Adam Bourne

Bit of shadowlithing from today. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk Mobile App

Presuming that is all the wood in the picture???? If your not intending in buying it then no need to worry about really is there

Bit of both really as in if I'm out and about I will local dealer it but there not always well stocked so sometimes I wait for a few things to buy and order online,

Yep love it it but don't go as often as I would like to, been to a few indoor ones the castle in London, Peterbough, xscape Leeds, small one in Lincoln, and Nottingham climbing centre..... Really miss it sometimes but just work stopped me! Been meaning to go to Peterbough one night

I love horse meat myself, after a brief visit to holland we had a sit down meal and I had a horse steak, really nice intact better than British beef IMO. We have been meat eaters since evolution brought us here, to be honest I could think of a lot worst things they could of stuck in the foods, I really don't see what the big fuss is about, they should start selling more of these meats. When I walk down the isle in the super market I see chicken, beef, lamb and pork!!! What happened to hanging green pheasant Does anyone remember the mercury being put in oranges????

Joe as much as I enjoy your videos and work I really think your video just comes across at the wrong angle for some, don't get me wrong it's pretty cool! But! It was an experiment that really only was ever going to end one way regardless of what gear you were using. You've only got to calculate how much force is generated by a 1ton section falling on to a rope from say 2m, its crazy to think you still think it was close??? You could do that setup a 100 times over and it would still have only one outcome. But I'm not going to get involved in an argument, everyone is entitled to there opinion but ill stick to my guns and say I do still agree with Tim (scotspine1) on this. Stay safe guys Adam

Never, every tree being different is a challenge always different environments different people, different specs... I love my job, being an arborist is all I've ever wanted to do... Even if I had some luck on the lottery I don't think I'd ever give it up and that's the truth When's the next video coming anyway mate?

Nice little video there tony:thumbup1:

Absolutely enjoyed that a lot Tim, thanks for taking the time to share:thumbup1:

Are we talking about a redirect pulley here mate? Or are you talking about the ISC blocks or dmm impact blocks? ISC 16mm small block for me cheap and tried and test, great pulleys but for light rigging or redirects then the dmm pinto rig hands down, I don't use binas for rigging so I have 2 pinto rigs spiced on some 9mm Samson tenex and there great for redirects

Proper swamp loggers great stuff Ian looked like fun:thumbup1:

Haha! You couldn't handle a stiffy like pinkie mate....... Nice to here your enjoying the real one though mate always good to get some feed back:thumbup1:

Thank you kind sir Reductions are such a breeze with the wrench its like the crown is your best Freind not your enemy

Couple of reduction photos from this afternoon, another beech tree. Sorry did not take any before shots. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk Mobile App

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I'll paper, scissors rock you for it!!!

Awesome stuff there mate, where planning a Scotland trip soon and hopefully get to climb stuff over the 50m mk!!!!

Nice one dan, none windy day??? What's up with ya? Looks a nice place mate

Not ordered one yet but looking best part of £150 with overseas delivery mate which ain't bad really looking forward to using it and giving more feedback on it! It would be great if a UK Arb shop could deal in it, apparently no one has shown any interest in it though

When you next at woodhall I'll come to yours and you can have ago on the wrench! Sorry for derailing your thread Ali you know I'll make it up to you in feedback for the HH when it comes mate

I lot if people won't agree with Srt being better for you in anyway but I believe its better for me, I had wrist problems, tennis elbow, and you know them niggly little shoulder aches you get right under your shoulder blade, yep! Them too! I can honestly say since using Srt and mainly using my legs to ascend or even climbing the tree a little more than using your upper body strength to pull your self around, in 6 months of Srt working I've not sufficed one injury on any of the above, It's well worth ago mate even if you hate it! Which I'm sure you won't Where abouts are you based?

That's all well and good mate but it is how its tied, dressed and set though the less wraps on a Knut will make it self tend, I also use a knut with 5 wraps and I can honestly say mine has never self tended, and it almost certainly does not bined!! What I was saying is that climbers that get the hitch to do this on purpose obviously like to take the risk of it not biting on the rope??? Which is beyond me.

Do you me in a 2:1 ratio setup mark or just as a ascending aid? Ie sit stand, frog walk and so on? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk Mobile App

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I've not deleted the first part of your post because I think its rubbish because it wasn't it was spot on and a great reply on the differences between the 2 devices And I very much like your posts dave This last part of your post is what I think a lot of people get wrong when it comes to hitches in any system, why would anyone want a hitch that self tends???? It's completely defeating the object of its job and its job is to keep you from falling from height! Right? So a self tending hitch has to be a hitch that is loose in order for it to self tend! It's just ridiculous in my eyes! If its doing this then its clearly not tied dressed and set properly and there for not doing its job it should be doing!!!! There are devices out there that will do this and that are designed to do this! But a hitch is designed to do 2 things grip the rope its on and add friction to the rope to help control a decent!!! Sorry, i might well come across as being arsy towards climbers who use this sporty option but that's just it its not a sport its not a competition! It's a job a job that we take all our time to eliminate every risk possible that you feel the need to ignore!!! Rant over