ISC Nessie

[Muggs]

Yeah it happens, once, maybe twice a year. Annoying. But I'm not going to base my whole setup around that. I just let 'er hang. Simple. If I notice that it's hanging in a bad spot then I try and move it before making a cut.

I have gotten better over the years at being more proactive to keep the tail of my climb line out of harm's way. I'll coil it up quick, rig a few pieces down, then drop the tail back down.

 

[Matias]

Yeah it happens, once, maybe twice a year. Annoying. But I'm not going to base my whole setup around that. I just let 'er hang. Simple. If I notice that it's hanging in a bad spot then I try and move it before making a cut.

I have gotten better over the years at being more proactive to keep the tail of my climb line out of harm's way. I'll coil it up quick, rig a few pieces down, then drop the tail back down.

I feel the same, and I rock a pretty long lanyard. Anytime I have tried some method for getting it out of tge way, it seems to take more time and mental bandwidth than just being mindful of my tail when cutting anything bigger.

 

[NWPEZ]

Started experimenting last few days with running it in front of my saw. Works ok, I do like the ease of lanyard pay out. Might still be more of a headache than it’s worth to manipulate the saw around the coils though. Give it a few more days before I go back to the good ole daisy chain and use the Nessie for carabiner storage and racking. Haa

 

[27RMT0N]

Short of retraining myself to throw my lanyard left handed after 18 yrs or put my saw on the left hip...

I actually remember one of my old coworkers, like 15 years ago, saying he wishes he'd learned to climb by having his lanyard on the left, so it won't interfere with his chainsaw on the right. It seemed like sage wisdom and I was leaning myself at the time, but I didn't follow it and rock the saw and lanyard on the right, lol.

When I run a steel core on removals, honestly I don't have problems with that situation for the most part. When I run a softcore and pruning or whatever, I will actually move that to my left side and while I'm not as natural with it on that side, it keeps those more supple ropes from corkscrewing around the bar of my chainsaw, so it's worth it.

 

[pcpTR33]

I’m an oddball in that regard I’m right handed but stow my chainsaw on the left and lanyard on right, I’ve always preferred to catch my lanyard with my left hand for some reason.

 

[Matias]

I'm right handed and have always kept both on the right, but I recognize the benefits of throwing from the left to keep the soft goods away from the sharp things.

I read somewhere that training an activity with your non dominant hand also translates back to more developed skill with the dominant hand.

 

[oldoakman]

I'm with you pcp. 50 years of lanyard right and saw left is just too hard to break.

 

[Boomslang]

I’m an oddball in that regard I’m right handed but stow my chainsaw on the left and lanyard on right, I’ve always preferred to catch my lanyard with my left hand for some reason.

I've seen a number of guys like this and the one thing that always caught my attention is that you're constantly bringing sharp objects across your rope/system/bridge/body. Obviously, it works for you, just seems like an unnecessary amount of risk exposure.

 

[pcpTR33]

I've seen a number of guys like this and the one thing that always caught my attention is that you're constantly bringing sharp objects across your rope/system/bridge/body. Obviously, it works for you, just seems like an unnecessary amount of risk exposure.

I can’t speak for all obviously but I’ve adapted my position to do most of the cutting out front or on the left side, if I need the right side I pass it around my back which is best practice regardless and helps keep me flexible but I do have a 37” reach so maybe that’s why I don’t find it inconvenient. I wouldn’t say atleast in my case that there’s any more crossing occurring but I could see why one would think so. I do keep a second tool holder behind my Nessie for when I have multiple cuts on the right side at which point I let the saw hang from the carabiner separating it from the lanyard rather than store aussie/melbourne/handle style I typically use to stow on the left. To be quite honest I think that was the main draw for me as I like to push/pull cuts through hinges so I found it quicker and less clumsy to stow on the left because then my right hand was immediately freed up to snap, pull or push etc.