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    Excruciating 20 minute cat vid is actually about SRT? Seriously?

    I don't think you should be encouraging people to use a biner in a cinching anchor point like you're doing. Sure, go ahead and you do you, but you probably shouldn't be encouraging others to do the same. Using a piece of hardware in a configuration not recommended by the manufacturer is a good...
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    Saddle setup (picture thread)

    It's really not though (to me atleast) haha. Just a redirect sling, prussik loop, 8, second system, pocket wedge and some biners. Oh and my knee ascender. Everything is extremely useful to have up with me. I always always always have a scrench in my pocket. One time I misplaced it somehow and...
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    Olympia, WA, various needs.

    I've been doing tree work for a little over 3 years and climbing for 2. I climbed a lot before that but just for fun. Storm jobs are always exciting haha
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    Saddle setup (picture thread)

    Haha the weight doesn't bother me as I have suspenders. And usually just on larger removals which is anywhere between 1 to 3 times a week. I have a loop of throwline on it so when I'm using it I just girth it to my lanyard so it doesn't get lost in the abyss.
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    Saddle setup (picture thread)

    Basic everyday work setup minus my double ended lanyard and adjustable friction saver (if im using it). I'll put my hook on if I'm traversing and a hand ascender when I know I'll be limb walking. Compared to everyone else I seem to have a lot going on here haha I don't want to explain...
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    Olympia, WA, various needs.

    Dang, all those "no cleanup" jobs sound pretty awesome haha. If I wasn't already locked in and settled with OTC I'd jump on that. It'd be nice to work with somebody new for a change. I would offer a hand on some weekends but it sounds like you're looking for someone with you full time. Good luck!
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    Ponytail/Ghost redirect

    If you don't want to take your RRP off and on just keep your tail in the section where you want to switch to. When you're ready to switch sides I just put enough slack through my runner, then make a slip knot under it and attach the biner on my runner to the slip knot loop (so it won't slide up...
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    Rope runner pro

    Mine does sometimes but not all the time. Now that I think about it, it's more common for it not to spin for me.
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    Jailbreaker New type of porta wrap

    I don't think that would work as a clove hitch is extremely difficult to undo while under tension. A porty is nice because as long as you fill the barrel with wraps before locking it off, no matter how much weight is on the working end, it can easily be undone. I don't see how that can be done...
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    Bending moment question

    The arborpod video brought up something interesting I haven't thought about before. When it said that the greatest pushback force is when the top is at 45 degrees and if the hinge breaks right at this moment it would result in more reaction forces. I've always thought that you'll have more of a...
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    Controlled speedline

    For larger pieces (and neg rigging) what makes sense to me is to have the speeline anchored out to drop zone via a grcs and the rigging/ lowering line just anchored to a porty at the base of the working tree. The piece is attached to both, lowering line and speed line but the speed line is left...
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    Redundant Bridge vs. Second Bridge

    This has crossed my mind a lot and it's the reason my lanyard is always connected to my lower d's. If my bridge gets cut or fails, my d's will hold me. It's the reason why I almost never connect both systems to my bridge. I've also always been a little sketched out by my bridge just being a...
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    Rope runner pro

    Omg thank you thank you thank you! It's really nice to hear from somebody who is actually involved behind the scenes in all of this. The user manual says to use lube with mineral oil but it doesn't say much on how to clean properly. Could you provide some insight on the correct method?
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    Preventing lawn damage while felling small spars

    From my knowledge barberchairing occurs when there's so much tension / compression between fibers front to back that the back cannot hold and splits. I agree that pulling past the face or a ductchman can cause this but it can still happen without these conditions. I've seen trees split as soon...
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    Preventing lawn damage while felling small spars

    Ah well there ya go. Those wheeled skids are great for stuff like that! Nice job! And I meant brute force on the wood as in just pulling with no back cut at all. Smells like a recipe for splitting and barber chair potentially.
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    Preventing lawn damage while felling small spars

    Zero impact, until your skid comes in... unless you have one that has wheels instead of tracks. And if you use alternamats or plywood why not just lay those where the spar will fall? Cool concept but the idea of just brute force to pull over a spar seems a little sketch to me. That's just my...
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    Jailbreaker New type of porta wrap

    Anybody have an idea if it can be locked off like a porty? I'm sure it can be but I can't think of how exactly. If it can't then that's a pretty big con in my book
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    Post accident discussion

    Oooo thats a great idea. I'm sure it's effectiveness depends on the structure of the tree but I can see how in same case it might improve stability when walking back in by triangulation of the support points. Thanks!
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    Post accident discussion

    I use this somewhat often with my RRP for limb walks and yes as long as the third leg of line (what you pull down on) is held tight, the runner will not engage. However, it will engage if you let go entirely to where slack developes in the line along the backside of the runner. Ive spent a lot...
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    Why static SRT rope should not be used for DRT?

    I was reading a tcia book on rigging and something it talked about was the forces being applied when a rope is running over something in an MRS style: It mentioned how when a rope runs over something creating a bend, with force applied, the fibers of the rope on the outside portion of the bend...

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