ROLLACOSTA
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thing is steve on these courses do the instructors know any more than you or me ..to be honest id rather spend a day or more in a big tree practising differant techniques
Brits talkin about Brit stuff
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SteveBullman
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thats probably a good point rolla....it would be handy to know more about fall factors, best ropes to use etc though.
ROLLACOSTA
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imagine spending 450 and the first two days he goes over rope breaking strengths [you know 10% safe working load of a 4 ton rope etc etc] ,and talking about the differance between a block and a pulley bla blah..is this course for advanced climbers or newbies?? thats what id want to know
to many gucci know it all trainners out there to eager to talk BS and relieve folk of some hard earned ca$h imo
to many gucci know it all trainners out there to eager to talk BS and relieve folk of some hard earned ca$h imo
Ross Turner
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All i wanted was to find a course that was run by people who knew the job & not full of bull $hit as Rolla stated.
Anybody else see the rigging demo at the APF this year, a fine example of what can go wrong by your Gucci trainers. Not only did it go wrong once, but twice. Gave me and me mates something to laff at!!!
SteveBullman
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that was w*nk
that course is apparently advanced rolla
as for how good the course is, i guess you dont know till you do it.
that course is apparently advanced rolla
as for how good the course is, i guess you dont know till you do it.
eh
timber hitch????? pully??????
i shouldn't mock as my boss is adament that multiplait works for him and he is sticking to it (makes swinging fun), all lowering ropes are 3 strand....none of this fancy rope for him...no siree.
im working on him, plan for teh new year is to incorporate a cambium saver into his kit. look who is talking though, some guy with only 1 1/2 years under his belt not 23 like the gaffa.....so he must be doing something right....
jamie
timber hitch????? pully??????
i shouldn't mock as my boss is adament that multiplait works for him and he is sticking to it (makes swinging fun), all lowering ropes are 3 strand....none of this fancy rope for him...no siree.
im working on him, plan for teh new year is to incorporate a cambium saver into his kit. look who is talking though, some guy with only 1 1/2 years under his belt not 23 like the gaffa.....so he must be doing something right....
jamie
Ross Turner
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Rigging Forum
How many of us brits would be up to attend a a rigging forum to learn new techniques & discuss others & industry if we can agree what we want to learn etc..This is just something a trainer has suggested so i have asked him for numbers of people & costs
How many of us brits would be up to attend a a rigging forum to learn new techniques & discuss others & industry if we can agree what we want to learn etc..This is just something a trainer has suggested so i have asked him for numbers of people & costs
blue
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jamie,
sounds like captain caveman climbing gear in scotland.i haven't used multiplat for about 10 years,bounce,bounce bounce,bounce,bounce bounce
sounds like captain caveman climbing gear in scotland.i haven't used multiplat for about 10 years,bounce,bounce bounce,bounce,bounce bounce
Ross Turner
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i last used multiplat in 1998,I must admit though its better than 3 strand any day.
blue
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climbing on 3strand would be my worst nightmare.imagine the twists in 50m of that
SteveBullman
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my first rope was multiplat, with a prussik
boy did that make for a hard climb in the rain
boy did that make for a hard climb in the rain
Ross Turner
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Blue,Take my word for it it was h£ll to climb with.
PRUNER 1
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ross
those trousers are the mutts nutts! just make sure you get the long legged ones as they ride up sumat cronic when the harness is on, ime sick of being mocked for showin a bit of leg in the tree. absolutely no probs with stretching around the tree in splits etc. i would have gotten front only for the lightness and breathability for the summer but our risk assessment says full protection all the way. still nice n stretchy though. you other boys are so right about the cuppa thing. weve had tea n cake from the council estates and nowt but grief from the posh buggers. ime sick to death of feckin nimby's aswell. doin my sweed in at the mo. they all seem to be goin to the top and gettin the ombudsman involved. and councillors who think they know how to do the job better than me and the lads. if my job wasnt so important to me i would hand them my frickin harness and tell them to do it themselves! help stop me ime on a rant, my soap box cant take it anymore. the thing thing is that these silly buggers move into a house with a tree out front, then moan about a tree blockin the light out of the house. think about it saddo's!!!!!! the tree must have been there when you viewed the house, it didnt just spring up overnight. any whoos, gonna go before i fall off said soap box, ciao
those trousers are the mutts nutts! just make sure you get the long legged ones as they ride up sumat cronic when the harness is on, ime sick of being mocked for showin a bit of leg in the tree. absolutely no probs with stretching around the tree in splits etc. i would have gotten front only for the lightness and breathability for the summer but our risk assessment says full protection all the way. still nice n stretchy though. you other boys are so right about the cuppa thing. weve had tea n cake from the council estates and nowt but grief from the posh buggers. ime sick to death of feckin nimby's aswell. doin my sweed in at the mo. they all seem to be goin to the top and gettin the ombudsman involved. and councillors who think they know how to do the job better than me and the lads. if my job wasnt so important to me i would hand them my frickin harness and tell them to do it themselves! help stop me ime on a rant, my soap box cant take it anymore. the thing thing is that these silly buggers move into a house with a tree out front, then moan about a tree blockin the light out of the house. think about it saddo's!!!!!! the tree must have been there when you viewed the house, it didnt just spring up overnight. any whoos, gonna go before i fall off said soap box, ciao
PRUNER 1
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by the way, weather aint too bad at mo. plenty of street trees to prune tho
teressa green
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think some of the white stuff is forcast for the weekend,and we might get some snow
teressa green
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any of you u k boys into the tuning mods on your saws? see equipment forums/saws,i prefer to leave mine as standard ,apart from bars chains,thinking is that both stihl and husqvarna have a better idea of how their saws should and do work than some bearded bloke in a shed,only modifications i do are carb settings,whats your opinions on this ,do you consider it on a par with some nova driving 18 yr old with a ripspeed exhaust,fluffy dice ,18 inch alloys,and a full frontal lobotomy as astandard,
captin caveman
thats one term for him, he knows his chit though.
when i can afford to im buying myself some rope and kit to use, was looking at some arbor master or xtc, might let him have a shot, he may change his view....
i hate multiplait for long asscents, if you need to pop up 3 foot and the rope stays taught. you are expecting show down there, dream on its still warm up here, max temp is, oh about 8.... far to warm, maybe a snow shower leaving the ground wet.
jamie
thats one term for him, he knows his chit though.
when i can afford to im buying myself some rope and kit to use, was looking at some arbor master or xtc, might let him have a shot, he may change his view....
i hate multiplait for long asscents, if you need to pop up 3 foot and the rope stays taught. you are expecting show down there, dream on its still warm up here, max temp is, oh about 8.... far to warm, maybe a snow shower leaving the ground wet.
jamie
iain
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yeah one thing about the weather this time of year those thermals tend to slow down the force 8 that seems to blow thro the tears in the crotch of my kneeflex `s
what i want from a equip manufacturer aint just room for my knees to move !!! with out me pants doing one
what i want from a equip manufacturer aint just room for my knees to move !!! with out me pants doing one
blue
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climbing on wet multiplat with a prussic.ahh the memories.$%£" ^**% ((_( %££"%$ &^$*&*(*&^^%%$££"!£"£$^&(*&)(*)(^&^%$^%$£^%$£
