RobRainford
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can. worms. open. there is no 'best' harness. each person will recommend a harness to you, as a newbie, try as many as you can, get to the climbing gettogethers and get down the the arb show on friday/saturday! Then you can see harnesses in use, there are different styles some which mamke you feel comfy some which feel like a g string and others which you may not like for any reason. Anybody is like that though! I bought a petzl sequioa, its a nice lightweight harness, and i find it does everything i need, it has leg loops instead of a seat which i prefer. Although i tried it on oce, i never got to hang in it, which is why i bought it, i trained ina komet butterfly but i found it to be a bit too bulky for my liking.
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Sounds like a great idea. I would definately buy one I think. How about a mixture of allthe suggested themes? Women in harnesses up the tree of the month infected by a decay fungi with a guy with an 880 48" bar cutting up some 12" logs? I think that appeals to a few audiences? Plus it would be entertaining!
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i wouldnt. I would recommend a bit of a harsh reduction or to remove it altogether. With taking a limb that size off, effectively taking out half of the trees photosynthetic area and unbalancing it, it would be on my consience that the tree could enter decline and hurt somebody.
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i was told buy a guy at college. its second hand for a reason!
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yeah i have a rescue knife that is very sharp, its always easier to tape it first then cut as others said. i have a turboflame lighter which i use just to 'gently' seal the end of the rope after its been cut.
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a new toyota HL2 hilux will carry 880KGs something like that would be built custom with uprated rear springs?
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it comes in a pullstring bag so it has a loop you can put over your shoulder. you can also put it underneath the carry handles of your kit bag as you are carrying it through, its only about the weight of another harness or so. depending how much else your carrying it can be brought on the same trip.
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i got a fold out chair from amazon for £20, very simple to fold out, very comfy, its got a mesh bottom so it takes no time to dry, has a holder in the right armrest perfect for a can of your favourite chilled beverage! [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Folding-camping-chair-holder-navy/dp/B000N6D2UQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=sports&qid=1275768043&sr=8-6]Folding camping chair with cup holder -navy: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Leisure[/ame] like that but just a dark blue. folds up to very little and is easy enough to carry!
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is there any possibility for trying a parkland where thre are good trees to climb but some that arent under any preservation? that way we could have a larger site with maybe more facilities depending on the location. there is a small woodland where i live on our farm . however it is unmanaged and there are some not too healthy trees there but i am going to agtemp to put in a management plan for a clearout of anything which is poorly sick and replant with native trees and understory
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its always a shame to see a nice beech go down. even thought they seem more susceptible to the higher risk decay fungi (im probably wrong on that but beech seem to get meripilus more readily than other species?)
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witht he show on the 6th, would it be a good idea to have the day shortly after so then people can play with any new toys that they have bought at the show? well you can count me in on it anyway.
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so is it basically a 260 with all sorts of fandangley bits stuck on?
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nice one tom, did they include the idents in this one?
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arbclimber you big girl! my mum had it done and she has never looked back either. she is always in front of a PC and it helped her to no end! i have one eye that is slightly long sighted and the other is slightly short sighted, reading is a mightmare because one eye is blurry and the other is in focus, makes it so hard, need glasses for any close work. doesnt affect my climbing though as im not looking at fine print and stuff like that.
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the next choice would have to be an ipad 3g! i would blag through the insurance for one anyway. ive got a touchscreen laptop, the HP touchsmart, good for drawing on pictures! BTW, i think it cracked itself up because it was in a shelander!
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ive took mine off also, if it was a bit awkward to get the eye in the cover would always catch in the gate. i thought it would be a no no but i could only ever see it as more of a hinderance than a help?
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well leeds doesnt count! its 2 hours and 40 minutes to cirencester but around an hour and a half or so to cannock, which makes it a lot better to get to! are there any idea for dates for this event?
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central as in its brummy town. well the apf is cannock, so its a bit further north than the AA show. its closer to home for me anyway.
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A builder cut his arm to the bone with chainsaw
RobRainford replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
well, like mozza said, he best be nimble because there will be various paperbacks coming in his direction. i personally have no issue using ladders but i would only ever use one as access andwhen at the top of thr ladder i would then start climbung normally. But nevertheless, he still had aserious injury and i wish all the best for recovery -
Well currently most shows are held in the (rubbish )/more southern parts of England bar the apf show as that's central. But the aa show and others are more difficult to do in aday due to driving times. Having something setup in the better part of England would benefit more people up here as I would assume some of the northern guys don't get time to come allthe way down.
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id be interested in seeing how its done! may even bring a new rope for you to have a play on for me
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i wouldnt mind somewhere int he lakes or a bit more central, as im in liverpool it would be a trek to 'ull and back in a day id be happy for mid july maybe? than again im off till september so im not exactly squeezing it in
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whereabouts? id be interested in something like this.
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i bet that was one hell of a ring twitching experience! that guy is truly a legend looking at his previous experience! imagine felling that with a 260 with a 15" bar
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nice one i sstill have access to all the learning resources from the whole year, ive popped back to them from time to time for fungi mainly! the indicators one is one i need to look at!
