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  1. Flying~Squirrel

    Glazed ropes

    We're sitting here in the shop doing a routine gear inspection, and there is some debate about rope glazing and how it effects the condition of the rope. We have a couple brand new ropes that got brought out for a big negative rigging scenario and they became really glazed after running just a...
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    We work through the winter full time. The temperature rarely drops below 40 degrees, and while...

    We work through the winter full time. The temperature rarely drops below 40 degrees, and while it does rain it doesn't usually pour. I came here from Vermont where in winter it was hard to keep your body temp regulated. Here I almost never have to put gloves on. Hood River is about 2.5 hrs, I...
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    I work for a cool company in Olympia called Olympia Tree Care. Let me know if you have...

    I work for a cool company in Olympia called Olympia Tree Care. Let me know if you have questions. We're pretty much always hiring likeable people.
  4. Flying~Squirrel

    5/8" Rigging Rope Recommendations (Poll)

    A really cool thing about Atlas is that the accent colors are done in a way that the rope looks like a slightly different color depending on which way you are looking at the rope. This makes it so when the rope is running through a block, the "up" side will look slightly orange and the "down"...
  5. Flying~Squirrel

    Problem leaner/barberchair.

    I would start by looking for another dead tree to drive into it. fuckin slam it.
  6. Flying~Squirrel

    Tall trees vs. wide trees

    When comparing tall vertical conifers or broad spreading deciduous trees, where are you more comfortable? What do you prefer? What gets you excited when you look at the job sheet in the morning?
  7. Flying~Squirrel

    How does the rope runner pro compare to zig zag on ascending & descending?

    I've got the og runner and there are two things I really like about it that haven't fully been covered here. 1. Consistent hand position. With a wrench or chicane, if your full weight isn't on the line you have to manually collapse the chicane to let rope through, otherwise there's too much...
  8. Flying~Squirrel

    Rope runner for sale

    do you have photos of the friction surfaces, so I can see how much wear there is?
  9. Flying~Squirrel

    Clove Hitch

    I'll agree about not swearing things off. I wouldn't say I've sworn it off completely, even if I made it sound like that in my last post, but I stand by the idea that for every common use for clove hitches in tree work, there is another knot I prefer. For rigging down wood, I use a running...
  10. Flying~Squirrel

    Clove Hitch

    My motto when using a clove hitch: "there's probably a better knot." It's hard to untie when you want it to and comes untied when you don't. I used it a lot when working at a ski area for setting up rope lines on bamboo, but hardly ever for tree work.
  11. Flying~Squirrel

    Single or double wrap for basal anchor?

    I'll add an extra wrap if it's a narrow smooth bark tree, but if it's a toad ain't nobody got time fo dat
  12. Flying~Squirrel

    Handsaw placement

    Y'all are snoozing big time on the calf mount. I wear my silky on my left calf under my spikes with the handle facing forward. It's always easy to grab one handed with either hand without looking at it. It doesn't flop around or hang vertically when I'm horizontal, and I can drop the saw back...
  13. Flying~Squirrel

    Logs bounce.

    I always forget about the vertical speedline until about an hour after the job is done and I realize it would have been useful!
  14. Flying~Squirrel

    Logs bounce.

    I believe right about dead center, and it would have landed flat.
  15. Flying~Squirrel

    Logs bounce.

    I got really lucky that this one bounced right instead of left, or else it would have been inside their living room. Still, I learned a serious lesson about keeping the drop zone clear. It's worth the extra time it takes. The damaged bark on the longest log is where the problem log hit the...
  16. Flying~Squirrel

    Gear bags and more gear bags

    The bucket kind
  17. Flying~Squirrel

    Whistle test?

    It means that as you work with any of your systems, someone could randomly blow a whistle and at that instant you have to let go of whatever is in your hands and put your body weight into the system. If you stay put, you pass the test, and if you plummet, you fail the test.
  18. Flying~Squirrel

    Does anyone wear their arbpro evo's in the winter?

    It seems there's no shoe lace quite as good as Dynaglide...
  19. Flying~Squirrel

    Basal Anchor for MRS pulley climbing

    You've got the green carabiner clipped to the "up" end of the rope, and the orange carabiner clipped to a midline knot, and the f8 isn't doing anything but being a connector between the two biners. Your set up is similar to chaining together 3 connectors when 1 would do just fine.
  20. Flying~Squirrel

    Gear bags and more gear bags

    I have a 50L arbortech bag, and its pretty good but I have some complaints. I can comfortably fit a 150ft rope, a 200ft rope, my harness, lanyard, base anchor, hand saw, throw line, and other jangly bits perfectly. It stands erect so it works quite well as a rope bag, and is surprisingly good...

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