Climbing with spurs/spikes

[tree MDS]

Spikes are trash , I am learning to do removals without them , and the day I can throw them in a lake and never wear them again will be a great day . And if your doing spruce/pine you don't need spikes even at the beginning of learning to climb a tree .

What?

 

[treeclimber101]

What?

Exactly .... Sounds unbelievable but it true , a removal with the blessed spikes on your feet .......... what ? You should try it rummy it's liberating and other then doing wood it's pretty easy

 

[tree MDS]

Exactly .... Sounds unbelievable but it true , a removal with the blessed spikes on your feet .......... what ? You should try it rummy it's liberating and other then doing wood it's pretty easy

Liberating, you say? I think I'll pass. Just out of curiosity though, what do you do when you get to the wood?

 

[treeclimber101]

Liberating, you say? I think I'll pass. Just out of curiosity though, what do you do when you get to the wood?

I have been using the long CMI straps one to girth the trunk then one through that choked as 2 foot steps . The wood without spikes no doubt is a PITA but if ya don't wanna fool with the straps then throw them on for that alone , believe me my ankles feet and knees are thankful to have that trash off .

 

[treeclimber101]

But like I said you don't need spike period for a pin tree or a spruce , kinda silly even to torture yourself

 

[tree MDS]

Whatever floats your boat, I guess. I am like a tree killing panther with my gecko's on.. lol. Can hardly even tell they're on.

 

[chevybob]

Removals are doable with no spikes but spikes make it faster and easier. It's all about efficiency. You can cut a lawn with a push mower but if you had a 61" skag which are you guna choose?

 

[treeclimber101]

Like I said throw on your spikes for the wood if you choose not to **** with another option , but if you need spikes to move through a canopy .... Then no offense your a sucky climber anyway so yea you need all the help ya can get , not I'm not pointing that at anyone just a observation

 

[MasterBlaster]

Lordy.

 

[treeclimber101]

Ha

 

[chevybob]

You call it "sucky climbing" I call it being more efficient which means getting the job done faster which means more money. But if no spikes works for you then by all means go for it. I'll stick to my spikes just like 99% of the other climbers I've seen doing removals.

 

[jefflovstrom]

opcorn:

 

[treeclimber101]

Ha like I said I wasn't talking to anyone In particular .... Sorry that offended you really I am just saying that 99% of the efficient climbers can climb either way and why do a removal like that ? I choose it like that you can spike em all I couldn't care less

 

[treeclimber101]

I just bought another ascender to attach to my spikes ............. LOL that outta twist a few minds !!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

NO STUBS! EVER!

 

[treeclimber101]

Plenty of stubs

 

[tree MDS]

Oh, man.. what I wouldn't pay to see Eddie and that bozo sounding deal with the foot straps in action!!!

 

[treeclimber101]

LOL ask and you shall receive I made a video buddy are you on Facebook at all or is that to new age fur ya ?

 

[tree MDS]

LOL ask and you shall receive I made a video buddy are you on Facebook at all or is that to new age fur ya ?

The MDS has zero interest in fagbook. Why don't you post it up here?

 

[treeclimber101]

The MDS has zero interest in fagbook. Why don't you post it up here?

I don't know how I think I need to host it somehow .