Joe Newton
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Everything posted by Joe Newton
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No it's not. Kram invented it.
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Look at a Volvo XC series. They have a few sizes. Lovely motors.
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We could've inflated a blimp with the breath we've wasted mate.
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Can't help but laugh. The OP is certain he can improve on industry standard kit, for less money, then complains when his own ideas aren't up to his standards.
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It is, if you're a rat
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You'd be fine with a decent springer for ratting. I got my Walther Rotex RM8 .177 with a decent scope, moderator, bipod and gun slip for £500 second hand. Took it down the range and it was easily outshooting my mates AirArms which cost double. If you want cheap night vision go for a red lamp. If you're prepared to spend more look for a decent used day/night optic.
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What rifle did you go for in the end? Have a look at the DNT Zulus. Lots of bang for your buck so to speak. Make sure you don't go for the 5x mag instead of the 3x by mistake. That's just an IR torch, you'd need the day/ night optic to go with it. Most newer day/night scopes have that built in which is fine for ratting distance.
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We'll digress as we like, until told otherwise by management, thanks!
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Gotta watch those industrious buggers
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Does that ring have a CE mark or EN number on the other side?
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Is that Bob of this parish, AspenArb? I've no idea, i think mines probably the short wheelbase or whatever is standard. Many parallels with the Shogun in terms of running gear and suspension. A few things that will need someone familiar with jap imports.
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bought myself a little 4x4 van/ people carrier. Ideal training vehicle/ camper for weekends down to the coast. She's a thirsty bitch.
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None with LOLER. Its out of my usual area, might be worth my while depending on how many kits etc.
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I remember the Malthusian prophecy from GCSE geography!
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As long as it wasn't black pudding.
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She had sausage last night.
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You can aspire to better than that.
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Have a Snickers, Dave. You're not you when you're hungry. I'm simply advising learning the industry best practice first to get the fundamentals right. You're not naive enough to believe I've gone my whole career by the book. I'm a freelance climber first and foremost. The problem with dogmatic people like the OP is that they'll simply pick the advice that suits their opinion. Everyone does to some extent.
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Bold statement, but I'd be lying if I didn't feel like we're living a prequel to Equilirium...
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Criminally underrated film.
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I give up. Buy whatever feels nicer in your hands. Thank God i put my helmet on.
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Not when 50m of 12mm rigging line is £75 with a WLL 380Kg
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To use your hypothetical: If a textile item is rated with an MBS of 20kn (MBS being the minimum load an item may fail at from new, not taking into account wear, uv degredation, cycles to failure etc) then the WLL would be 2kn, using the common safety margin of 10:1. You would already be loading your equipment (forgetting for a minute that you're using dynamic climbing rope not designed for arb work) over its Working Load Limit. That's not taking into account fall factor or dynamic loading. Take a few evenings to read up on what Rich and myself have suggested. There's plenty of stuff you might find interesting.
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I've often thought that an IRATA style training system whereby Level 1 (new) climbers must work x amount of hours under the supervision of a L3 (experienced supervisor) before progressing through L2 (unsupervised and competent) to L3 Our current system is a bit "survival of the fittest) which in hindsight has worked out well enough for me.
