Mar Bars???

[Blinky]

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boy, i wish groundies wasn't on that list. you had me until that point. seems to me like working alone exposes a fine climber like you to unnecessary risk, not to mention makin an old dude work harder. just sayin. just cause i like you..

k.

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That's a really nice thing for you to say, thank you.

I like groundies a lot but they get bored easily and I do mostly residential maintenance. I have some good ones I hire for rigging and takedowns. Usually though, I like working alone when I'm free falling stuff, pruning or digging. The risk is indeed unnecessary... but I love it. Been that way my whole life.

I'm glad to see you posting. You think you can make it to Geezers this year? It's been too long.

 

[Colin]

its really funny you guys are blasting marbars as every major tree company in memphis uses them on their production crews.

 

[Blinky]

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its really funny you guys are blasting marbars as every major tree company in memphis uses them on their production crews.

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Good point Jeff, that's a great case for never using Marbars.

 

[Kathy_Holzer]

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I'm glad to see you posting. You think you can make it to Geezers this year? It's been too long.

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sadly unlikely. was just reading the geezers thread and imagining the party. i bought a 3br/2ba 1928 "fixer" (read: dump) this summer and it's claiming every spare penny and moment of my time. should have it fairly under control this time next year though... (please, god)

sorry for another derail..

 

[Colin]

marbars still rock. haters hate, but ballers marbar.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Paul Sisson's Mar Bars are the upper end of the tool kit. There are NO shortcomings and they are bomb-proof.

Backups...??? Lots of discussion of this elsewhere. Having two attachment points is much more difficult than on a single rope...IMO. When I used MB's I set them up with only one CMI. This made it super easy to clip a biner through the top hole to capture the rope. Also, using a chest ascender with a bungee or neck/shoulder strap is the best safety system...IMO.

Personally, I have GLeasy bars too. A very nice setup that is bomb proof too.

Most of the time the GLs are used for foot ascenders when someone is brand new and I don't want to go through using a Pantin with them. Another use for them is in the snowy part of winter when I wear my Sorel pack boots. The strap on my Pantin doesn't fit around those boots and footlocking with boots that are so huge is a real challenge. It can be done though.