2 Sets of LIGHTLY used Bashlin Aluminum pole gaffs

[NashvilleTN]

https://www.wesspur.com/cast-aluminum-spur-pads-regular

Thank you I have been wondering for years but couldn’t get a straight answer. That’s one of what I thought they were. Either that or the super tall leather ones with two straps

 

[NashvilleTN]

These Opsal (not Alcoa) cast aluminum pads have been marketed with verbiage that they didn't fit Bashlin climbers for years. When in fact they at best took a little saw file work to knock off some burs to make them fit - for the curving shank Bashlin climbers. However the straight shanked Bashlin climbers (which don't fit me well as they contact my ankle bone) have a thicker shank and are indeed not a workable fit for this pad - in my opinion.

Dang I wish I had the money to try all of these out and figure which one worked best. I feel like gear could be a dangerous rabbit hole… haha

 

[Merle Nelson]

Dang I wish I had the money to try all of these out and figure which one worked best. I feel like gear could be a dangerous rabbit hole… haha

Talk around and if not borrowing an item to try how it works for you, at least think in terms of trying an item on for fit.

Most people, tree people especially, like to help others and if you're willing to lend a hand dragging brush etc for a bit who could say no?

 

[Merle Nelson]

TreeStuff used to have "parties" where someone would show up with thousands of dollars of tree gear for people to try. A great get together and learning/sharing experience. Might have started back up post covid.

 

[pcpTR33]

With gaffs I’d have no issue buying used, as long as there’s no obvious deformities, whether that was even eBay or marketplace or treebay here. Buckingham has a close out store on eBay they tend to fire sale alot of their basic gaffs as well. Otherwise wesspur sells their pair of bucks with pads and everything for $300 or $250 on sale that are pretty highly reviewed