Tom D
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I came across a roll of goretex in an army surpluss store, there was enouch to make 2 goretex bivvys. I marked them out and took them to a local seamstress who made a really good bivvy for pennies. I dont know if you can find a roll of goretex but if you can thats the way to go. I have an Ajungilak bag which is very good.
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The standard "dumpy" bags like the blue one pictured earlier are 80cm X 80cm X 80cm that is 0.512 of a cubic meter. To get 6M3 you will need 11.71 dumpy bags. You have around 2.5 cube on your van.
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Congratulations mate:001_smile::001_smile:
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This is a genuine Robert Burns poem / song. Its called "Cock up Your Beaver" When first my brave Johnnie lad Came to this town, He had a blue bonnet That wanted the crown; But now he has gotten A hat and a feather,-- Hey, brave Johnnie lad, Cock up your beaver! II. Cock up your beaver, And cock it fu' sprush, We'll over the border And gie them a brush; There's somebody there We'll teach better behaviour-- Hey, brave Johnnie lad, Cock up your beaver! Apparently a "beaver" was a kind of hat.
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I tend to pull down with my right hand above the hitch and push up with my left on the tail below the pulley. For long ascents I use a sling between the pulley and harness, thats with a hitchclimber though.
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I tried it for a while, its very reliable but tbh its a bit too grippy. It would be a good choice for a beginner, and is better than a standard prusik but not as good as a Knut TK or the martin which is what I use.
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Have to agree with skyhuck, I have a pair of haix treckers that are now over 18 months old and still just as waterproof as the day i got them. In fact after fridays down-pour my feet were the only dry parts when I got home.
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The 6th I think, I'll check the money went thru if you like.
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I did, hope I'm not missing out.
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Get your anchor point as high as you can and try to put plenty weight on your rope rather than just balancing, If your main anchor is slightly to one side of tthe branch that makes it easier. TBH though after a while you'll notice that your balance just improves and you'll forget you ever had this problem.
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Any more info? reach? height? Condition etc. Where are you, i could possibly come look? Pm me if you like.
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How much is the trailer Shrek Junior?
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Take legal advice asap. Your insurer is there to pay for accidents not negligence ( I don't think you were negligent BTW). By contacting your insurer you could be seen to be admiting liability and therefore in the **** as I doubt your insurer would pay out. I would like to think that a solicitor would laugh at that letter and tell you not to worry, but this country's legal system does some weird things these days. IMO the owner should sue the tennant and possibly have them charged with criminal dammage.
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Not a bad idea Dean, though the load on the branch is double what it would have been had you tied directly to it, albeit not a side load. I was told when doing rigging in situations like that where there are numerous thin branches that using two or more pulleys is ok. The pulleys should be set at roughly the same height and when loaded the limbs will bunch up, this does create side load but it is spread across a few limbs. I have never tried this for a TIP as i only weigh 11 stone and I dont feel the need.
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Not for rescue, but for fishing, camping etc, I have a Helle Harding. http://www.heinnie.com/hbvi9Y965175/Knives/Helle/c-1-92-150/ Takes an amazingly sharp edge and really nice to use, Gone up a bit since I got mine though.
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Annual meeting with the accountant today, I told her I was thinking of changing the van this year. She suggested contract hire as its more tax efficient. Anyone use this? Pros and cons? Any thoughts appreciated.
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Good luck to him. You have to speculate to accumulate. Not sure about a £20k chipper but I am thinking about a new van.
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Carvers love it, cos it lasts for ages. Used to make shingles too. It'll be pretty resinous so probably good kindling.
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Sorry to hear of your loss. I know someone who put a merc engine from a combine into an MB trac, I cant remember which make of combine, I think its Claas, I'm sure someone on here will know, there are probably some relatively low hours combine engines out there as they only get used 2 months of the year.
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Got a 7' nordman from a local grower for £20. Which was good coz the place near todays job was £6 a foot1!!
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Try putting a 30-50 cm loop sling or quickdraw in between the pulley system and your bridge, once you have ascended bring the puley back down and work with it at waist height, if you need to re ascend then unclip from the bridge again. I use this system and am quite happy with it, the loop I use does'nt get in the way as I thought it might when I first tried it.
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Finding it ok so far, I think it was worth the money when you consider what you get. Getting to Glasgow is a pain though.
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You're on the same course as me, I'm trying hard to put a face to the name now. Did you miss the first lecture?
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I've had a fibregalss on fall appart too, But TBH i prefer a large felling axe for splitting anyway.
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Welcome to the forum Duncan. Where are you doing the tech cert ?
