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old snake

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  1. the suspense is killin me!!! dont know how much more of this i can take? haha
  2. We've stopped usin hand blowers cos the vibration in them was terrifying!!! They used to lock my elbow up!! I'll leave it to the groundies from now on haha
  3. Mostly ringed up and hand loaded. If we are lucky with access we use our jcb and 7.5 lorry
  4. I recently got some meindl airstreams and they are very comfy and lovely to climb in....a bit on the pricey side though at over 200 quid!!!
  5. Haha awesome!!!
  6. I work as fast as my groundies can clear the mess up haha....to be honest when i first started climbing i used ti try and climb and work as fast as humanly possible because thats wot i thought a good climber did? How wrong i was,after a few near misses and a few slashes with thee old silky i decided that my life is probably more important than finishing faster? haha
  7. Looked a bit tight there mate? nice work!!
  8. Haha i'll have to remember that one. Just have to remember not to smile if they turn up on site dont want them to think im enjoying my self haha
  9. That looked an awesome tree to play in FRANK!!! im soo jealous
  10. I use zing it with a 10oz and a 12oz and a cube to store it in which was one of the best things i ever bought!!! haha. As peter said dont ever try to coil it! it involved alot of swearing haha
  11. Looks nice to me mate
  12. That ash looked like it'd got some rite issues!!! haha. Looked like a bit of a tricky climb? Nice work once again though mate
  13. Nice work there mate,cant beat a bit of cut and chucking. Was the timber stayin on site?
  14. well it must be really low cos i cant even see a picture on my lap top!! haha
  15. Love download its awesome! Got to see dimebag darrell play there a few years ago before his untimely demise,best day ever!! Not sure if i can make it this year though but will be attending bloodstock which is very small but tonnes of fun.
  16. Looked like a fun day playin in the woods haha. Nice work mate
  17. Bashlin alloys with velcro pads. Very comfy IMO
  18. Hey there boys and girls,i was just wonderin if someone on here could explain the v-rig or even show some pictures of its set up? Ive been usin a hitchclimber for quite a while now and this is something ive wanted to try. Is it a big help and is there any disadvantages to look out for? Cheers all
  19. Recently bought some AKU Crodas from nod at treeworker and there awesome!! would highly recommened them. Haven't done any comp climbing mind but im sure they'd be fine.
  20. Ive always used a distel and a pulley and its always been fine but im seriously thinking about getting a cinch,wot ropes do u guys use with them?
  21. God i wish me and my men were that skilled!! haha.....muppets
  22. Woo hoo!!! just got back from bein on holiday to find out ive won this beautiful lookin axe! Its lookin like a good week haha. Thanks Steve the site is awesome!!!!
  23. I thought this thread was about some special chainsaw bar that id not heard of!! shows how many times ive been to a gym:001_unsure: haha
  24. I had a weaver for my first harness and its the most pain ive ever been in whilst up a tree!!! i think if your a bit larger then they fit the body shape a bit better? I found it really restriting on my legs too no where enough freedom of movement for your legs it just always pushed them together!

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