Climbers

The climbers and pads came from WesSpur, it was one of the few places I could find that had both T2's and aluminum pads.
Sherrill no longer has the pads and I'm not sure about Fresco.
Baileys has them.
 
The girth on my calf is about 14.5 inches.
I went with the large pads for extra clothing in the winter but so far I have just used them with jeans and they fit fine.
There's a clickety clack with the steel on aluminum, like climbing with tap shoes.
 
Kevin, the clickty clack with the cadillacs pad will go away if you wrap the ankle strap of the climbers around the shank once before hooking it. This wrap around the shank also stops any sliding of the climber on the foot.

-Sep
 
Sep, I always take a wrap on the leg iron but it doesn't help.
It's not that big of a deal, I can always tape the top of the iron inside the pad to dampen the sound.
 

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I was spiking up a tree today and was wondering what others thought. What gaffs are preferred? I have Geckos and T-2s. Anyone else have both and prefer one over the other?

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so spill the beans then.which do you prefer.
been looking at those geckos lately, thinking about getting the carbon ones
 
Honestly Steve, I'm still trying to decide. I like both. I seem to gaff-out more with the geckos, but that may be due to my experience in the Buck's? I have worn one on each foot, but still can't tell. I am going to keep trying and then decide.
 
i've been told my others inregards to gaffing out that it just doesn't happen on the geckos.
i tried them on and spiked up and down a 3ft section the other week, they didn't feel quite right to me, like the centre of gravity was wrong.
feel like the spike needs to point forward more.
i spoke to nod about this and he pointed out that the angle of the spike is the same as on the buckinghams etc....difference is the shank stays upright on your leg, whereas the buckinghams when you put your weight on the spike the shank skews off sideways making the spike point forward.
i wasn't really following him till i watched it happen while i was spiking.
still thinking about getting a pair of those carbon geckos though to match my sexy new black kong helmet when it arrives
 
I use both short and long gaffs. Both types have their place. The longs gaffs work best for removals, while the short gaffs are great for pruning. /forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
What works best depends upon the tree-Size, species etc. The looooong Bucks work pretty well in thick bark and large spar diameters. When I get up in the small, slick stuff the long gaffs tend to make it difficult to contact the tree with your heel which means having to balance on the gaff=wobbly.If I try to roll my heel into contact with the spar I roll the gaff out. The Brooks are cool pole gaffs-the gaff is shaped a little differently than other short gaffs-they are wider on the underside. They tend to hold pretty well in thick bark so long as you don't just hit a gap in the bark scales. When you get in the skinny stuff the Brooks pole gaffs are rock solid-even in 5" wood I still have foot contact with the spar. I agree that each style has its place but for what I do on gaffs (mostly Elms and cottonless Cottonwoods) the short Brooks are first choice. /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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