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stihlmadasever

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  1. Anyone tried a zigzag with a revolver biner??
  2. Insanity is so called for good reason,ive trained with weights for years,im no body builder im 11.5 stones soakin wet but ive found doing weights in a curcuit gives you great strength and cardio conditioning. Insanity takes your heartbeat to 180 bpm's and over,at that increased rate your body will burn as much muscular tissue for energy as it will glycogen and fat. The key here,espescially for us guys over 40 is to burn fat as energy when training and retaining as much muscle mass as possible. Its admirable to change your lifestyle and try to get fit and healthy but going straight into a program thats beyond your capabilities will demoralise and eventually wear you out,as well as your joints with all that jumpin around. Start slow,and work up to advanced workouts such as shaun T's Insanity...remember slowly slowly catchy monkey. Good luck steve
  3. Looked and sounded like good fun,espesially the climber on the pine,dunno if ive got the balls to one hand a 660 though... Great vid
  4. Id rather wear sandals than chainsaw wellies
  5. Kerrangotang..??? Orangutan me thinks:001_tongue:
  6. Ive found the 540 is a good bit thirstier than the stihl equivalents but doesnt bog down as easy when the nose is buried in the thicker wood. Side note-I think this might turn into yet another stihl/husky debate...lol
  7. I used to be stihl loyal,looking back,i dont know why. Ive used predominantly stihl saws but i got my first husky 540xp a while back for subbie work and rate it very highly,its better than any stihl top handlers ive used. Maybe some people-myself included-buy what were used too,creatures of habit and all that,so we become brand loyal. Its a bit cheeky for some random fella to challenge you in a shop for wearing two branded items...i wear stihl,husky and stein clothing at work and no one has ever commented on brand mix and match....
  8. Honey brothers or skyland i cant remember which
  9. I would add no matter what silky you decide too get be careful as they can give you a serious slash,ive seen a bad silky cut to a co workers forearm...nasty!
  10. Yeah sorry 330-i was editing that haha
  11. Silky zubat 330mm is a great all round saw.
  12. Fair point,i suppose its what the individual climbers requirements are.I find the 5 meter lanyard gives me better options for optimal work positioning.
  13. When you do get a lanyard after your coarse you'll need a 5 meter lanyard for the bigger stuff
  14. Happy new year to you all.best wishes to you and your family
  15. Most companies that run cs38 coarses do kit hire,you might want to hire rather than buy the extra kit.
  16. I totally agreed with your post until i read the last line,now filled with a jelous rage...mexico!!!....hot!!!.... ahhhhh....
  17. Agree steve.The way we vote first past the post is antiquated and hugely unfair.The weather in recent years is an indication of just how extreme its going to get,but at what point do we realise its actually "happening now" and get off our arses and do something....
  18. Yes definetly,if we were to address the issues,radically reduce fossill fuel consumption for a start we could slow climate change.But this would affect us all in a massive way,just looking at fuel for example-not being able to use your vehicle everyday would reduce our ability to make a living wage,for many if not most of us thats bloody scarey. Its easier to say let the government address the problem but in reality if enough of us got together and applied pressure to ALL the goverments across the globe they would have to do something radical. We sometimes forget that we vote the government into power knowing there policies on on climate change. Unfortunatly our current government are under no pressure from us,the voters to do anything substantial to address the problems.
  19. No,i think we live in a world of denial,shifting the blame and appearing to address the issues but in reality doing sod all. I think we all know what needs to be done to slow climate change but very few of us are willing to change our lives radically too do it. Case in point our goverment has recently pulled the subsidies on the wind turbines on green energy and poured more back into fossil fuels. How many of us would happily go without fuel to help save the planet...very few. This is my opinion,others will differ im sure
  20. If your climbing on a blakes you might want to get a split tail to reduce wear on the end of your rope,cheaper to replace a split tail than cut lengths off the end of your rope in the long run. Have you tried a prussik loop yet?
  21. If you want to make serious money your in the wrong job mate,i know lots of arb workers,gardeners and landscapers-not one of them is well off. Count yourself lucky you HAVE a job and can put food on the table,not everyone is so fortunate. No offence but you sound a bit money mad...it aint everything u know
  22. Yeah definetley,the older it gets the more it gets abused..in 3 years ive never seen one die!

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