Sam Smith

I reckon practice and more practice will save you some money... its a neat bit of kit thou!

Found this beuty in a tree today

Nice and tidy. What hitch is that bro, its tiny! That is pretty handy set up for a quick change to double line, however I tend to aim to get my line through a few forks, for the simple fact if one does decide to give way then im backed up, and also it like having multiple anchors, I tend to work part of the tree from one fork then climb up or pull my rope through, then work other areas of the tree from the second anchor/fork the rope is through. Man I love single line

Haha, is you prussik loop just on a double line system? You should have a play with some gear, its defo hard to get used to at first but change is good! Watch some videos on all the different systems out there to get an idea.

We all like a good gander at females whilst at work, whether it be during the drives to and from jobs or at the job. Does anyone else's company have a term/phrase that gives the lads a heads up without the lass' s knowing? Our is "blue chainsaw" Eg. "Hey Joe, can I get the blue chainsaw over here" Note that the direction to look in is in there as well

It is mate! Busy as over here. They won another major contract while I was away. Look forward to seeing you then haha!

Hows it goin drew. Does beeline come at 9mm? And that pink hitch climber is PINK! You back in sunny auckland?

Alright then, just got back to Auckland from a couple of months visit back to the UK. Just had a word with the big boss and he wants another 5 working crews. Each crew usually consists of 2 or 3 men. So is anyone keen? Could do with abit of experience, and if you have a truck licence (HGV??) thats a massive bonus and will probably get your another dollar or two on you hourly rate. Basic / average pay is $20 ND per hour. 40 hours a week, great opportunities out here! Dont usually like doing this sort of thing but its fully worth it! Will answer and questions, Will Morris should back me up aswel haha

Id say unlucky are trees are shout ans stout! I do like a biggie with many redirects!

Hitch climber not hitch hiker:001_rolleyes: ... my bad, ignore half of that then haha

Got some gear there lad! Which do you prefer out of the three? Not had a go on the uni yet. You have a barrel component? Yh im switching it around, making sure im trying to spread the wear rather than let one spot get bad. Also switching to and from vt. It depends on the weather really to what hitch I go for.. also vt on hh?

New prussik, 10mm on 12mm line. Not as grippy, but always bites.

goin to start using DRT abit more often , as ive been purely on the WR for ages and thing i need to mix up my tekkers. goin to get a pulley to fit to a single line for a floating anchor... what pulley is everyone using for this ? here is something ive got my eye on...?? thoughts.

looked like a fun job, nice one!

Did quite an interesting job last night! Got a call that a tree had uprooted on to a house, wasn't massive but did some damage, nice little puncture hole, and a few tiles. It was thrashing it down! and he roof was SO slippery. Ended up throwing my line over the hole house, and tying off to a pine in the front garden! worked like a treat! got the worst of it done but it was dark and wet, REALLY wet, so il be back on tomorrow. hopefully weather isnt as bad, and il get some pics up