpulsary way of covering themselves, HSE is great but not when they pull stunts like this
  18. ahhh trials, nothing get the heart racing than when the chain snaps on a drop off!!!
  19. dont mean to pick will but where is your second lanyard/climbing rope and why is it above your pulley? surely a receipe for disaster?
  20. i think its self explanitary, nothing to break=fell in one av it!!
  21. vduben

    SaS SRT

    just looking at all that kit has bamboozled me!!!! but like lofty said what do you do with all the rammel when your up there? looks a good set up tho, can you get a video?
  22. come to think of it i worked next door to what looked like a derelict house, turned out the was a male tranny inside and they didnt use the front door!!!!!! had a hole with ply over it to get in and out, the man had high heels on fish nets, a velvet skirt and the likes!!!
  23. i worked at the cheese place down here that makes the one and only stilton!!!!! there was lots of pipes and a fibre glass shop on the other side and they wouldnt move a 500,000 shell for a lemans car out the way, i sh1t my self!!!

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