DrewB
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just a nice leaning tree near me. i like the footpath that runs right under it.
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nice work mate.....
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i understand you not wanting to grass on someone but still, id say get it reported.
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i like the 13mm rpes when working in small trees and cold days and 11mm once the trees start getting bigger. if its big i will srt or footlock in and all my systems work/flow better with the smaller diameter. the lower weight really becomes noticable when moving 45m of rope around the crown, i like how the thinner ropes self feed through my hitch better as my blaze and nrg dont seem to fluff up so much. i really dislike boucy ropes now but when i started i liked them as they seemed nicer if i did fall on them-this comes from a rock climbing background. and theyve gotta be spliceable!! imo
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140cm but thats with real long tails-you can always cut it shorter but never add it back on! (can you send us your email again as i deleted it sorry)
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watch out though man, it gets addictive!
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thes two combos work for me bud.......and both work on blaze too. i found the ocean polyester not the best on the blaze-this stuff is heaps better.
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evenin tony!!!!!!!
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from seeing the tests done i firmly believe that our bodies will snap or our anchor point will fail before even a fishermans breaks-its nice to know we climb with super strong safety margins. jamie-apparently when the eye is too small it compresses the fibres where they go back into themselves at the splice (i didnt really understand why), i expected the break to be at the taper too. but making the eye bigger did increase the strength so it must of worked.
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no worries!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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the fishermans choked the rope and thats were it snapped it. snapped twice in the same place. also done some splices with eyes just big enough for the carabiner-the small eyes snapped open at approx 6ookgs lower than big eyes, if you get what i mean.
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its a big rope centre near me-they can destroy with 100s of tonnes of power! its a straight pull though-we are going to try and set up shock loads next.
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id always been told that a fishermans will reduce rope strength by up to 50% but i never really believed it actually did.So i spliced up an eye and tied a fishermans on the other end and got it tested. the splices hold out to just over 3tonnes. the fishermans snapped at 1.36 tonnes. we had to cut the rope off the shackle as it melted itself together, and the splice was still fine.the bang it makes when it snaps is scary.
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some kauris 20mins from auckland CBD!
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we were sh!t at the rugby last night also:sad:
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same here. its what makes the harness so comfortable and different to others
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i dont think it will work with a spliced eye as the fishermans bites down on the bight. the fishermans will just pull undone if the biner catchs on it or if it catches ina crotch. but cheers rupe, its keeping me thinking...............is that the issue you meant by the way?
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what did you think of it steve in operation? and will it be allowed in a comp?
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whats the difference? doesnt look that much different to me
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im glad i put that picture up as ive now changed the setup slightly and made it safer-i wouldnt of realised what i was doing wrong without your guys info, so cheers for all the advice. and a new kernmantle rope arrives tomorrow so itll be good to see how different it feels. once again, thanks for the advice, especially paolo.
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Howies do some nice ventile stuff but a bit pricy to work in.....
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for me its blaze rope and armor prus 8mm hitch cord.
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cheers peter, thats a pretty small krab.
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the revolver is nz $75 here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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