TCI Expo recap and opinions

[seanlarkin]

Hey everyone. It was great to meet those of you who managed to find me buried in our booth. I felt a very positive atmosphere at the show.

I am curious as to everyone else's thoughts and opinions. I'm not really qualified, as the only part of the show I got to see was whatever was between our booth and the restrooms.

 

[seanlarkin]

Thanks Dan! I'd love to hear what everyone thought of our booth, but I'd also like to hear any thoughts/comments/opinions about the rest of the Expo.
I know Dan wasn't the only one there.

 

[Koa Man]

I have been attending every one since the 1989 Arbor Expo (as it used to be called) in Cincinnati, but missed the last two. I really enjoy these trade shows. Looking forward to attending the Spring Expo in Sacramento.

 

[Nickrosis]

Reflections on TCI.... Like most things, it's what you put into it. I was with 18 other students from my school, and the people that went to sessions and walked the trade show and competed got a lot out of it. Those that didn't missed out.

Every time I go, I meet lots of new people, and I learn new things every day. This year, I won some money! I won $150 to spend at Stihl Outfitters - the prize for the written exam and the safety exam I won at the Student Career Days.

I had a blast on the USS Constellation thanks to Tom D. and Kevin Z. ---> Thanks for putting that on! And thanks to "Lovey" Nick for working on that and being a part of it.

Shigo was certainly a highlight for me!

Nickrosis

 

[xander9727]

This was my first TCI expo. I attended every seminar and demo that I could. I only ran into a few people from AS. I felt like a rube going up to strangers and asking them if they post on AS. I liked Sherrill's booth but I liked the fact that some of their competitors has better pricing. I felt the dynamic cabling seminar was a good balance between academia and a relaxed atmosphere. Most of the attendees at TCI were friendly and willing to share their knowledge with you. I looked for JPS and Rocky but I was never in the right place at the correct time. I am looking forward to next years expo. Detroit is closer to me than Baltimore.

 

[treeman82]

I thought next year was supposed to be in Boston????

 

[Saw Man]

Any of you see the Dolmar booth? I was helping there Saturday.
Was so busy, don't remember meeting anyone, or having lunch for that matter.
It was their first year there, got stuck in a back corner like a the new kid on the block.
Rumor could be the majors wanted it hidden.

Sorry to say that some display things, new models, cut aways, etc., never made it to the booth, and it wasn't as impressive as other shows.

Show seemed well attended, and well done.
Found a new patented air filter pre cleaner for four cycle engines. Can increase the cleaning intervals up to 15X, over the OEM filters.
Should be great for chippers, stumpers, and dirty lawn mowers.
Getting one for my Dura Max diesel.

 

[DadF]

Finally have some time to "real work" done. Came back from TCI just in time to hit another 2 day Seminar It was my first time at TCI and I am still trying to assimalate(that's a JPS spelling everything ) everything that I had a chance to see and do.
First off my hat goes off to Kevin for getting the Constellation climb put together. Other TCI's may come and go but the Constellation was a "once in a lifetime" opportunity-Thanks Kevin!!!
Second the Trade show was awesome. I have a tendancy to be somewhat of "gear head" and I was totally consumed. Sherrils had an excellent booth with plenty of firsthand knowledge on board. Thanks to Sean and Courtney for getting saddle exchange done. Fortunately my wife hasn't seen the bill for al the rest of the "must haves"!!
I'll every effort to get to any the rest of the TCIA shows that I can because of this one.

 

[seanlarkin]

Originally posted by DadF
Fortunately my wife hasn't seen the bill for al the rest of the "must haves"!!

So many other guys at the show said the same thing, and every time, all I could think about is how I try to slip my hockey purchases by my wife.

Too funny!

 

[Baumkletter]

xander9727,

I can't beleive that you missed RJ Squirrel at TCI. He was in the Sherrill booth most of the time.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Mahk Adams and I got in on Tuesday to be able to over see the setup of the climbing tree. We talked with Tobe to see about borrowing some gear for the setup. He said to come back with a list. Since there wasn't anything else to do on Tuesday Mahk and I entertained ourselves by going toe to toe on the upper cross trees on the Constellation. 130' off the water! Whoooo hooo!

When we finished the setup on Wednesday we brought a wish list to Tobe and he set us up with gear right off the rack. This is just wonderful to have the support.

