I test ran one of these for a few months a lil while back. I'm a full time contract climber so It's pros/ cons basically came down to the type of groundies. If they were clever, open minded and willing to experiment they could get the thing to run great. If they were stubborn and unwilling to...
gauging interest, see if anyone wants them before i go taking the time to post a bunch of pics and stuff.
ART twinline- $250
Petzl i'D, self braking, L, older model- (sold)
ISC Rig RW 120kg- (sold)
all lightly used. priced to move. nothing wrong, just been sitting gathering dust. you pay shipping.
tell the tale. they certainly don't in books or catalogues, at least the ones that i've seen. also, i've seen todays porta wrap referred to as porta wrap III or porta wrap IV. what was the porta wrap II?
I've noticed when I've tried to find pics or info about old gear or forefather arborists there seems to be very little, or at least it's hard to find. Just the other day we lost a legend, Ed Hobbs, and while his innovations effected our entire industry many don't know the name, or much about the...
Thanks for accurate analysis, calling it out and questioning what you see, it's something you should always do imo. it's the only way to get the real answers (y)
tis the life of a contract climber. the freedom seems very appealing to some, especially the youngsters, the grass looks greener but they must remember the reality of the situation. there is no calvary, you gotta work with what you got. you back down cuz the situation is less than perfect then...
@Merle Nelson got my attention, made me remember i had an account, ha! it's been awhile.
anyways, Im not trying to hijack the thread but people had questions so i'm going to try to describe this job, the challenges and hopefully that'll explain why we did what we did:
so it was 2 Doug Fir spars...
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