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I am thinking of getting a pair of arm chaps / arm guards. Anybody use them? If so what kind leather or kevlar ? I am about tired of my forearms being tore up all the time from hugging trees. It seems like arm guards would be a pretty god idea.
 
They look awful hot to me... Quit hugging trees and that will solve the problem... :)


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2treeornot2tree said:
Arm chaps are for sissys.
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I for one am not a big puss , I have had issues with serious infections in my fingers which landed me in the hospital with a picc line and a $30K bill. ( Good thing I have the best medical insurance one can get) I ended up climbing with a picc line in my arm and administering my antibiotics. Does that sound like sissy to you ?
 
shooterschafer said:
I for one am not a big puss , I have had issues with serious infections in my fingers which landed me in the hospital with a picc line and a $30K bill. ( Good thing I have the best medical insurance one can get) I ended up climbing with a picc line in my arm and administering my antibiotics. Does that sound like sissy to you ?
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We're just pulling your chain. :)

I looked at the arm chaps a few years ago and decided they would be too hot for me. The raw forearms will go away with experience (when you learn to stop hugging the tree and lean back in your saddle). If I were to get a pair, I would get the cool looking leather, cowboy arm chaps... If I'm gonna be hot, I might as well look cool! :)


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Oh I have been climbing since I was 13 years old that would make it 20 yrs, my arms are plenty raw , I also logged for several years, got in a roll over car accident on the way down the mountain broke my back in 3 places and still climb after all that ! 2 tree you must climb bare foot in the buff and chew chew thru the wood with your teeth :laugh: I am just looking at protecting myself against future infections. Its pretty amazing what a small scratch with the right bug getting in can do to ya. especially when its near a joint. I am not one to care what somone else percieves me as being due to my appearance.
 
Pictured here are Ponderosaken with a pair of his arm chaps. He's made many for the cowboy circuit. Also pictured is the International Drag Racing Champion " Drag-On-Lady" as she was known back in her younger days.
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I have heard good reviews on the arm chaps from everyone that I know who has used them. They used to be a sponsor here I believe.

I hear you on the infections, there was a guy who posted on here a few years back who whacked himself in the knee with his hand saw and got some kind of really bad staff infection. I don't think it ever healed completely.


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We had a prune job for 20 mature Osage Orange trees. I bought a pair of the leather ones for me and one for my partner. I haven't used them since but they more than paid for themselves that day. They were a little hot and my partner wanted orange ones and the bled some color on his arms.
Phil
 
Sagetown said:
Also pictured is the International Drag Racing Champion " Drag-On-Lady" as she was known back in her younger days.
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pfffft, how fast could she have been going, she only had 1 horsepower right?


Just kidding, just kidding

Saw the arm chaps in the catalog the other day and considered it for a second.
 
Dude so you have been climbing for 20 years and you actually told someone to go buy yellow nylon home depot rope to pull trees with? Seriously?

shooterschafer said:
The yellow 3 strand rope from home depot works well.
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This is the details on the 3/4 tree strand. Dude forget the arm chaps you better find some head chaps.

100% polypropylene
Polypropylene is the only rope that floats
Excellent choice for use around water
Yellow
Working load limit of 1,090 lbs
Working load limit is a guideline for the maximum allowable weight capacity of a new rope
MFG Brand Name : Crown Bolt
 
Stihl-O-Matic said:
Dude so you have been climbing for 20 years and you actually told someone to go buy yellow nylon home depot rope to pull trees with? Seriously?



This is the details on the 3/4 tree strand. Dude forget the arm chaps you better find some head chaps.

100% polypropylene
Polypropylene is the only rope that floats
Excellent choice for use around water
Yellow
Working load limit of 1,090 lbs
Working load limit is a guideline for the maximum allowable weight capacity of a new rope
MFG Brand Name : Crown Bolt
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Seems like people on here like you need head chaps to keep your head contained while it is swelling to unimaginable sizes :hmm3grin2orange: It would be three strand not tree strand, ever use it? The guy was looking at using expensive climbing line for pulling trees ? That seems a little unreasonable to me. I have used that yellow rope for quite a bit of jobs with no problems, you just have to know its limitations.
 
shooterschafer said:
Seems like people on here like you need head chaps to keep your head contained while it is swelling to unimaginable sizes :hmm3grin2orange: It would be three strand not tree strand, ever use it? The guy was looking at using expensive climbing line for pulling trees ? That seems a little unreasonable to me. I have used that yellow rope for quite a bit of jobs with no problems, you just have to know its limitations.
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Thanks for the heads up on the TYPO but that does not change the fact that you gave that guy BAD advice. When some unsuspecting homeowner drops a tree on their house because they listened to you tell them to go to HOME DEPOT and buy yellow nylon rope you going to fix their house or them. Honestly think before you give advice for everyone's benefit. By the way if your pulling trees over with Yellow nylon Home Depot rope and getting paid for it YOUR A HACK.
 
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