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  1. SomethingWitty

    Daily rate freelance

    I don't want to sound like a cocky tree guy either, but I think I might come across that way. I appreciate how this discussion has moved forward. There is definitely a difference between a capable climber and an elite contract climbers. I have worked with a good number of guys who contract...
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    question about cabling

    That last part was what I was really curious about. It sounds like dynamic cabling was installed where something static would have been optimal.
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    question about cabling

    Do you have pictures?
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    question about cabling

    I thought the same thing in central Arkansas. I was wrong. We now tackle cabling jobs every month or two, sometimes more. Usually pruning can solve the problem, and we stay downright busy doing decent pruning as most of our work. My point is that blaming your area is silly. Shitty tree work...
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    4 DIY Port-A-Wraps

    Or wide bevels and a lot of stringer beads. That welder can heat a lot.
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    On Saddle Blood Stopper Pouch

    I used one of those pouches. It sucked until I sewed in onto a leg strap with the holes in the TM rubber material. Then I could reach it with either hand and rip it open no problem. I have never been okay with the center of the back placement that seems popular.
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    New Rock Exotica Uni-Zag

    I never noticed "gear for the z axis" on their ads before. I love it.
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    Trouble searching threads - tail management

    Friends don't let friends use figure of 8 stopper knots. It's a double overhand or nothing for me, especially on the stiff kernmantle lines I use. Or an EStar if I want to be fancy and ensure that I get it stuck in a union.
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    experienced climber needed for only a couple of extremely difficult jobs in Buffalo N Y

    That sounds right. It could be different if it's a longer gig and not just the nasties you're scared of trusting your regular climber to handle.
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    experienced climber needed for only a couple of extremely difficult jobs in Buffalo N Y

    The wording is unclear, you may be saying that your regular climber makes $40/hour and you understand that someone who isn't local, isn't familiar with your crew and equipment, and is going to get only the security of completing a couple of "extremely difficult" jobs should be making far more.
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    Tools for ivy removal in trees?

    I usually just use a scrench and my fingers. My hands are sore after a big one. I am so glad that this thread came back to life. I'm making that tool.
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    Kevin Bingham knee ascender?

    Quoting Pookie: "It should be tighter than a ticks ass" I set it up that way and found that it doesn't snag. There's enough pull to blast the ascender past my leg pads and stuff if I've got it maxed out. It shaved like three seconds off of my ascent time.
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    Is there ever a risk of hanging upside down

    Squatting should help that.
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    Philly Climbing

    I don't know, but even with the downsides that it has this site is the best of its kind.
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    Is there ever a risk of hanging upside down

    It takes me some deliberate effort to hang upside down. I stretch like that sometimes at the beginning or end of a climb. I have to hook a heel around my line or I just flip right back to an almost vertical sitting position. I used to show off by descending upside down and releasing my hitch...
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    Career Change to Arboriculture: Reality vs Romanticism

    I am amazed at how much my position has changed over the last few years. This thread getting bumped is the only reason I am currently aware of it.
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    4 DIY Port-A-Wraps

    My dual voltage inverter machine is close to useless unless it's on 220. I haven't tried a dedicated machine, although my flux core inverter does well for what it is.
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    4 DIY Port-A-Wraps

    You're very polite and I appreciate it. A day with a real one will have you scratching your head trying to improve on the design. I spent some time doing it myself.
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    4 DIY Port-A-Wraps

    Everyone needs a little 220 stick welder. There is also some potential leverage against the bead that looks no good. The design has some serious issues. I have some small gripes about the designs in that video, mostly because I think @metaspencer must not have a lot of time on a porty. There...
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    Main climbing line cinch

    I still almost always work down removals on a moving rope unless it's a slick spar that I would have to set a choking system on. It's just so smooth to cut, descend, reset in seconds, cut and repeat. I think the people who are starting on SRT are missing out on a lot of fun and building some...

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