I also voted for you.
Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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I’m still laughing!
Steve Connally
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- Suffolk, Virginia
I think I remember voting in that
There’s a recount here
Mom and Dad told me I would receive a free hitch cord and carabiner if I voted for you?
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So funny. That’s exactly what I told my mom and dad!
You and I are one in the same. I boycotted Weaver as soon as I heard you speak of it. I always route for the lil guy....and sometimes the underdog. I hear ya about August. I used to watch a lot of his vids. Well before he started selling gear. I subscribed and get notifications still for new content. I only watch what may have special interest to me now. I bought the MB 1.0 and love it. Well made. I bought his small sized climbing rope bag. Holds 150' perfectly. It's a rectangular shaped bag and is great for riding the ball. It tucks close to the body for maneuvering through bushy tops. I don't know how many I've bombed it down. Still holding rope strong with no tears or popped threads. Obviously, I stated it enough, I want the 2.0 saddle. That's how great the 1.0 is for me. With sustained injuries over the past 30 some years, I'm comfortable in the tree again. Granted, I never gave the MCRS enough time to dial it in. That is a tough saddle to adjust perfectly. I did get it better and wore it for a removal 2yrs ago. I like it and won't part with it.
Back to MB.... I'm not trying to put another spotlight on August. I remember too when he was here and a regular guy. He does make great products. HIS STUFF. I haven't bought other products he carries. I am interested in his rope kegs. Good price for the quality of his products. I have so much rope I need more bags. Tired of coiling hanks. I have sooooo much rope. Some for specific tasks .....
Anyhows, I think the 2.0 would be perfect for you. I'm not just saying that. The MB is the perfect removal saddle. Especially when hanging in one spot, waiting for everything on the ground to catch up.
The Monkey Beaver is more than just a removal saddle. It does many things better than other harnesses.
To say I'm not an August fan would be an understatement, which is one of the reasons I removed the leg patches. While it might have been his brain child, the level of refinement, IMHO, came from the collaboration of others.
To say I'm not an August fan would be an understatement, which is one of the reasons I removed the leg patches. While it might have been his brain child, the level of refinement, IMHO, came from the collaboration of others.
So very true. Not sure why New Tribe dropped it before they went out of business. I think this may be the sole reason he started making gear?
Steve Connally
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- Suffolk, Virginia
I appreciate what you guys are saying and totally respect your position. Maybe someday I'll get my hands on one. As much as I boycott Treestuff, I did get a RR-Pro. I just bought it from another human and not them. Technicality I can life with in the mirror. In true TS fashion I got the first iteration that doesn't have the lube port and falls every comp gear inspection. They have since fixed that. As for rope bags.. the keg?- never met her but I still have a buck-tube that has been through out of the tree probably hundreds if not thousands of times on crane jobs. It is bombproof. I've spiked it a bunch and its still working like a champ. IDK why they stopped making it. It'll hold 200' of a soft rope or 150' of something overly rigid like Scandere. The buck-tube was the shiznit.
Muggs
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I got my MB in 2018 when it was still branded as New Tribe/Monkey Beaver. My tag says it's made by New Tribe. That's what drew me to it, I had long been a fan of NT. Really bothers me how quickly the Monkey Beaver guys dropped the New Tribe acknowledgement and act like they developed the saddle on their own. New Tribe had already developed the Onyx with a rope bridge...
Steve Connally
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- Suffolk, Virginia
Great tree on a fantastic campus today.
Seeing you in the saddle is warming the cockles of this old man's heart!
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chiselbit
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This site is so annoyingly hard to load a picture. I usually get disgusted after 3 or 4 try’s and quit but I’ll try one more time. And,, nope. Fuckit. How can you guys seemingly post pics at will?
Muggs
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If you're on mobile then it depends on your browser. I use Brave and about 6 months ago it stopped letting me upload pictures to the Buzz. Now I switch to Chrome to upload and then back to my default Brave for reading. There are also issues with larger pics, which phones all default to these days. I don't have these issues when I access from my laptop. But then you have to transfer pictures from your phone to your computer.......
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Matias
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I absolutely love that tether. It's probably half the reason, maybe even more than half, that I started using hitchcords a lot more.
Steve Connally
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- Suffolk, Virginia
Thanks @rico Makes me feel whole at the end of a long day.
