WeeDee
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Depends what 'walking' you're planning. One suggestion - Brashers for easy stuff, Scarpa for rough stuff, Koflach for cold stuff. I'm sure you'll get a dizzying array of opinions - after deciding on a 'type' of walking, I would try some on.
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By mentioning the 'UK' I assume you mean the UK mainland. (Northern Ireland is part of the UK - which makes it all the worse when we're held to ransom by the local dealers of any product).
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Buy a cheap ticket - fly over for the day - buy a big saw - home for tea!
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That's true. There's not much space between a 'pat on the back' and a 'kick up the arse' !
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This link might provide useful reading, Carlos. http://vtio.org.au/Content/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Single-Rope-Technique.pdf
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If the casualty is on a friction-saver tie-in-point - would a heavier rescuer pull the casualty upwards towards the TIP? And when lowering the casualty - would the heavier rescuer just lower himself / herself ?
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There's nearly always a difference. But ask yourself this (for it is a very personal question); Is there (or can you rationalise) a difference of nearly four times the price?
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Brandishing a 'sawn-off' ?
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Renewable?
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I love this! Here we go again!
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Yeah - but he knows they'll spread the word!
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I don't much about burning chip in a stove, but I've seen a system where willow chip is unloaded into a storage room at the side of the house and a screw auger (100mm diam.) brings the chip through to a combustion chamber around which sits a water jacket for the central heating. It produces very little ash and is economical - although I think the savings rely on the low cost of willow chip.
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I was thinking just the same thing!
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The oxygen doesn't descend to feed the fire, it is drawn from the room that the fire is in then vents up the flue. It's a one way system.
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And that's a nice subtle 20% reduction he's doing on that tree!
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Yes Tommer, Ireland's a bit blowy too. It's starting to ease off on the west coast now, so it'll probably ease to the east of me throughout the night.
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Hey Rupe, I think that's a foreplay control desk!?
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I've been told that a woman always has the last word in an argument. The man might say something after that - but that will be the start of a NEW argument!
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Try this on Ebay (it'll give you an idea at least). Black Diamond Wiz Kids climbing harness. I know that Petzl also cater for very small climbers - not that they're particularly better, but at least I'm sure that the Petzl harnesses are small enough to fit securely. Good luck, Dee.
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The Simba kids' harness is primarily designed for rockclimbing, so there's not so much thought put into the child's position when hanging - other than motionless safety. The tie-in point is at chest level so, when suspended, the child hangs with very little chance of inversion (turning upside down and falling out). The problem that I've found with my daughter using this harness is when she's trying to abseil, the device (fig 8, Petzl stop) is almost above her head! If you're planning to let your son 'control' some of his own work on a rope, I'd recommend an extra small conventional climbing harness with the option of adding a chest harness to the set-up. Dee
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Have you got a coin handy?
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I have used a similar set up once before - but ended up fixing the pulley to a point in the rope (your red rope) in order to control its position. What caused the re-evaluation was when the tension went on the lowering rope the pulley shifted towards the lowering rope's side - so once the pulley was fixed adjustments could be made from either end of the upper rope. Although looking at your particular problem, Dean, I would just take an eraser to the whole tree in one go! Good luck.
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Policeman at the driver's window with the baton? SMALL-MAN SYNDROME !
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That's a new saw - in installments!
