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  1. Joe Newton
    I'll take photo's of my knee ascender tomorrow. Should be pretty easy to figure. There's a bit of splicing on mine, but nothing that can't be achieved with knots
  2. Joe Newton
    Mines over 3 years old, and only recently started letting water in in heavy rain. Spoke to Yvonne at Clarks and apparently mine was one of the earlier ones. The newer ones are made of a laminated fabric which should never need reproofing. I just proofed mine in the wash and it's good as new again. For me to get 3 years out of a jacket is pretty impressive.
  3. Joe Newton
    Good man. I'm still getting to grips with it after years on ddrt. Plenty of threads on here about it. When funds allow it's worth getting a throwline kit for initial access. It's one of SRTs strong points that you don't have to isolate a branch like in DDRT.
  4. Joe Newton
    I know! If I was one of those mugs who'd paid for an old HAAS I'd be fuming
  5. Joe Newton
    Like I said, not interested, at least 'til you've washed it.
  6. Joe Newton
    Yeah, 'cept I've little interest in Aspen at the moment.
  7. Joe Newton
    Be interested to see that one. Seen the new HAAS "velox"? I'd be livid if I'd bought a HAAS last week and just seen that!
  8. Joe Newton
    Where are you based mate? There's normally someone nearby that would be happy enough to have a climb with you. Spring is on the way and that's rec climb season!
  9. Joe Newton
    So just to clarify, I'm using RL at the moment, with fresh non supermarket fuel at 50:1. This is about as good as I can get right? P.S. Have good makeup sex guys!
  10. Joe Newton
    My bad, I have both. The petzl as it is is crap. Maybe the mod will sort it. Go for the CT what experience do you have as a climber? If you're used to ddrt you'll need to completely forget how you would normally work a tree.
  11. Joe Newton
    oh, and here's my neck tether. TM elastic and tubing, inside Boa sheath.
  12. Joe Newton
    I'm still learning, but it took me a couple of times descending and ending up with my heels up my arse before I started remembering! Start out with a pantin and the wrench, don't bother with a hand ascender. I can only echo Matty, I spent many hours at home splicing and at work trying to get my homemade haas to perform well. Spent a bit on the components too (though most were kindly donated). It's okay now, but I'll still buy one cos it'll be better. They've just bought out a posh new one too. Bear in mind that ascending SRT relies completely on ascenders. They're not just an aid, but a necessity. But the right one.
  13. Joe Newton
    Steady on mate. I hear the same from a lot of business owners. They work 14 hour days, seven day weeks, and earn less than the lowest brash dragger for their troubles. Why? To provide jumped up climbers like me with a secure job, regardless of their own personal sacrifice. Instead of your cynicism maybe you could recognise business owners for the charitable martyrs they are?
  14. Joe Newton
    Yeah sure, that's why you do it!
  15. Joe Newton
    Fair. I suppose there's the added risk to insurance etc (I.e. You crash or get caught speeding on work time it affects your personal premium). It never crossed my mind when I started driving for the firm I'm at. Just happy enough to be able to make us more efficient. Then again I suppose indirectly my money went up because of that. Plus nobody wants a team leader who can't drive the vans!
  16. Joe Newton
    Sod paying him extra, tell him he'll drive of you'll find somebody else who will! Should you pay people extra because they drive the work vans?
  17. Joe Newton
    That's a big shot and SRT jobbie. Is it your tree? Where are you based? I'd definitely cut the ivy on that one.
  18. Joe Newton
    That's not what he was asking though, was it?
  19. Joe Newton
    The TechLite bar on ours lasted about a year. It gradually got softer and softer though until just knocking it into a branch would bend it! It's now wearing an oregon pro lite. No complaints. Got a pro lite on my 441 and ported 357 and it's fine. My 550 has a Sugi and it definitely wears less than the rest. Tried to dress the bar rails after a fair bit of use and not only did it not need doing, the file didn't wanna touch the steel, just skipped across!
  20. Joe Newton
    How is that an improvement?
  21. Joe Newton
    And very expensive. I've no problem spending on decent kit, but I like the HC because it's so adjustable. That and it doesn't break, for a fifth of the price of the zz
  22. Joe Newton
    You do if you are threading a rope through the eyes, to prevent it pinching. On a crab it's fine. Just get a hitchclimber mate.
  23. Joe Newton
    You don't need the spacer for the pinto when it's on a crab.
  24. Joe Newton
    Second that.
  25. Joe Newton
    On the flip side, Sean, the client ought to have gone for a reputable company. Crap workers like that make the decent ones look better

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