Ewan Murray
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Tree gear
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My current set up is 5m of 10mm spectra speed running through a cinch with black diamond magnetron karabiners and an ocean vectran thimble loop, love it works really well for me.
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It can still be in reach and when you are lowrring you pull the prussic down with one hand and tend the 8 with the other, if someone lets goes all that happens is that the prussic catches. I will try and get a photo of it at some point.
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Daisy chaining krabs isnt good and screw gates have the potential to rub on the stem which could open then like your thinking thiugh would be alot tidier with a footlocking prussic above it the the 8 below
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So the new petzl has a rope bridge? And different leg loops, thought you weren't supposed to take photos haha
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Crap mate that sounds bad, any hit you, used my zigzag twice really like mine pretty intuitive as you said.
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Hitch Hiker thread.
Ewan Murray replied to Old Mill Tree Care's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Like it for pruning palms but just find it too cumbersome,heavy and I don't like how I can't change bits out on it e.g. Karabiners etc plus I find it no were near as smooth as my Rw set up. -
Haha I just bought a 6oz bag at the weekend, I use a ten as my heavy bag different strokes for different folks I guess.
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Sawpod Press Release - Announcing the new Throwpod
Ewan Murray replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Haha I find 10 too heavy, I prefer an 8 oz just have to let it run on rough bark. -
Cheers for the reply going to try one out I reckon
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Have a Brother who is 3 years older, dont speak much but we are still good friends.
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Could you not drill hole in the end big enough to fit a micro krab through it to make it easy to attach?
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holy crap that looked bad!
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They are just Buckingham harnesses rebranded they are the ergo lite range i think
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Yeah thats what I use will grab a photo today.
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I use a ring spliced onto a loop then push a bight through the ring a clip a krab into the bight to jam it in. Works well and releases with one hand.
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Saw Tuttle posted it on Treebuzz aswell haha
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Vlc media player it's free easy to use and pretty much plays anything
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Someone else who was banned used to go on about those rings alot. Haha
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Also it's 1:1 so only tending half the rope.
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You can clip your system back into your cheat harness or neck elastic and as you walk you just have to pull underneath your hitch or if you use a uni it will tend up the rope with no hands having to tend slack a bit like a spiderjack.
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Wire cores give a false sense of security, I don't like them and if you hit it I'm pretty sure the damage done would just make the rest of it snap.
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I have seen guys attaching it at the bottom of the Zigzag like in Treetools photo, the top hole is free.
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I think it might be to do with the angle its sitting rather than weight that it see's, it wil be oriented differently when there is a splice connected to the top of the device the "gold tab" maybe attaching the thether there may help the issue? I know they say it can't be used for SRT but they show it being used with a munter under it as an emergency bail out option so placing a wrench above it gives the same effect of adding friction. The negative side of me thinks they say it cant be used srt as they have the Rig which they push as there SRWP tool and they wouldn't want to endorse a competitors product.
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Ocean polyester has a seriously low melting point for a heat resistant friction cord, If you want one that will retrieve easily use an old positioner with a cocoon pulley so it expands as it retrieves works really well.
