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another consideration is a hand ascender that you attach a footstrap to. you advance the device with you hand, then use your leg muscles to climb. again, i havent used one, but unlike the pantin i'm pretty sure they can be used for life support.
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All handled ascenders...
Get used to it. If only the general public knew better. I often think about my yellow pages add saying something like "beware of hacks that wear spurs to trim!" or something to that effect. Would piss off every buisiness in town except for two or three!
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It's also nice to be able to walk from truck to tree to tree without tip-toe 'ing because of long gaffs.
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Reminds me of when I had to buy a little old lady a new garden hose. Courtesy of buckingham permenant 3 1/2" and my own clumsiness.
I like them around the wires. Anything to give me a little more distance from them. Toss a m-fist out where ya want it, bring it back to ya with the pole. Beautiful thing. Otherwise, I don't like to haul it around in the tree. Too bulky.