Ian H

I have no idea, but it's now blue and black on my screen.

I saw it as white/gold, then went back for another look (it's a nice dress) and see it as blue/black. What's that all about??

Glad it's not just me, how does that work:confused1:

Come on billy, you got it in you son; be lovely to think he became a top cutter

Yeh it would be a great result, He deserves a shot at it, the guy is keen.

Its Friday...he may be on the Cizzer. But he will be very happy with any big butts you may have..

Hmmm... so you like big butts eh....kinda reminds me of a song

You all know the one....

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY84MRnxVzo]Sir Mix A Lot Baby Got Back Best Quality - YouTube[/ame]

Sorry Jon I couldn't resist:blushing:

Saw my first house martin of the year yesterday:thumbup: not sure how long they've been back tho.

Here's hoping she does well. I often think about this when my spaniel's crashing into brambles and thorns.

She's doing fine thanks mate, not sure how you can protect them to be honest.

Likewise, but even then with bins and visor I still end up with crud in my eyes.

Going blind is one of my greatest fears!

Mine too, and this gave me a wake up call thats for sure.

I wear glasses and am often thankful when they deflect something that would otherwise have gone into my eye.

Yep I reckon glasses are the way to go, I'll be looking at the options this morning.

Had a sobering week, one of our dogs had to have an eye removed this week, she apparently pierced her eye and was immediately blind, as a result the eye died and the vet felt the safest thing was to remove it, fair enough.

Scarily we have no idea how it could have happened, everything is dog proofed at that level for that reason, including the garden.

It got me thinking how delicate eyes are and how we take them for granted, I've had a few occasions where a twig has flicked and slapped my eye causing temporary damage as well as the inevitable bits of chip from saw use, thankfully no permanent damage tho, but I never climb with my visor down, only cutting.

Anyway shes doing fine and adjusting well.

Be careful out there guys

Don't worry about your dad taking the p out of you, get into good habits and stick with them, life is too precious.

Chainbrake all the way

As Ian predicted, here I am .

 

The HH and RW are similar in price because the HH comes with biner and hitch cord. Does £10 or £30 really make that much difference for a device that will last years and suit you best. People get so hung up about saving a few quid so that they can get second best:001_rolleyes:

 

I'm not going to tell you the the HH is better because I don't know you. It's better for me and I knew that from looking at the picture of it. YOU know how you like to climb, how you like your gear to work and based on that you'll know which one will work best for you.

 

I'm sure you've been through the RW thread on here, so here are links to two good threads about the HH. There are a lot of Americans and Canadians using it so there is some great info here.

 

Hitch Hiker Reviews

 

TreeBuzz Board: The Hitch Hiker

Thanks for the reply Old Mill, I have indeed read the RW thread and various threads on both the Treehouse and Treebuzz, it all makes fascinating reading for an SRT virgin like myself. I reckon I'd be pretty happy with either bit of kit but I feel drawn to the HH, can't really give a single reason but just seems to tick more boxes for me.

I'll probably end up with both plus there is always the Unicender lurking in the background, all this and I've just got a zigzag which I really really like esp compared to the SJ but thats a different thread:sneaky2:

Thanks again to everyone for their advice, I think its time to make a decision and go shopping:biggrin:

Id start with a rope wrench as its the cheapest SRTWP system and can quickly be removed to turn the system back to DRT. I cannot say how much a hitch hiker is but im sure old mills will answer that for me. As for the uni ive been using mine for 3 days solid and with a chest harness limbwalking back is stupidly fast, Returning from a limbwalk you can either slack tend like DRT or hold tension in the line below and use your hand or LOTS to drive the system up the line.

Thanks for that Ian

Thanks for the answers guys, I can see how it works now-I think.....having watched a lot of youtube vids on SRT it looks like small advances are still made by pulling up from below the device, its ok to do this yeh?

Decision now is which device to go for, soo much choice, was gonna get a Unicender before but dithered, really like the look of the Hitch Hiker now.

I have a question, with SRTWP when moving within the crown making regular/small adjustments is there any benefit to SRTWP over DdRT, do you guys still move around hand over hand, pulling slack from below the pulley/HH/Uni?

I totally get the benefit of SRTWP and the benefit of working off a static line, using a pantin on long hauls etc, I'm just struggling with movement within the crown.

A mate of mine claimed he got them from sitting on cold surfaces for long periods, which causes increased blood flow and then the veins enlarge, is this true????????

Good question, my gran always used to say I'd get piles from sitting on cold or damp surfaces, I didn't believe her and I didn't get piles but I have since heard that it may be the case, I just thought it was an old wives tale:blushing:

Trust for me as well, they did a fantastic quote, they know the arb trade and the type of use/abuse vehicles undergo and included all tipper components which apparently isn't always the case.

edit: just read Rich's post, not such impressive treatment but at least they dropped the renewal. This is my first year with them so we'll see how competitive they are at renewal.

How mind boggling, a British winner and runner up plus winner of the final stage, I can't take it in. Awesome acheivements:thumbup:

For me Chris Froome is the hero of the team and the tour.

How on earth can they lose a firewood machine! gutted for you, so what excuse have they given you?

It is mate, enjoy your future explorations:thumbup:

fantastic photos sean, brings back fond memories, I spent many happy hours meandering this spectacular area when I was younger, keep them coming mate:thumbup:

If you fancy exploring somewhere different check out(if you haven't already) Blaise castle estate, equally striking and varied.

Have you seen the veteran pollards in Ashton Court yet:thumbup1:

1 minute 45 seconds getting my bloody zip unstuck!

awesome performance that buddy:thumbup:

arbmansam I'm in the same position as you, unable to get the sj to self tend, currently trying poison ivy, now seriously considering retiring it and going back to a vt.

Mark, two minutes...........? what did you do for the other minute and a half:sneaky2:

I doubt you'll look back at it as a mistake, as one door closes another opens, on to bigger and better? It's always a sad moment tho.

Like a prison sentence isn't it... Poor farmers too; spuds rotting in the ground etc...

Yep mate it is , I keep thinking it can't get any worse......and then it does, unbeleivable, if it's not belting down then it's fog and drizzle, reckon I'll be suffering rickets if I don't get some uv's/vit D soon:001_rolleyes:

Rain, rain and more bloody rain, and so it goes. Bloody sick of it:001_rolleyes:

It was sunny with clear blue sky as far as I could see, now hazy/cloudy so who knows, I was getting all excited:thumbdown:

Think I'm off to Suffolk:biggrin: