SRT from an od head ...

Also, the story about the road closure due to buckling from the heat is pretty wild. I don't think I've ever heard of that happening before. And we're not even into July yet.
 
Jem4417 said:
If your doing a removal with a canopy anchor chances are you don't need that perfect redirect to get out on tips but base tying while pruning and utilizing the redirects saves bringing up that extra line that may or may not be long enough and also carrying the length of rope and managing two systems can be cumbersome. Base tying for a removal usually is a means to get to your final suspension point where the climber then will switch to a canopy anchor.
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Thanks for taking the time to express this opinion. The significance of the statement only sank in for me after reading it a second time. Much appreciated.

Tim
 
Treetopflyer said:
Leaving a little pony tail drooped over the other side will allow you to pull line back through redi without going back up to it. Just don't lose your tail.
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Treetopflyer said:
Vid in the works . I'm sure there's some out there ,but you know I gotta flip my hair show off my saka jb mod and do a couple redirects all in one flick.maybe even a canopy jig in there
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Thanks for your response, treetopflyer! I look forward to seeing the video of this technique when you get around to posting it. Much appreciated.

Tim
 
PBJ on a healthy bread. Chunky peanut butter and lots of it. Apple jelly. Banana, sunflower seeds and crazins, greek yogurt, apple sauce, rice pudding, peanut butter crackers. Sometimes pineapple or grapes depending on what's fresh in the fridge. At least a gallon of water a day. Start the day with hot starbucks, end the day with a cold starbucks. Seems to work most of the time. Stay away from too much junk and should probably eat a breakfast with my caffine but I trade that for more sleep. I can't stomach meat for lunch nor am I able to eat wilted veggies that have been on a sandwich on a cooler. When I was in the gulf we made the veggies and fruit last as long a possible. It pretty much ruined me for fruits and veggies. If there is a spot of slime or a soft grape, it's headed for the trash. I get joked all the time about throwing away perfectly good food. It's just a thing I have
 
Thanks for the response, Steve. Much appreciated.

In my opinion, food aversions are a really solid survival mechanism. Something that has made one sick in the past, that gets avoided in the present, makes good sense to me. If I go to a fast food joint that makes me even slightly ill, they'll only get one more chance with me before I give up on them completely. The second time it happens, I'm gone, even if I've been going to a place for years.

I'm going to study your food list and consider trying some new things, maybe. I love the peanut butter crackers already; it is the primary food that I eat when working. Meat does not bother me, and one of those three ounce or so packets of tuna, which is just about pure protein, helps to keep me in the Zone; awake, alert and energetic.

I tend to not eat much when I'm working, and wait until I finish to eat the main meal of the day. As a result, over time, I tend to get much leaner than I am when not working steadily. I can usually work all day on very little food. As you say, it's nice to find out what keeps the machine running the way you want it to, and to stick with what works thereafter.

Thanks again for the answers, Steve.

Tim
 
Steve Connally said:
Thanks Tim. I rarely suffer from dehydration. Usually no cramping. Just get tired at the end of the day especially if I was up running calls on the fire truck all night before I do tree work. Recovery from hot days is a little more challenging for me as I get older but I've got it pretty much dialed in. I have eaten the same thing for lunch every tree day for the past 10 years. It's the perfect mix of solid, semi solid, protein carbs and a banana. It works. The guys I work with will sometimes order pizza and I just won't eat it. Throws off my machine. Anyway I appreciate your response. I will keep the pedilite in mind. We have had several of the worst heat and humidity days I can remember for a long time. They even closed a major road yesterday because it was buckling from the high temps.
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Look up water intoxication. Local frat killed a pledge during hazing making him drink several galling of water. Your body needs salts. Not table salt...the 75+ minerals that sea salts have.

I have been a mess from drinking two gallons or more before, mentally and physically. I've had cramps in the middle of the night where, you try to stretch to prevent it as it starts, then the opposing muscles cramp up. My wife has found me in the hallway on the floor screaming and laughing at the same time.

