A TreeBuzz Loaner SAKA

Richard Mumford-yoyoman · Feb 24, 2017

Headed to @N.e.Tree next I believe.

@Steve Connally

Dave Rohach · Feb 24, 2017

Richard, this newest version is definitely a "Work of Art", hats off to you, Sir!

Steve Connally · Feb 25, 2017

@N.e.Tree pm me your full information and address and i'll have it off to you on monday or tomorrow but that all depends on how quick you respond to this

monkeylove · Feb 25, 2017

Steve Connally said:
@N.e.Tree pm me your full information and address and i'll have it off to you on monday or tomorrow but that all depends on how quick you respond to this

Have you been rockin it Steve? It looks pretty sweet, although it is going to be tough to out do his original version.

Steve Connally · Feb 25, 2017

Yeah man. Improvement of the original as tough as that is to imagine. Smooth as can be. Elasticity of the bungee seems better and I like the biners that come with it. Great product

Richard Mumford-yoyoman · Feb 25, 2017

Steve Connally said:
Yeah man. Improvement of the original as tough as that is to imagine. Smooth as can be. Elasticity of the bungee seems better and I like the biners that come with it. Great product

Better biners in the pipeline as well.

Dave Rohach · Feb 25, 2017

How much more can you perfect a great piece of gear? You truly are an innovative genius, Richard! I absolutely love the original SAKA, but I'll have to sell 1 or 2 of them to purchase the new version! Steve, you're absolutely correct smoothest Ascender I've ever owned. [emoji41]

Richard Mumford-yoyoman · Feb 25, 2017

Dave Rohach said:
How much more can you perfect a great piece of gear? You truly are an innovative genius, Richard! I absolutely love the original SAKA, but I'll have to sell 1 or 2 of them to purchase the new version! Steve, you're absolutely correct smoothest Ascender I've ever owned. [emoji41]

Thanks but ideas really just come from the universe, I just have to STFU long enough to hear them. ...and much of the time apriciate and build on the flow before me.

FreeFallin · Feb 25, 2017

As a novice climber that started out on a SAKA close to the beginning, it really did feel like cheating. Climbing from the start was intuituve, and relatively easy compared to other techniques. After getting a taste of altitude, I have made it a point to broaden my skills in many other techniques, and love the endless engineering options that arboriculture affords. But when I just need to climb a tree, SRT, including my SAKA is the E ticket for me.

oldoakman · Feb 25, 2017

SAKA---Don't leave Terra firma without it.

Steve Connally · Feb 25, 2017

Yeah it's subtle changes but I spend enough time on mine to feel the difference. Richard let us know about the biners. I was hoping for the climbing innovations patch on mine. Lol. It's kinda cool. Like the bling.

Richard Mumford-yoyoman · Feb 25, 2017

Steve Connally said:
Yeah it's subtle changes but I spend enough time on mine to feel the difference. Richard let us know about the biners. I was hoping for the climbing innovations patch on mine. Lol. It's kinda cool. Like the bling.

Yep, that bling is a work in progress. May need some extra buck to cover that bling from a bloated 17g machine. Even then I'm sure I will always be able to offer much more for much less than 179.00.

southsoundtree · Feb 26, 2017

If I may, I'd like to give it a try, please.

NE Tree · Feb 27, 2017

Got the SAKA today Steve. Looks like the postal service launched it out of a cannon half way across the country. Makes sense since it got here in no time at all. SAKA is intact and not damaged thankfully. On first appearance, this thing is very well built with quality materials. I'll post more once I get some altitude with it. Thanks again Richard, being able to demo something before buying one is really nice as well

Richard Mumford-yoyoman · Feb 27, 2017

N.e.Tree said:
Got the SAKA today Steve. Looks like the postal service launched it out of a cannon half way across the country. Makes sense since it got here in no time at all. SAKA is intact and not damaged thankfully. On first appearance, this thing is very well built with quality materials. I'll post more once I get some altitude with it. Thanks again Richard, being able to demo something before buying one is really nice as well

I'll put the SAKA up against the USPS anytime, with the exception of them losing it.

NE Tree · Mar 6, 2017

Hey @yoyoman , I'm thinking I'll get the SAKA in the mail Tuesday or Wednesday this week to the next guy. The weather has been crap this last week and I haven't much time to climb on it. Going to get a little time on it the next couple days. Let me know who the next one in line is and I'll send them a pm. Thanks again

Richard Mumford-yoyoman · Mar 6, 2017

N.e.Tree said:
Hey @yoyoman , I'm thinking I'll get the SAKA in the mail Tuesday or Wednesday this week to the next guy. The weather has been crap this last week and I haven't much time to climb on it. Going to get a little time on it the next couple days. Let me know who the next one in line is and I'll send them a pm. Thanks again

I don't think there is a rush.
We'll wait untill someone requests it.

TimBr · Mar 19, 2017

I could have sworn that @southsoundtree just did.

JustinK · Mar 19, 2017

I wouldn't mind giving it a go as well. Thanks.

NE Tree · Mar 19, 2017

@southsoundtree , if you would like me to send it to you, pm me your info and I'll get it out maybe tomorrow sometime. The SAKA is an excellent tool. Super smooth and the bungee is far better than the bungee I get from treestuff. I'll be getting in touch with you @yoyoman about purchasing one in the next week or two. Thanks again for the demo.