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  1. Joe Newton
    Success! No way was I paying £25 for a neck tether!
  2. Joe Newton
    It's pretty fluid. When I pull down from above the hitch, I pull all the way down to my hitch. Tend slack with other hand, and with the first hand, whilst still holding the rope, just nudge the hitch upwards with the heel of my palm before letting go. Unless you climb on a loose VT this is probably academic to you.
  3. Joe Newton
    Haha, not "don't do cocaine", just don't get caught!
  4. Joe Newton
    The 59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem is one I have thought of.
  5. Joe Newton
    You ruined the game! Fair enough though. I miss doing BJJ, never was great at striking though. Don't know why, I just really didn't like getting punched.
  6. Joe Newton
    Well your answer will dictate how sarcastic/offensive my next comment is
  7. Joe Newton
    Are you the pretty one or the guy with half a rib cage?
  8. Joe Newton
    "Too beaucoup!" Okay, so that was Vietnam. I'm a despicable racist.
  9. Joe Newton
    That's nothing to be proud of. They're small, flexible, and relatively easy to put into boxes. American boxing. That's an impressive hobby.
  10. Joe Newton
    It can happen either when the hitch gets caught under the top carabiner, or when using an advanced hitch like a loose VT. In standard configuration it's not a problem. I set my hitch out of habit before I load it. When you can't reach your hitch you're left holding onto the rope below the pulley with no way of setting it since you've moved the system out of arms length. Try it. Ascend a bit with your o-rig, then try descending. See if you can do it quickly.
  11. Joe Newton
    Eva Cassidy. C'mon, that was your generation, not mine!
  12. Joe Newton
    I did wonder why you bluntened a perfectly good chain by sharpening it! I love sharpening. I'm pretty sure I've sharpened a chain twice without using it I between.
  13. Joe Newton
    The jam, going underground.
  14. Joe Newton
    Working corner is still a bit dull in the second pic.
  15. Joe Newton
    Now that's a really useful skill you have there! I want to order a roll of the green stuff from somewhere. Any idea where is cheapest?
  16. Joe Newton
    Unless the other foot is putting the kettle on, or telling the first foot how well it's doing, it can flipping well join in with the graft. That would make it footlocking.
  17. Joe Newton

    Silly saw

    Joe Newton replied to Bird's topic in Firewood forum

    I found my dad using my brand new Natanoko to cut up old fence rails. I couldn't tell for sure if it was blunter, but in my mind it was never the same. For Christmas he got a "barely used" silky anyway...
  18. Joe Newton
    What's the other foot doing?
  19. Joe Newton
    If I've wasted £40 I'll be upset.
  20. Joe Newton
    Balls to you then. Tbh the Lansky looks over engineered for sharpening your onion choppers. I like the idea that it'll work for axes, work knives etc. plus I never liked the pull through ones. They work, but the satisfaction isn't there.
  21. Joe Newton
    http://www.clarkforest.com/shop/safety-clothing/eye-protection/safe-eyes-goggles
  22. Joe Newton
    Yeah pretty well. I have them loose though. Vision is barely noticeable. Not great in the rain, but neither are visors or glasses.
  23. Joe Newton
    The reason I never used that system (apart from using a pantin as Rich mentioned) is that depending on what hitch you use, you sometimes have to get it to bite manually. If your hitch decides not to bite and you have no way of reaching it you could be in trouble. You may also need to descend suddenly. Always have your system where you can reach it.
  24. Joe Newton
    Why was an untrained teenager using a machine that size without supervision?
  25. Joe Newton
    Fair enough, it was meant as a joke. If I offended the OP I'm sorry I've got one decent eye and one that doesn't work so good. If I ever lost the bad one I'd barely notice. If I lost the good one I'd be buggered. I don't use a visor. I climb a lot and find them a nuisance. I use safe eye mesh goggles from Clarks. Best eye protection I've found, and worth a look for £15

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