round , white, immediately staining dark brown when handled, heavy and soggy, fragrant (!)
Eastern PA (Bucks County)
about 25 feet up on trunk of dying back pin oak.
I didn’t take a picture because I figured I would be able to look it up by memory, but was unsuccessful.
I just spent a...
ok sorry if this is a faq but when people say "Yale 11.7" which rope are they talking about?
there's kernmaster, poison ivy, scandere, etc, all 11.7.
thanks.
not too bouncy= i'm at C2 now - but did a long burn today and at the bottom I couldn't
make the akimbo stick- kept slowly decending, even after pushing upper cam up. mine also falls down the rope- didn't know there was a spring- will have to check.
will try c3 or d2 next.
been climbing with...
I did today with FLY and the bollards were touching on decent- but I had it at c2 from single lining so might have been alot better with lower setting- crotch was pretty smooth - norway maple
My issue is not with safety, it's with misrepresenting the condition of an item on treebay- there is a lifespan on the unicender, and it is worn way past "just the anodizing"- there are also deep scratches- evidence of it being treated roughly, like maybe used with a steel twist gate.
The...
Before I bought this I asked the seller if there was carving or scratching in the metal and his reply was "just the anodizing" which was not true as I found out as soon as I opened the box. He says he stands by his description, and to post pictures in the forum and see what you people think...
Hi, first time splicer here, trying to put a tight eye splice in New England Fly.
Found these instructions
http://www.teufelberger.com/fileadmin/Teufelberger/SplicingGuides/kernmantle/SPL_Kernmantle_Heavy_Duty.pdf
but having trouble doing the final bury - so tight! tried the 1/2 and 7/16...