We put sea salt (1tsp/gal) or a special sea salt liquid into our water. I can now drink over 2gallons in a day and feel awesome at the end of the day, no cramps! Way cheaper then pedialite and gator aid.
 
frashdog said:
Look up water intoxication. Local frat killed a pledge during hazing making him drink several galling of water. Your body needs salts. Not table salt...the 75+ minerals that sea salts have.

I have been a mess from drinking two gallons or more before, mentally and physically. I've had cramps in the middle of the night where, you try to stretch to prevent it as it starts, then the opposing muscles cramp up. My wife has found me in the hallway on the floor screaming and laughing at the same time.

We put sea salt (1tsp/gal) or a special sea salt liquid into our water. I can now drink over 2gallons in a day and feel awesome at the end of the day, no cramps! Way cheaper then pedialite and gator aid.
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Thanks for this suggestion. First time I've heard about this possibility, ever. Is this stuff available in most local supermarkets, would you guess?

I'm definitely going to give it a try. If it works for me, it will cost a fraction of what I'm doing already.

Thanks again.

Tim
 
TimBr said:
Thanks for this suggestion. First time I've heard about this possibility, ever. Is this stuff available in most local supermarkets, would you guess?

I'm definitely going to give it a try. If it works for me, it will cost a fraction of what I'm doing already.

Thanks again.

Tim
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Quality sea salt works fine, like Celtic or Himalayan, just not that stuff the get off the jersey shore. The other stuff we have was sold as a dietary supplement in a health food store called pure Aussie
https://www.seamineral.com
 
TimBr said:
Thanks for the response, Steve. Much appreciated.

In my opinion, food aversions are a really solid survival mechanism. Something that has made one sick in the past, that gets avoided in the present, makes good sense to me. If I go to a fast food joint that makes me even slightly ill, they'll only get one more chance with me before I give up on them completely. The second time it happens, I'm gone, even if I've been going to a place for years.

I'm going to study your food list and consider trying some new things, maybe. I love the peanut butter crackers already; it is the primary food that I eat when working. Meat does not bother me, and one of those three ounce or so packets of tuna, which is just about pure protein, helps to keep me in the Zone; awake, alert and energetic.

I tend to not eat much when I'm working, and wait until I finish to eat the main meal of the day. As a result, over time, I tend to get much leaner than I am when not working steadily. I can usually work all day on very little food. As you say, it's nice to find out what keeps the machine running the way you want it to, and to stick with what works thereafter.

Thanks again for the answers, Steve.

Tim
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I hear ya on eating less and less. I'm in same boat. Ever tried cliff bars? 12 for $10 at target. Ingredients are mostly non gmo and organic. They fit in pockets and gear bags. Life savers for me and the crew. I usually go ninja (fight or flight) from wake 6am till mid morning on just a cup or two of coffee. Few cliff bars get me well into the afternoon...sometimes a few more get me to diner. New favorite work snack/lunch is natural peanut butter on good grain bread and maple sugar spread. If I eat a full meat sub or plate of food for lunch I'm done. I feel heavy and "grounded" ready for nap time. I'm 40 now, I used to have to eat upon waking, now I have no appetite til I start to work out for a while. Skiing or climbing, same deal.
 
frashdog said:
Ever tried cliff bars? 12 for $10 at target. Ingredients are mostly non gmo and organic. They fit in pockets and gear bags. Life savers for me and the crew.
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Nope, never tried them yet. Thanks for this recommendation also. I'll keep my eye out for them the next time I go there. They sound perfect for getting something quick when you feel you need just a little bit of food to keep chugging along.

Tim
 
I can eat peanuts. Interestingly the immunotherapy for the nut allergies is failing over the long term. I keep a close eye on it as my son is allergic to dairy. Hoping to find a way to fix that for him but for me 45 years without nuts, why start now?
 
Steve Connally said:
I can eat peanuts. Interestingly the immunotherapy for the nut allergies is failing over the long term. I keep a close eye on it as my son is allergic to dairy. Hoping to find a way to fix that for him but for me 45 years without nuts, why start now?
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Has your son ever tried goats milk? I have heard of some people not able to consume cow milk but fine with goats. Or even raw cow milk. We have a local organic raw dairy. Some thing about the lack of enzymes in pasteurized dairy and the bodies inability to produce them. Just thoughts.
 
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