Joe Newton
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Everything posted by Joe Newton
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The only problem I've ever had or seen was solely down to the operator. The screw caps are a pain, being over tightened or threading.
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Go on http://www.chainsawbars.co.uk Everything you need from videos to sharpening kit. It's run by RobD on here. Sound bloke, very helpful.
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Wish more of our clients were this gullible, instead of quibbling over a £70 hedge trim!
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Fair point. I'd still say start as you mean to go on though. Send a shame to use a chain that's effectively blunt out of the box!
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Best way to learn. Get the best out of your saw, don't dig it, and sharpen well.
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Should be a .325 as standard. Worth getting full chisel if it doesn't already. Semi chisel is for soft poofs.
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I'd love to see you in the bottom corner doing sign language and audio description for that!
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Perhaps all of us gear ponces were just using a prussik wrong?
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Okay, best advice? Don't try it on a job with time constraints. Have a play one day where you aren't rushed. Also it's cheaper and more tweak able to make your own hitch cord compared to buying eye to eye hitches. Of course you might just not like it. Not for everyone!
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Use a cambium saver or pulley up top. That kind of system is wasted on natural crotch climbing.
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Under armour, crew neck. Really hard wearing.
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Thanks for sharing... Not sure why you quoted me though.
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You're an older climber, aren't you Mick? Do you not have any niggles after a career body thrusting? For me the main benefits of an "advanced" system are one handed slack tending and the ability to easily make mid air ascents away from the stem.
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Give it more than five minutes?
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Being poor keeps us humble. For what it's worth I'm an employed team leader/lead climber, and I'm somewhere in the bracket that Ben mentioned. Similar area too.
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Sounds like a load of rubbish!
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+1 very good all round glove, and they last longer than the competition. I prefer Pfaner for climbing personally, but these are a close second.
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And if you don't I will! Second dibs?
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Glad you got involved? Sucker for punishment, you! I have the old 201t, with a muffler mod. I reckon it pulls better than a 540. I should get the upgrade, but to be honest it's good as it is.
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It's a complex thing, Matty. I probably enjoy 1 in 5 smokes, the others are just a habit. Morning coffee, wine, after eating, and when I'm lucky, after sex. Most of the time I hate being a smoker, but there's nothing like trying to quit to make me miss the little buggers. If nothing else the habit gives me an interesting insight to my psyche.
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Hi Jack, I've been wearing these trousers pretty hard since I got them and they're holding up well. I have one small rip beneath my right pocket, and a small hole I theogony pocket. Both could be patched in five minutes if I could be bothered. Considering the use they've had (mostly climbing) they're doing far better than most of my other trousers have. It'll be a good while yet until I look at replacing them. I'm 5'8" with a 28" waist and I'm wearing XS. It's a good fit for me, but anything over 28" will be a size small.
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Looks like the middle of the gob has been bored out, leaving only a few inches either side perhaps? That's if it was intentional.
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For less than the price of a pint why would you? You could make a full climbing setup from one piece of rope if you wanted to!
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Are we not his new friends?
