Hi Nick,
They are a pretty cool bunch of guys at quotient.
I have approached them about ideas to make it better and they take it onboard. For the feedback, they extended me to a 3 month free trial!
A couple of other options are:
Proposable
Quoteroller
Routzy looks like it has some good...
! PRODUCT WARNING ! Spiderjack 2.1 Dyneema
We have been informed about a potential operating error with the Dyneema-Kit on the SpiderJack 2.1.
A climber had not clipped stainless steel ring of the Dyneema-Sling into his lower carabiner by mistake. That way he has hung with half of his weight...
Feedback i'm getting is Velocity is very good, along with other 11mm lines, up to 11.5 like tachyon is good too, but bigger lines like 12-13mm are wearing cams and bodies quickly.
Absolutely brilliant!
I had to watch it alone in a dark room with a box of tissues handy....my fave scene was about 15mins in teasing out the core tail ready to taper and bury....i had a special moment right there!
Jomoco I think the photo in the first article was just a random truck & chipper pulled from the web for the news. Later articles include video news footage showing the scene and a late model chipper truck and pretty well current model vermeer 1500 i think both tarped over the chip box on...
Nice one Casey. I really don't know why more climbers don't knotless rig with slings like that...it's faster in the tree and on the ground in my experience. Good to see the arbpro boots out there too!
Re: What about TV Shows?
Skateboarding on an ol school Powell Peralta Mike Vallely, rally car racing in a mitsubishi lancer evo turbo 4wd, and being a dad to my 2 & 4yo boys.
The last few years have been more about the kids than my hobbies but i realise i need to still do more of them for...
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Definitely a more informative article, this quote makes a huge difference in understanding what happened:
"The young child attempted to assist his father. When the father's back was turned, he picked a branch trying to feed it into the chipper when in fact he was pulled into the...
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Thats great climbing with your lil girl on it, and when you said "our" oak do you mean it's in your property? If so, awesome tree to have at home!
There statement is all about "inspect" & replace in 6 months. But the part that has repeatedly failed is hidden behind a cover.....wtf! So it's russian roulette really. Will any fail in 5 1/2 months...what then?
The Korowai vid is cool.
At first i were thinking " wow, i could get used to that life, near-naked tree climbing, living in the tree tops....but the womens pancake boobs were the dealbreaker for me.....
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Feel the stretch in the rope or flex in the branch. Feel the harness around his hips and how it forms around him when he weights and unweights. Sit in the harness and feel the system supporting him. Explain that the rope has a 5000lb breaking strength and it's doubled up with each leg...