Joe Newton

Let's see a photo of the Chiappa then? I quite fancy one. Have you looked at the Zulus 2-12x? Looks like a lot of scope for the money

We get the picture Kram, you're tight and think you can reinvent every wheel. I can relate, going through 9 of the falteimer knock offs in a few years before buying genuine which has lasted me to this day and many more to come. By all means feel free to disregard my experience and crack on as usual though 👍 Ah, you went full retard... don't do that.

10/10 post for multiple reasons

Can't go wrong with Falteimer mate, mines outlasted every other one I've owned. I've got one of the circular courant ones too which is decent as it doesn't fold up and twist your throwline. I'm using Zing-it which has been my preferred line to date and just the cheap notch bags in a few different weights.

I disagree. It won't force people into buying the Vertec, it'll nudge them into buying something like the reflex instead. Poor move if its true.

20251128_120126.mp4 Best demo I could manage from today's little apple "prune" 🤣 Apologies for the shaky camera work, was trying to pull my rope out one handed.

No no, you knot block the cambium saver when you set your tie in point. Work the tree and just come down a you like, then retrieve.

I'll try and grab a photo. I use it "back to front" from the conventional MRS setup. Knot block the small ring with a retrieval tail. Then put the retrieval ball on the working end on the ground to retrieve from the ground. The key benefit is that i can drop through as many natural redirects as I want and still retrieve it easily, which you can't get away with using a quickie or similar.

Well Jesus H Christ 🤣🤣

I'll raise you. I've gone full circle. I predominantly climb SRT but use a cambium saver as my top tie.

Oh shut up @Mesterh. That's not helpful. Neither is that. Call his mum a slag instead.

Thanks for the update 👍

May as well get them in before section 2 gets blended into section 1...

He'd still need his basic cross-cutting tickets. Felling small trees and aerial rescue would add value too. We can get into the murky waters of tickets being a legal requirement if you like, but not many firms will take on a new starter without them. Re: the GRCS. Fantastic bit of kit in the right hands. I wouldn't entrust my safety to a novice with no understanding of rigging operations though. There are very few people I'd have rigging for me with a GRCS without direct comms, which you did mention. We've all got towing entitlements now mate. Anyone can tow up to 3.5t, which is a bit worrying. Mark is spot on though. Experience driving larger vehicles and towing would add extra value easily. I'm not far from Oxfordshire and I'm my opinion, a groundsman who is competent with a saw, rigging and good work ethic would easily be charging £150 per day self employed. Works out at £35000 per year based on 48 weeks per year. Not saying you can demand that straight away but you'd be there within a year or two. Add in an aerial rescue ticket and basic climbing kit to add a few quid onto your day rate. It'll be an evolution.

I can't tell if this is AI or if Kram has stepped his game up.