David Goss

looks a tad unrefined shall we say but for £1.50 whos complaining? i would be slightly worried about wear on the rope with the rough look it has. Hope it works out for you:thumbup1:

haha i dont think a wheelie bin will fit in the car but good idea:thumbup1:

yea they do look the business but still a bit costly imo think they are the ones for me yea, will give it a week or so to see if i can find anything better but if not i think thats what i will go for:thumbup1:

yea i will have to fish a few spare ones out of the canal first. Not really waterproof either with all the holes:001_rolleyes:

Back to the OP.... Have you thought of just using a multi sling choked on the stem? just attach a crab and a pulley to the loose end, or even just the crab.... jobs a goodun not retrievable but that wasnt your main concern as far as i was aware if you want to go even cheaper then just choke a normal endless strop on the stem simples worse than a bunch of girlies arguing about whos shoes are the nicest you lot sheesh:001_rolleyes:

My wife is an expert in statistics, in fact she is a big brainy doctor of them so if you need to know anything about the best way to work out your numbers then ask her, i just cut wood:blushing:

I think that also, the back cut should for sure have been the last one. I still dont see the point in that cut anyway, it never worked as a hinge and just popped off as soon as the tree started to move due to the arc of movement created by the fall. If the 2 pieces were for sure separate then this would have worked. I stick by my original post that it would have been better and safer to start from the front hinge and work back.

Bit dodgey with a chainsaw back then were you? Sounds like a cracking opportunity for sure, bit racist though us Scottish dont get a shot at it, we are all British after all:001_rolleyes:

I have seen them before, even before i went to Rome 6 years ago so they must be around somewhere. Sorry i cant help with anything else other than my useless comment:blushing:

I must say i pondered over buying one for a long long time because of the expense but now if it ever needs replaced i will for sure buy another one. I cant say how long they last but i have only had mine a few months and it still works as if new, no slippage from the cam at all. I have heard the cams need changing every now and again but i think 6 months is minimum wear time if using it every day. I dont use it every day as i have 2 ropes, one long one for big trees with the jack on it and a shorter rope for small to medium trees which i use with various friction hitches depending how i feel on the day, i must say i normally tie the distel for that one but i still get annoyed with the bulk of having the small pulley and the knot and having to use a second crab for the end of the rope because there is no more space on the one with the hitch (never have that problem with the prussic, one crab holds the lot) but i am enjoying the change. I am still using Beal regate for all my friction hitches at the moment because i havent run out of it yet but when i do, i will for sure be trying a few others as well in my new found climbing lifesyle If you are thinking of getting a spiderjack i do suggest also trying one first as they are not everyones cup of tea and can scare the begeezus out of you at the beginning with its speed. I tried one only once before buying and wasnt completely convinced at that time, hence the long time pondering about price and its worth. Good luck and dig yourself out of the hole mate, trust me you will be glad of it:001_smile:

bit too expensive for my taste, i just want a simple wheeled box i can get all my stuff in, or even 2 boxes so i can have 1 for saws and oily greasy stuff, or even 3 and i could split the gear up better to be more accessible and tidy if you catch my drift. I just dont want to buy something that the wheels will come off after the first bump.

never heard of the soaking it method but i will sometimes put on a prussic and pull the entire rope through, if it bunches up at the end then cut off the heat sealed end and then the extra sheath will slip off the end. All you do now it just cut it and reseal it. One milked rope. I only do this though if there is excessive bunching up of the sheath otherwise its not necessary.

looks like its got a good grip there, yes i would climb it

i used the prussic for most of my climbing life and i was stuck on it, i couldnt see past its simplicity and ease of use. Now i have been using other things like the spiderjack and also other friction hitches such as the distel. Even though i still think you cant beat the simplicity of my old setup and the fact that there is so little gear and cost involved in it, i would have to say i am glad i pulled myself out of the stone age and started experimenting with other ways. As much as i am sure you like your blakes hitch and you are probably so used to it that you think nothing else will ever beat it (as i did with the prussic) I would suggest you put the blakes away for a month and try everything else you can get your hands on. Dont just try for an hour and say "nah i prefer my old setup" force yourself to give the other methods a try for a few days each or more if you can. Then you will be free.... I am now a spiderjack junkie and cant believe i have missed out for so long. I do like some other hitches as well but i still think the simplicity of the prussic wins over most of them and still use one on my flipline. Gone are my days of body thrusting up 20 meters and hello srt and spiderjackery for drt. Go on you know you want to...

real scary stuff that! I am surprised nobody caught any of those limbs in the face the way they shot passed them. If that was a training day then i truly am at a loss for words...

I am thinking of getting the big plastic storage boxes for my climbing kit. The ones with wheels are what i am looking for so i can easily move it around. Does anyone use them and if so which ones are best? Here is a link to what i guess would be perfect Big Storage Boxes / Large Plastic Trunks the third set of boxes from the top called "discover mobile plastic storage trunk" What say the mob?

its only a flesh wound:001_tt2:

Oh man that sounds real sore. I got hawthorned yesterday a few times but just the usual annoying punctures, yours wins for hawthorn stories so far that i have heard.

A few shots on top of my favourite volcano Stromboli. If you ever get a chance to go there, dont even think about it, just go its fantastic!

I am not knocking first aid in any way at all, in fact its an essential part to be prepared for the worst. Just the HSE regs getting in the way of our living is what is my big gripe. As for your joke on the manager yes i would have been the same with a giggle but the problem is that could so easily have become a claim if you were that type of person, which in turn would make life even harder... and these things happen unfortunately.

I almost never posted either but i have a big gob and cant help myself I think we all do what we have to do but its getting to the point of being so expensive to keep up that its also killing us off because we still get paid the same and get shat on from greater heights at every turn. Catch 22 is a term that is fast becoming very common in our job.

Cheers mate:thumbup: it was difficult to get because i was running out of light and my camera couldnt focus so i had to do it by torchlight and flash. haha yea i have a habit of doing that but this time it wasnt me

Whew i really was expecting crucifiction