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  1. Mike Islander

    A fine day of climbing...

    That is true enough. I wanted to be able to add and remove it really easily without sandwiching it in the first hitch climber hole, to do exactly what you say. That way I don't have to detach from my harness to switch between MRS and SRS. But also wanted a compact and simple attachment system in...
  2. Mike Islander

    A fine day of climbing...

    Pre-coffee posting. Rope Wrench climbing. I use a RRP for everything, which is just recreational. Bought the Wrench and then it got cold. :)
  3. Mike Islander

    A fine day of climbing...

    I tried to Quickie but didn't like how it affected alingment of everything. Settled on a DMM XSRE (4 kN rating). Been sitting in the bag for a couple of months, as I haven't done any Rope Wrench climbing lately. The large shrink tubing is just to orient/smooth it. Not life support, but probably...
  4. Mike Islander

    A fine day of climbing...

    I meant instead of the clove/biner. :)
  5. Mike Islander

    A fine day of climbing...

    Would you consider a Prusik/Biner combo?
  6. Mike Islander

    Reading forests in terms of their history--Tom Wessels

    He has a bunch of great ones. Amazing what he can tell you about a forest based on old fallen trees.
  7. Mike Islander

    Removing pine sap from equipment

    Acetone? Evaporates. Non-toxic (of course not for use on musous membranes, snorting, etc). The FDA (US food and drug administration) has deemed acetone safe in adhesives and food contact coatings. There are no critical health effects from exposure to occasional or intermittent use of products...
  8. Mike Islander

    Days in Maine

    I think it was about 4 pounds.
  9. Mike Islander

    Days in Maine

    Maine is a beautiful place with some awesome people. I worked a few winter months in Madawaska (Canadian border) a few years ago. Loved it, despite the cold.
  10. Mike Islander

    Songs of Perfection

    I heard this song in the shower this morning. My wife recognized it immediately. Evidently she discoed. If I had known that when I met her, we might not have gotten married. Of course, if she knew I went to the Mustang Ranch when I was 15, we also might not have been married. Some secrets should...
  11. Mike Islander

    Why tie instead of rigging carabiner?

    They only had one helmet and one earpro, and those were won in a straw draw by the ground crew.
  12. Mike Islander

    Show off them splices

    Really purdy!
  13. Mike Islander

    Why no hitch for SRT?

    Everywhere you say "multiplicatively", you can use "proportionally". May help folks visualize.
  14. Mike Islander

    Rookie's experience with Hyperclimb

    HRC 8mm Spliced Eye is what I used. Drags like Don Garlits. Got over 60 inches on 200 feet of Hyperclimb Cool. https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/yale-blaze-hyperclimb-poison-ivy-characteristics.46006/post-699723
  15. Mike Islander

    Rookie's experience with Hyperclimb

    I'm no expert, but when I milked the ropes I showed, one was barely used and the other was brand new. I'm guessing that makes a difference? Also, I pulled the Prusik hard enough to be breathing heavy after the first 40 feet. 200 feet was a bear to do multiple times.
  16. Mike Islander

    Cat rescue on crappy leaner black locust

    I was thinking more in the line of a cat being born in winter up north probably lives indoors during the early stages of life, even if eventually an outdoor cat? Don't know if there is a difference based on weather/geography or not. But that was my guess at a possible reason why.
  17. Mike Islander

    Cat rescue on crappy leaner black locust

    Maybe. But isn't that something people discuss? We have a tight community in our neighborhood, with garden club, etc. We know each other. Never heard a single story of a cat stuck in a tree down here. I'm sure it happens, just seems like Moss has a never ending supply.
  18. Mike Islander

    Food Thread

    Same here. It can do everything a crock pot can do, plus tons of things more...and better.
  19. Mike Islander

    Cat rescue on crappy leaner black locust

    Outstanding! Strangely, we've had outside cats here in Charleston (South Carolina) for 40 years or more, plus our neighborhoods are generally crawling with neighbor cats who visit house after house. Never heard of or seen a cat get stuck in a tree. Is this more common in places that have actual...
  20. Mike Islander

    Food Thread

    I use mine to pressure cook tough cuts for stew at work. What would take hours in the crock pot takes about an hour. I pressure cook a lot of bone in venison and eat lots of the bones too in the stew.

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