Joe Newton
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The ability to remove it from your system without dismantling the hitch etc being the main one. Lovely for swapping between SRS & MRS for advancing anchor points. The soft tether allows you to collapse the system with one hand for pulling slack through from above, which could be awkward with the wrench/stiff tether especially with a flat line angle. You just pull down above the freexion to disengage it and collapse the hitch at the same time. You can also adjust the friction settings on the fly without taking it off the rope if you need to. I haven't had to yet, but it's an option if you notice your hitch starting to wear or if weather conditions necessitate it.
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I love the RRP as an SRS device but i find it hateful on MRT. Advancing anchor points with it is pretty bad. I bought the freexion as a bit of an experiment but the RRP hasn't had much of an outing since. The freexion has a few nice advantages over the wrench.
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That's personal preference mate, Sewn e2e orient a lot nicer with a lot of configurations. If you're using a rope wrench with a double leg tether you'll struggle to fit 2 fisherman's onto a carabiner. Tied correctly, there's next to no sitback. You need to properly dress and set the hitch to get it to perform. I'm running it with a Freexion device (same concept as the wrench) and I'll choose that most times over the rope runner.
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As per Steve's advice. Get a hitchclimber setup. Learning knotcraft in your early years will be invaluable. Hitchclimber with a 70-75cm eye to eye with a catalyst hitch is my go to.
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Turn out your pockets, sonny Jim. This is an EDC thread.
Joe Newton replied to AHPP's topic in The Lounge
Perhaps if I were a rank amateur I'd go for that size. It's a retrieval ball for an item I haven't owned in years. Can't bring myself to get rid of it. -
I've worn the carbon ones before and they are impressively light. You do stand on them though so how much they weigh is fairly negligible in my opinion
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Turn out your pockets, sonny Jim. This is an EDC thread.
Joe Newton replied to AHPP's topic in The Lounge
Daily general edc. Often a spare lighter as the zippo is the unreliable enemy of the nicotine afflicted. Little key ring torch with an impressive full beam and equally impressively short battery life at full beam. Annoyingly lots of different modes to cycle through (including a blue and red flashing emergency strobe for overtaking middle lane hoggers) but i just hold down the button for full beam and release to turn off.
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Turn out your pockets, sonny Jim. This is an EDC thread.
Joe Newton replied to AHPP's topic in The Lounge
Missed this. Underappreciated comeback IMO. She does have a decent old cock on her tbf. -
Most people see a decent pair of spikes as an investment over many years. Not the OP though. He posted asking for advice then got all jewish and bought a pair off Amazon...
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Does anyone else feel that Arbtalk has become Political Hate Talk?
Joe Newton replied to Honda's topic in The Lounge
You've summed it up pretty well. Personally I would much prefer it if arbtalk was a site full of arborists sharing questions and ideas, like it used to be. These days forums seem to be a place for arguing with other strangers behind pseudonyms on topics completely unrelated to the forum. Damn shame. I've met a good few friends and undeniably furthered my career with the help of this forum. I can't see how that's happening for new posters these days.- 30 replies
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It's interesting. Part of my training on 30/31 was to lock your elbow in to your body/thigh to provide stability. I don't see what Stubby was doing as being any different.
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The problem is, training and assessing is a business for these people. Arb companies want to pay their money and get a ticket. A training provider with a lower pass rate will struggle for work. Same with assessors. If they're too tough and look for a reason to fail candidates, the training provider will just use a different more amenable assessor in future. Not saying it's right, but it's definitely a huge factor.
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I witnessed a CS30 assessment that was taking place while I was doing my Aerial Rigging training way back. The assessor was an no nonsense type old boy and one of the candidates was wearing a beanie hat under his helmet. He let the lad get as far as starting his saw on the ground and failed him on the spot for having his hat under his helmet. Seemed a bit harsh at the time 🤣
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I concur on both counts. Out of interest, what's your "good reason"? I'm going in with both bases covered but it looks like I'll be limited to rimfire for a while at least.
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I've known of the odd unscrupulous gamekeeper to shoot owls with a shotgun, but setting out to take an owl with a rifle seems like a bit of a non starter. Ocams Razor: the simplest solution is generally the correct one. To me there are a good few other potential causes.
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Interesting how as the authority of this forum, you can find a members comments as "disgusting" yet respect their right to free speech. Some might learn from this.
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Where was this?
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I've thought that, but then again, it might be that you or I are impossible to tolerate sober.
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That one you've linked looks like it would be horrendous.
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I've always used the spigen screen protectors from again. They're the only ones I've found that actually work with your thumb print
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Charging for oil and grease it taking the piss. I know it's not the expensive bit but still. Why is the end user being charged for the maintenance of the machine that should be factored into the hire price Re: the e-stop I'd be asking for proof of the cost of parts and the time to replace. Seems excessive.
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Absolutely gutted. His poor family.
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Pathia. Slightly hot, lemony sour. It's my go to for a takeaway. Give it a go. It's Olivia Tiedmann you're referencing, I think. Generally good content but she's relying on being edgy by giving the camera the middle finger. Pretty unimaginative when she could market the fact that she's a lady jew who eats pussy.
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That's my line!
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@Mark Bolam has again got the nail on the head. Short of employing private military contractors, they can get to your kit if they really want. The key is discretion and making your kit significant harder to nick than the next guy. Multiple layers of security will always be better than a single expensive one.
