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    Arbpro Evo2, Size 45, New in Box

    Well I'm a sucker for a sale and bought these in July during TreeStuff's 20% off sale, figuring my current pair would last a few more months. Unfortunately, my wrist and ankle gave out before my shoes did, so these are now on the market. Size 45, literally never been out of the box, since I...
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    Cabling when a wound is near attachment point

    Last year I was going to cable my Kansas brother's ponderosa pine but when I got there (500 miles away) noticed that there was a broken branch with some ripping on the leader on the compression side near the usual point of cabling. I took off the branch but decided to get more advice before...
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    Seth Bihun's lowerable daisy chain basal anchor

    I haven't seen this type of lowerable basal anchor before, and I think it is pretty great. It just came to my boss, Seth Bihun of Total Tree Care of Iowa City, one night when he woke at 3:00 am. (We call it the "tree a.m." anchor.) He starts with a half-hitch on a bight, but I've used a...
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    Is lanyard use different in SRWP

    I was investigating lanyard setups for my first climbing system and came upon several posts saying that some climbers use a longer lanyard as a second climbing line in SRWP. I was hoping someone could explain this a bit more. I gather that the long lanyard is used primarily for long limb...
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    Can you guesstimate how much safer you are?

    Hi. I am a physics educator who has long enjoyed lurking on TreeBuzz for several reasons: I like including practical applications from tree work (and other fields) in my physics homework sets; I find the creative advances and gadgets in the field interesting; and I am sorely (and probably...

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