Rigging gear wanted

samsquatch

samsquatch

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Location
SE MN
Looking for a couple of specific items, figured I'd check here before I have to shell out new prices.
Need:
  • 3/4" rigging block, preferred the ISC Medium one because it's light
  • Notch Triple Thimble with sling
  • Any heavy-duty redirect hardware (steel biners or rings?)
If you're looking to offload some gear, lemme know.
Cheers
 
Hi @Treetech. I was blessed to be able to purchase Tom H.'s beast rigging whoopie. I also have contacted Gap arborist in PA (Ray is awesome) to purchase a Notch triple thimble. It seems my need for a block is gone, as I'm hoping that the aerial friction for the Notch TT and the negative rigging ability with "the beasts" is all I will need for the foreseeable future.

Anyone else see a need for arb blocks nowadays? Welp, maybe heavy mech. advantage situations?

As for trade.. Let me take a few more trees down to see what I don't use. I do have quite the collection forming and will let you know if I can part with any.
Cheers!
 
samsquatch said:
Hi @Treetech. I was blessed to be able to purchase Tom H.'s beast rigging whoopie. I also have contacted Gap arborist in PA (Ray is awesome) to purchase a Notch triple thimble. It seems my need for a block is gone, as I'm hoping that the aerial friction for the Notch TT and the negative rigging ability with "the beasts" is all I will need for the foreseeable future.

Anyone else see a need for arb blocks nowadays? Welp, maybe heavy mech. advantage situations?

As for trade.. Let me take a few more trees down to see what I don't use. I do have quite the collection forming and will let you know if I can part with any.
Cheers!
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I went all aerial friction last year, but have moved back to traditional blocks for most of my rigging for now. Sappy conifer removals are a great reason to have a block on hand. Span rigging and double block rigging are good reasons as well. Though, for dbr, I like a ring on the pieces being rigged- more rugged, makes the rig smoother. My aerial friction is reserved for two-person operations, where mobility for the ground person is essential for landing pieces. One reason for shifting is having a consistent team vs contract climbing. When I was contract climbing more, aerial friction was a means of control to compensate for skill gaps in the crews I was helping.
 
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