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  1. Mike Islander

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    So it slipped while moving under load? Did it slip then catch or stay loose?
  2. Mike Islander

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Hmmm, I used my new Roll N' Lock and PETZL Rollclip carabiner all weekend while clearing 6 small trees. I used it in the same configuration as you describe, but as a mechanical advantage to put a load on branches/tiny trees to direct their fall. Didn't slip even a tiny bit. Rope was Hyperclimb...
  3. Mike Islander

    Seeing the forest through the trees…

    EDIT: I had no idea what picture you were talking about, but now I realize you mean the one in my logo. No, that is the actor from the TV show "The Rookie", Nathan Fillion. The funny thing is that we look a little alike. He's like my handsome nephew. :) I'm 60, with lots of German and Native...
  4. Mike Islander

    Seeing the forest through the trees…

    My entire safety lens is 2.0 diopters. I've adjusted to where I can see long distances clearly even when looking through reading glasses. Bought them on one of the arborist sites.
  5. Mike Islander

    Hey Look at My Crud...

    Needed something for scale. :-)
  6. Mike Islander

    Hey Look at My Crud...

    Oysters
  7. Mike Islander

    New HitchHikerXF

    How do you like it compared to the RRP? Any experience with sap yet?
  8. Mike Islander

    MISINFORMATION: Note Edit Kubrick Admits he faked the moon landing videos

    That's almost as funny as you thinking "it will take 10-20" years to mean "we can't do it in less". It's literally mundane to land a man on the moon. Given the funds I'm sure they could make it happen in less than a year.
  9. Mike Islander

    MISINFORMATION: Note Edit Kubrick Admits he faked the moon landing videos

    Please hit the eject button! :bananas:
  10. Mike Islander

    Is it just me, or is SRT strenuous compared to DRT?

    CT Roll N Lock is what I was looking at, beyond what I already own. Many thanks!
  11. Mike Islander

    Is it just me, or is SRT strenuous compared to DRT?

    Can you recommend a good rope clamp with pulley? I have a Petzl ascender that I could rig with an ISC micropulley/biner. But are there better options?
  12. Mike Islander

    Is it just me, or is SRT strenuous compared to DRT?

    Agree...you are extreme. :)
  13. Mike Islander

    Is it just me, or is SRT strenuous compared to DRT?

    One thing that can make SRT harder is short legs and a big chest. I'm 5'8" with a 29" inseam, so pretty long wasted. Top heavy is not the optimum. Still, no MRS for me.
  14. Mike Islander

    Rope Runner Pro steel slick pin price

    Are you sure they are the same pin? Same materials? Same manufacturer?
  15. Mike Islander

    Rope Runner Pro steel slick pin price

    Excess profits opens markets. I see a marketing opportunity.
  16. 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...
  17. 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. :)
  18. 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...
  19. Mike Islander

    A fine day of climbing...

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

    A fine day of climbing...

    Would you consider a Prusik/Biner combo?

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