Paolo and I needed a few pieces for our lanyard talk and again, Tobe let us run amok! Having these special pieces to show made our presentaion better.

Thanks to all of the crew at Sherrill for the support at TCI and throughout the rest of the year!

Tom

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by RockyJSquirrel
I'm rather thick headed and don't get subtle hints very well, but someone finally told me to quit showing people how
When you tire of climbing you might make it in sales, or maybe training if you can deal with prople. I remember when we met; I didn't even get your last name before I heard 15 minutes on how great a Pantin (sp.?) is. And I STILL con't care!

Call me whatever you like but as a white person I am not comfortable in an area populated by 98% blacks.

Call me what YOU like but I ain't comfy in samelooking burbs where 98% are whitebread. Thank god for the asians and latins moving in here; love that diversity.

 

[NickfromWI]

My TCI experience....

I spent a lot of time checking out the stuff Fresco was offering. I picked up the gear bag (with all the pockets) they were selling. Tony, if you reading this, I tossed the bag out of an Ash tree today. It didn't break yet.

Also spent a bunch of time chatting with the guys at the Yale booth. Gotta love that XTC Fire!!!

Oh, I got to do a bit of shopping to replace a lot of the stuff that was stolen out of my car. Just carabiners and pulleys and stuff. I like that you can get the Petzl Am'd in a bunch of colors now. I bought a bunch of the red one's from Fresco, and Aerial Equipment has them in blue! (www.aerialequipment.com) Green and gold (go packers) available from Sherrill.

Oh, and climbing the Constellation was fun. I've been up it a few times, but it was so fun to be up there with a bunch of tree guys (and gals!) mmayo and I climbed up the middle mast with Cheryl (?) the red-head from Indiana. That was fun. mmayo is crazy, He wanted to rap down this 2" line that was tensioned. It was polypro cheap stuff, but 2", heck, it ougghta hold! He just tied a big prussik down it, but thankfully kevinz thought it'd be a better idea if he just down climbed. Shoulda brought a rope!

I brought Karina on Saturday. She seemed to enjoy meeting everyone.....even RockyJSquirrell (we met at the wreck- climb (oops, misspelled)). He let me use his lock jack. It's neat, but on his yellow jacket rope, it lowered me down nice and slow, rather than holding me where I want to be held.

Oh, Karina and I had a long chat with one of the Silky reps. He was super nice, informative, and enthusiastic. And at the Wall ropes booth right next to the silky booth, there was lot's of candy to be had! (Who else saw the video at the Wall booth where the guys rigging line snapped and the recoil of the tree launched him from it??? YOUCH!)

There was much more, but I won't bore you with the details. I had fun meeting more ASers. Perhaps we'll all meet again next year in Detroit (?)

love
nick

 

[MasterBlaster]

Re: My TCI experience....

Originally posted by NickfromWI
...Who else saw the video at the Wall booth where the guys rigging line snapped and the recoil of the tree launched him from it??? YOUCH!)

I'ld like to see that. Maybe something can be gleaned from viewing.

I wonder if a link could be had?

 

[NickfromWI]

I'll try to explain it....

Guy up in tree, cutting out a lead...not terribly big, but definately heavy. For whatever reason, there is slack in the rope (he's roping this piece out). He cut's the piece, it starts to fall, looks like ground guy is holding the rope tight, not letting it run at all.

The rope takes the weight of the limb, and the limb keeps falling. Since ground guys gives no slack, it pulls the rope tight, which pulls down on the trunk the climber is standing on (I'm we're all used to the nice ride/gently rocking effect this gives to the trunk!). All of a sudden, the trunk is pulled down as far as it will go and the lowering line snaps, causing the trunk to spring back up. The recoil of the trunk shoots the climber off the trunk, and he is caught by his climbing line which either had about 20 feet of slack in it, or the slack was pulled in by the velocity of his body.

Apparently he walked away with only very minor injuries, though his body slammed hard back into the trunk.

Maybe a picture can help.

love
nick

don't post anything on this thread for a moment while I put a picture or two up for you.

 

[NickfromWI]

here's the setup

 

[NickfromWI]

the cut

 

[NickfromWI]

tension on line pulls trunk

 

[NickfromWI]

line breaks

 

[NickfromWI]

recoil