WeeDee
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I know a woman called Linda Hand. No joke.
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You shouldn't laugh, but you do - don't you.
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Oh! I hear there's a knitting forum that's looking for members like me. Sorry.
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I don't think it's the answer - two hands I mean. As I walk out on a branch, I lean away from the stem and as I touch the top of the VT it loosens and my bodyweight pulls slack through the hitch. I only need one hand on the hitch. As I've said, the grip/release characteristics of your VT can be altered with different combinations of wraps and braids. Give it a try ....... before you move over to the rope wrench.
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Albere might still have a point. Are you saying, Ben, that when you walk out on the branch and grip the top of the VT, and pull gently down so that the rope is allowed to pass through the hitch - that's when you find that the rope isn't being allowed through freely enough? This still might be because the VT still has too much grip on the rope. Have you tried tying the VT with fewer wraps and more braids?
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Yeah Ben, it might be found under the search 'extendable bridges for Mr. Shutler'.
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A clip off a dog leash? (fiddly with a strong spring)
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Lee, have you considered asking a local school or youth group (4 to 11) to design a logo? Whether it's a bit of a 'doodle' or a masterpiece, it might just have the right effect.
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Oldmill is correct. Many semi-static ropes will shrink when first soaked with water. By soaking a new rope before its first use, you get the shrinking over and done with and end up with its true working length and a tight outer jacket on the rope.
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If the ice, over land masses, melts - more melt water will run off the land and into the oceans - sea levels will rise. Think of the ice cube melting on your hand and then running into your glass.
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Native trees/shrubs for a windbreak?
WeeDee replied to BobG's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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No, but getting older does.
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I didn't know that. So can you occupy someone else's car as you would a park bench?
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I was once hit with half an apple launched from a Big Shot!
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I use a Big Shot but have given up on the cube and now use a garden trug instead. I've got three trugs that sit inside each other - saving space and keeping contents steady. One trug holds a shot line, the other holds an access rope and the third has a climbing line in it.
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Don't try to get a testicle into each leg strap!
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I've tried the TreeMotion and own a Sequoia SRT. I'll second Steve Bullman's comment on size comparison - I'm small and found that the Treemotion covers too much of my lower back. The Sequoia seems to fit nicely.
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What did they mean by 'unusual'?
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Baby wipes.
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You must have to put the spikes on at the very base of the tree as walking any distance would be nearly impossible.
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Yeah - sometimes that's two different things! In the first photo - was the 'gap' on the lower left crown due to earlier limb removal?
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It's a friction hitch that some use as an alternative to the VT you're familiar with. See the Knot Guide at the top of the page.
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I use the same set-up with Imori but with one difference - I use 10mm OP and it fits well with the Imori. The OP is stiffer than some of the other options but the knobbly surface of the Imori compensates.
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I second that.
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What 10mm kit are you talking about, exactly? I climb on Imori.
