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    Double head X - Ring splice

    Is it possible to make a sling like this out of double braid, or does it have to be hollow braid?
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    Arbortec Ascent Pro Boots

    Anyone have any opinions of the Ascent Pro boots? How do they fit? Wide in the toes? Fit? How are they for pruning/spurs?
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    Double Braid Ultra Sling

    Is it possible to make an ultra sling out of a double braid line, or does it need to be made from hollow braid material?
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    Standard Dead Eye Size

    What is the standard size dead eye for something like a block and how is it measured? I've heard some people say 10", is that the inner diameter, or circumfrence?
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    Clever uses for short hanks of kernamntl?

    I'm almost positive its the 11mm variety.
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    Clever uses for short hanks of kernamntl?

    Got a bag of rope recently with 4, 30' hanks of HTP. Was hoping to practice splicing, but I don't think you can splice HTP. Any clever uses anyone can think of besides a new lanyard?
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    Akimbo SRS vs. MRS

    Any akimbo users out there (production Rock Exotica versions), do you find that you need to switch friction settings when you switch from SRS to MRS on the same rope? I'm thinking about crane work.
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    Arbortec Jackets

    Anyone know the difference between the breathflex and breathflex pro jackets arbortec makes?
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    CI Footie?

    I have both. The footie is a very good product. Personally, for me, I didn't love the spring, which seems really freaking strong. That being said, I will still take it over the Pantin I had, which had the opposite problem of a weak spring. The biggest downside to the Footie I found was it...
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    Splice testing?

    Have shorter lengths consistently broken at lesser loads, or is it just inconsistent data?
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    Splice testing?

    That's awesome! How long do you need sections of rope to be for testing?
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    Splice testing?

    Still new to splicing, but would like to send some of my splices to a lab to break them and see how they did before I feel confident using them for climbing and rigging. Anyone know of any such labs in the greater Philadelphia area, or near the east coast in General?
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    Regrets going out on your own/words of caution?

    I'm really in the early stages of thinking about it, and have no commitments so far. Still weighing the pros and cons of stepping out on my own. I don't think I will ever want to run a big company, nor will I want to stray too far from production until I need to/can't physically do the work...
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    Regrets going out on your own/words of caution?

    Wondering if there is anyone out there who tried to go out on their own, either as a contract climber, or starting their own tree service who ended up regretting it? Or any words of caution for someone entertaining the thought?
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    Canopy Anchors

    So can you set this in the canopy, the take redirects with your climbing line above the friction saver, and it will still retrieve easily?
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    Canopy Anchors

    That was a very helpful comparison. Thank you.
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    Canopy Anchors

    I've never actually used a canobase, just thinking about it a lot after the last mature pin oak I pruned. My canopy anchor has always been an alpine butterfly with a quickie or a screw link. Super simple and easy to set up, but even one redirect makes it a pain to retrieve.
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    Canopy Anchors

    Anyone have advice on a canopy anchor that will let you retrieve after having taken several redirects? It seems like a canobase set with an adjustable friction saver is hard to beat. Anyone have pictures of this? Also, can someone explain a soft 8 to me? I don't quite understand what the...
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    Back pain from saddle?

    I ended up getting the comfort backpad. I didn't like it at first, the saddle felt too big, it felt NOTICABLY heavier. The OG padding felt like it fit so well, and the comfort pad did not feel that way at all. That being said, after giving the comfort pad a try for a few weeks, I switched back...
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    What am I doing wrong? ART Positioner

    What's the best way you've found to clean sap off a Positioner 2?

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