WeeDee
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Great service FR Jones - shame about my Stein mini-reach
WeeDee replied to Andrew Barrett's topic in General chat
The first thing I did with mine was to take off the wee ring and attach a full-sized krab to the Mini-reach with a bit of cord. -
Mike, it may be worth checking the BCU site. http://www.bcu.org/ I canoe and coach the skills but this site may give you the info. you need to get started - including local clubs and officers etc. Dee
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You can splice LSK. But it's a real wrestling match!
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Maybe it's just a normal saw with a wee operator on a wee trailer.
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I like it. Are the outside surfaces of the double helix the original surface of the piece of wood? In the 'real' one - would you plan to carve the base pairs aswell? I can see how operating a chainsaw might counteract notions of sleep - but a bit extreme, maybe!
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Hi Drew, At 680mm are you meeting the first buried taper when working on the second one? Do you stop at 680mm because anything shorter just doesn't grip? Dee.
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What length is that E2E AP poly? I've made up a few at 750mm but yours looks shorter - it got me wondering how short it could go. Dee.
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It IS a big deal. I don't have it - so respect to you.
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I play clarinet and alto sax. Previously, I've played cornet, trombone, tenor horn and euphonium. I've been trying to improve on the guitar (for the last 20 odd years).
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Gollum, have these krabs been solely 'prepared' for testing this variable (thrown about a tree) or have they been subject to all the usual stresses aswell? Have they been compared to same counterparts that haven't been thrown about a tree? Thanks, Dee.
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Thanks for the advice - although I've had no problems (so far) with any of the Tenex splices - this kind or the locked Brummel. What was it that caused you concern and what should I be looking out for?
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Have a look at this from GOTC. Yo-yo (also known as RADS for "Rope Ascending Descending System") - A mechanical ascender with a foot loop is attached to the climbing rope. An autolocking belay/rappel device is attached to the climber’s harness at the waist, below this ascender. The brake strand (as it exits the belay/rappel device) is routed up to the ascender and redirected back downward (usually through a carabiner or pulley). * GOTC recognizes that some experienced climber prefer to forgo the life support attachment between the ascender and the climber’s harness, which might provide the climber with some benefit during particular climbs, although it may increase risk. GOTC firmly believes that climbers in a Basic SRT course should be taught to use a tethered ascender.
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I've spliced Tenex in much the same way but without the sleeves at the pulley eyes. Have you found that they make much of a difference?
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You've got a sister called ST. PATRICK ?! The poor girl! Have a good one!
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Yes, in the HC set-up, you would normally have two tails of the hitch cord coming down the meet the krab either side of the HC. For the tails to be evenly loaded, and for the hitch to work properly, an oval krab presents the same shape either side of the HC, therefore keeping all loads equally balanced on either side of the HC.
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We didn't name either of our two girls until they were born and we just developed a 'notion' of who they were. It turned out that we got a Daisy and a Molly!
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I moved my daughters over to 'ordinary harnesses' quite early (6 yrs). I found that the body harness, whilst keeping them upright, didn't allow the movement (lying back, reaching out sideways etc) that they wanted. It has a very high, and safe, attachment point. So I used a xxs climbing harness and a simple chest sling prussiced to the line with which I was able to limit the amount invertedness they experienced.
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Have you considered a power scythe? They do a nice job with bramble - slow action that does not blend the cut material to paste.
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Hi Adam, Grylls or Mears?
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Yale XTC Inferno
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A good speech is like a mini-skirt - short enough to be interesting and long enough to cover the subject.
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Ridiculous and fantastic at the same time! Brilliant!
