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DemonHedgeMaster

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    Ickleton South Cambridgeshire
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    Gardener/groundie
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    cambridge

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  1. Go for it Dougal. I bought one of Fleabay and use it when I'm snedding. I use an MS260c with an extended bar, not very heavy but when stooping over branches again and again and for long periods of time it pushes my vertebrae out. It never really helps when I'm lifting things, I just lift properly and don't lift too much! One spine buddy look after it
  2. you need to name and shame that guy, stop him before he hurts anyone else
  3. Horrible! chucked it away in the end! Got meself a new pre spliced line! nice, keep us posted!
  4. I use it for force doublers but switch to a bowline on a bight for heavier rigging. using it on the end of tag lines to change the load angle on my wrists and a string of them at 1ft intervals makes a handy little rope ladder!
  5. jesus! Have seen practices that involve chokering your mainline round the stem, might just make that rule of thumb!
  6. Sweet dude, how did you anchor it into the tree? just knots? any tensioners?
  7. Sup guys I've been practising bonsai for 9 years, after all this time the main piece of advice I have is grow birches! They will recover from almost anything, including neglect!!
  8. it doesnt really show up on the camera, I did think about it! Cheers WorcsWuss, I think Im going to circumvent any doubt or hazard and just replace the mofo
  9. its a pretty new bit of kit, used twice so far, the damage is also localised and consistent with abrasive or loading forces
  10. I climb mainly on the trees in my village and about Saffron walden. Theres some really big poplars down by our yard I've got an eye on and theres an estate thats open to the public which has several species of trees ranging from small to big, haven't had chance to get up there yet though. Thats Saffron Walden Have also been thinking about royston heath, thats got a small forest on it with some real whoppers in! Theres a really huge, epic forest in castle camps which is outside of haverhill, Theres no end of big trees in the field partitions, which most of the south cambs villages are surrounded by! Shelford Recreation ground has got some massive trees on it, it is a public space though, past experience has taught me not to climb in public areas, partly because of being moved on for being a huge potential hazard, and partly because some grotty little teenager might decide its funny to tie the end of your rope to something!
  11. it is an old rope, well washed but still with lingering dark bits. I did consider abrasion from the rope but the anodised layer has not been worn through, nor does the smaller of the rings show any sign of wear Are your dmm rings steel or aluminium?
  12. Sup Oracle, Im based in south cambs and Im looking to link up with people for a rec climb as well, weather is just a bit too horrible for my liking at the moment! Have you got any idea of where you want to hit up? Do you have your own gear as well?
  13. Sup guys, Have made myself a cambium saver from some bits and the large 25kN aluminium anchor ring has started to dimple on the inside, the smaller one has not. I believe this is being caused by the rope as I've used it twice and two have appeared. Ally is a weak metal and once fractured is critically weakened, it is probably alloyed with something more resistant but I'm pretty alarmed that it has deformed like this. Does anyone one on here use these rings and if so, is this normal?
  14. Oh ok excellent, I was wondering if it was a point of potencial failure, clearly not!

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