geoffers

Mogs trailer hiab making ivy clad trees easier to remove.

Looks great [emoji108]

Just curious Stephen why do you base tie mostly? Do you use it mainly for access then change over to drt once in the tree.? I only base tie when I can’t isolate a high anchor point from the deck, and generally change to a tip tie once I’m in. Also the xstatic is a great rope. It’s very hard wearing and 60m is plenty of rope for uk trees. What device / hitch are you running on it? Cheers geoff

Don’t think it is, I was told when I bought mine that it wasn’t but I’m sure someone may of tried it.? Although if your climbing srt you shouldn’t really need a splice.

Messy windblown pop today that had hung up on a stand of lime and took out a sweet chestnut into the mix aswell, nice compression and tension jenga to puzzle to work out

Lime reduction took 2.5 hours. I’ve booked them in already 🤪

As a self taught srt climber I found it hard to transition from drt at first but persisted with it and eventually found it easy. There are more options and less effort to move around the Crown. When you first start you will find you only learn once you are thinking about it after the climb. Try and use only a chest ascender and foot Ascender to access the crown and try to isolate the best anchor point to access the crown initially. It’s more about balance and Tending slack than holding your weight on drt. It’s worth pursuing as it will prolong your climbing career and improve it

Go out with someone who climbs srt to show you the best ways to access the canopy and work the crown

Huntingdon train station clearance works this week

I think It looks high because it’s on a bit of a slope, but once the hoppers open it’s pretty low and easy to feed. Tried to stick a better pic on to show you with the hopper down but can’t find one. Hopefully this gives you an idea.

The old girl earning her keep

How do sunshine long time no see, hope your all good and getting on well. Give me a shout if your near the midlands and we can catch up. [emoji108]

Akimbo on xstatic. Smooth on a clean dry rope, a bit jumpy on a wet rope once bedded in and doesn’t like Sap too much other than that lovely to climb on and mid line detachable. Bulldog bone on cougar blue or orange non CE version rope, same as the akimbo but tends like a knot for a mechanical device. Lovely to climb on and bulletproof, also mid line detachable. Zig zag and chicane smooth as silk to run as you would expect I prefer the smaller zig zag to the new one as it’s less bulky. As the set up is quite long with the chicane attached. Not midline detachable. And not as compact or user friendly as the two systems above ive found. Rock exotica unicender, lovely on the line smooth ascending, compact device but a bit sketchy descending and you will wear it out quick bombing out of trees. Hitch climber and rope wrench same as zig zag and chicane but no way near as smooth on the line. Kevin Binghams rope runner / Notch rope runner same as akimbo and bone just a slightly larger system. Also midline detachable. Keep it simple and you won’t go wrong. Find someone local with a few devices and have a go on them. I prefer the bone or akimbo over all the others. Hope this helps

I’d buy one. Looks great, well made, and keeps all the kit safe while on site. Standard half decent canopy’s are around £1500 anyway so it would be money well spent in the long run. I’d be happy to spec it up how I want it aswell. Plus you get the added bonus of removing it when changing trucks. You should do a base model then design interiors to go in as optional extras to spec it up. And offer bespoke. Good luck