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  1. AlanKekoa

    Career awaits!!!

    I totally agree that we need to push our standards up as a whole so that company owners, climbers, and groundies alike are held to overall standards so that less careless injuries and deaths occur and at the same time everyone is also compensated better. We do have licensing in terms of the ISA...
  2. AlanKekoa

    Career awaits!!!

    My apologies sir, either I mistyped or you misread however that is not what I was insinuating, just that our lives are on the line so to speak, many of the best in the industry had their share of mishaps in their careers as well. To me sir it sounds like you’re insinuating that I don’t know what...
  3. AlanKekoa

    Career awaits!!!

    I think that mentality of infighting and resentment about wages really needs to change, I mean I worked for years for less then I should have because I didn’t know my worth, however we shouldn’t be shooting ourselves in the foot and holding back our entire industry because of a bad mentality, if...
  4. AlanKekoa

    Career awaits!!!

    I don’t know what’s harder to find an quality company or an quality climber, my personal experience is that most companies that complain about being unable to find good climbers aren’t running a good show. Especially when it comes to operational safety people will talk a big game about how they...
  5. AlanKekoa

    Yale Scandere

    Thanks appreciate it, and thanks for the heads up about the try-on ability from August on the MB, right now it looks like it’s between the Scandere and the new Phantom to add to the collection lol
  6. AlanKekoa

    Yale Scandere

    Thanks for the feedback I’ve heard only good things about the MB and yeah just like you said the only reason I thought of the suspenders is when I get to climbing with a 661 or like I don’t have enough meat on my bones that it starts to become uncomfortable after too long and I enjoy using it...
  7. AlanKekoa

    Yale Scandere

    Was just thinking how amazing it would be if there was a shop/place you could go that had all the gear and saddles available on the market, to try on and use climbing around in the trees, maybe a multipurpose facility that could also be a sort of climbing school, at least I think it would be...
  8. AlanKekoa

    Best Ladder for Tree Work?

    I’m sorry I didn’t realize this was a site for gardeners jkjk
  9. AlanKekoa

    Climbing boots for spikes/removal and trimming.

    I’ve been using Chippewas as they’re wide and fit my feet I can’t use any of the shoes made for climbing because they’re all too narrow it definitely is a pain getting stuck in unions when you’re first getting used to them but like anything else isn’t an issue after a bit
  10. AlanKekoa

    Chipping/Shredding Coconuts and fronds.

    You'll need to have a one of the bigger chippers to not run into constant problems with clogging up the chipper, I'm born and raised from Kaua'i too. The only one I worked with that never really had much problems with the fronds was one of the larger bandit intimidators, couple other slightly...
  11. AlanKekoa

    Jabuticaba

    Such an amazing tree, we have a number of them growing it took many years to fruit however well worth it looks so cool when they're all growing on the trunks, such a good flavor, have made honey mead with it that we enjoyed and turned out looking like a red wine and a lot of tannins in the skin...
  12. AlanKekoa

    Climber Southern California (Laguna Niguel) ISA Certified Arborist

    Hi, My name’s Alan Hoffman I’m a climber from Hawai’i out here in Southern California for the time being helping my wife’s family. I have just over 9 years experience climbing in all different aspects, 2 years in Southern California, and experience with crane removals. Mahalo, Alan Hoffman
  13. AlanKekoa

    Looking for crew members in San Antonio

    The monster tree service franchise I worked with for a very short while was by far the worst experience I’ve ever had with a company in my 10+ years in the industry. Unbelievably unprofessional and the owner had never worked in trees before underbidding jobs with unrealistic expectations taking...
  14. AlanKekoa

    UK. Two ropes at all times(USA next?)

    I think a lot of this has to do with poor industry standards and understanding by clients of the importance of paying for what you get, also a lot of big employers out their who don’t want to pay for what real professional climbers are worth
  15. AlanKekoa

    What do people think of West Coast Arborists?

    classic response but yeah I’m referring to the company
  16. AlanKekoa

    What do people think of West Coast Arborists?

    WCA
  17. AlanKekoa

    Highly Experienced Arborist Climber/Bucket/Spider Lift Operator - Southern Vermont - $35/hr - Sign On Bonus

    This sounds like a real interesting opportunity never made it up to Vermont but loved Maine and New Hampshire when I visited and have family near in Massachusetts, I was looking into it a little and didn’t see many places for rent in the Jamaica area, though I saw your comment of knowing of...
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