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Major props to Mac for starting this thread. Great idea.

One of my worst habits is tying in to branch unions (DDRT) that are of questionable size in order to gain the height advantage it affords. Sometimes I have horrible visions of the crotch blowing out while I'm way out at the tips of a limb.

One handing the saw is another one that I am guilty of, mostly in the bucket. I have gotten much better at always using two hands on the saw while in the tree.

Cutting pants are the law where I am so I always wear them and I also feel naked without them.

You would think with all the gear and knowledge available to us these days we would not partake in these dangerous habits.
 
I find myself throwing my lanyard over my shoulder when I'm moving around on the climb line. I occasionally get to where I'm going and forget to drop it off my shoulder before beginning to cut. It then sometimes slides forward down my arm as I'm leaning to make the cut right into the saw. Hasn't hit the chain yet but I'd like to break the habit before it does.
 
TimBr said:
I'm a relatively new climber, so go easy on me when I ask my stupid question, please.

It is only recently, because I can be a slow learner sometimes, that I've come to understand one of the biggest advantages of climbing SRT. That is the ability to create new tie-in points at will where ever you happen to be. So let's say I have a base tie, and my last suspension point is across the tree from me, and I've climbed up almost even with it just by grabbing branches and climbing up like a kid would do without any gear.

At this point, you can lanyard in and wrap a sling and biner around the branch in front of you, and pass your SRT rope into the biner, thereby creating a support point above and in front of you, which can then be leapfrogged up the branch, if necessary.

Kevin Bingham called his Rope Wrench "the branch that goes with you". I now think of the SRT redirect as "the Primary Suspension Point that goes with you".

So my stupid question is, why do you not utilize that technique in order to avoid the potential of a huge, injurious swing that is possible when your tie-in point is a long ways away and nearly level with you?

It is possible you are climbing DdRT, or there could be some other scenario I'm not adequately picturing in my mind.

Thanks in advance for any answers you choose to provide.

Tim
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I do the redirect thing often, but sometimes I am out of redirects. I tend to just use my lanyards and feel pretty solid at all times
 
macswan said:
Hell I did it twice today. Damn thing won't start any other way
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This is becoming more and more common with the new computerized saws. After exhausting all other options and experiences for starting a stubborn saw, pistol start it is. Doing it a lot with the Husky 562 and 576.
 
I don't wear chaps very often. In the woods and cutting in areas when I see all sorts of kickback potential, yes, but generally, no.

Thanks for the thread Mac. I kinda like being honest about how much I suck : )
 
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