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  1. Old Mill Tree Care
    I changed to a Bull Dog Bone only because it is much easier to put on and off the rope. That makes a difference for the type of trees I deal with and the way I climb. My preference is the BDB but I honestly would not say a bad word about the HH.
  2. Old Mill Tree Care
    Hi Rich Do you now have a preference, BDB of RRP? If so why? Thanks Al.
  3. Old Mill Tree Care
    Ok so I’ll re-phrase that. “Two rope climbing & work positioning - TRC&WP” I just meant Getting It Done With Two Main Lines. (GIDWTML)
  4. Old Mill Tree Care
    I’m looking at this in my phone and can’t see the voting thing. Where is it? Anyway, I’ll vote “yes I do use twin ropes”. Although I’ll never admit to how many times in my climbing career that I have used TRT [emoji50][emoji23].
  5. Old Mill Tree Care
    I used a Hitch Hiker for quite a few years. Bloody brilliant device. Just tie the hitch cord REALLY snug and it’s perfect all day long. I still have it in a box actually.
  6. Old Mill Tree Care
    Did you know that you can buy every single component separately for the BDB? That’s how I’ve kept mine going. Just order them from Gordon. It’s the best device I’ve ever used by a long way because it’s simple and small. I do want to try the RRP though.
  7. Old Mill Tree Care
    I’ve been on the BDB for about 6 years and love it. I’ve been considering the other options. Yesterday I used the ZigZag, which is bloody great but actually illustrated the the BDB is Fu##ing brilliant! Absolutely faultless! Long live the BDB [emoji1363][emoji1363][emoji1360][emoji1360]
  8. Old Mill Tree Care
    I’ve DMd Roger. Thanks chaps.
  9. Old Mill Tree Care
    I have a client who wants a butt carved. Location is Reigate Surrey. Is anyone interested in this?
  10. Old Mill Tree Care
    I too bad that thought and worked out the price of building one myself. However now that It’s been delivered, I was surprised that the quality is higher than I expected and I can see that the material costs must far exceed £50.
  11. Old Mill Tree Care
    Well the usual amount of Arbtalk negativity has ensued [emoji849]. All I can say is that: I bought it I screwed it together I loaded it It’s easy It suits my needs perfectly. If you don’t have a requirement for it, there’s no advantage in slagging it off. (Unless you feel your inferiority complex will benefit from trying to degrade another mans efforts).
  12. Old Mill Tree Care
    What have you used for that? Is there a kit available?
  13. Old Mill Tree Care
    Yes that’s the mike I use and never had a problem with that. The problem has been with everything else. And I mean everything.
  14. Old Mill Tree Care
    Also when it gets a couple of scratches on it (after 3 seconds) the means that you can’t see anything at all. [emoji23][emoji23]
  15. Old Mill Tree Care
    I recently ordered one of these. The surprise is that it’s more robust and better made than I expected. Also the service from order to delivery was very good! The design is not rocket science but perfectly ingenious. I just thought it worthy of a mention. Groovy Timber™ GROOVYTIMBER.COM Groovy Timber™ sells unique outdoor wood log stores that enable you to easily and automatically access the best logs for burning in your log burner and on your open fire - every time. The Firewood Feeder™ stores wood in a unique way and seasons them so they burn more effectively, glowingly and safely.
  16. Old Mill Tree Care
    But the RRP isn’t CE rated[emoji849] and not on sale in England, or am I wrong?
  17. Old Mill Tree Care
    So by now there must be many Zigzag & Chicane users. Do you use a chest harness or neck loop or neither? Thanks.
  18. Old Mill Tree Care
    That’s interesting. I thought that the Protos comms would not work with Sena. I guess I’m wrong and that makes me think twice about buying another Sena. Having four sets and having had several bits break, I’m reluctant to buy another so maybe the Protos is a good solution. With everything internal there are no bits to break, although I can see most employees have the skills to bust the boom mike within 48 hours [emoji35].
  19. Old Mill Tree Care
    But that is true of any mechanical or a hitch. The question is: Is the Akimbo horrendous if it gets sap in it?
  20. Old Mill Tree Care
    Ah-ha, so I’d like daily updates with the weather conditions. ie: wet rope in the dry, wet rope in the wet, dry rope etc. I was about to order a zigzag & chicane..... .......and then you posted! [emoji23]
  21. Old Mill Tree Care
    Yes I think I do but only because it doesn’t get flattened. It’s made by Tuefelberger.
  22. Old Mill Tree Care
    I’ve climbed on a BDB since Gordon invented it and I’ve used non CE Cougar Blue. I’ve just replaced it with Xstatic rope and love it. No complaints at all except I need to replace a few worn BDB components.
  23. Old Mill Tree Care
    Call James at Agricon near Bolney on 07917 417298
  24. Old Mill Tree Care
    Well I have a new Xstatic rope so I’m interested to hear if anyone has used that with the Akimbo.
  25. Old Mill Tree Care
    It’s been a while since contributions were made on this thread. How are people getting on with the Akimbo and which rope is turning out to be the favourite? Also, is the Akimbo ok in doubled rope configuration or is it purely an SRT device? Thanks

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