when you want to go climb but its raining and cold

[treesap]

yes, I know this is random, but most of yall can relate, when its to cold to climb along with rain so everything is wet (Yes rain makes things wet I know, its crazy) its just not fun, anyways, imma go dry a tree off with my hairdryer.

 

[TreeVB]

They make concrete pills and you just take two three of them to harden up and get right into it. But really, ever think how arbs. in Seattle, Portland, most of New Zealand are able to work year round? Key is to have a good warm place to dry all of your gear off in quick time. A shop/garage with a wood stove tends to work great. If tree is wet from recent downpour sometimes it helps to use your throw line to shake major limbs off before your climb.

 

[treesap]

sometimes I like working a light sprinkle, really, im more worried about getting crap in my rope, but one or two climbs on a dry tree gets the dirt off the surface, might be about time I clean my rope though, how do you do that? ive heard mild dish soap warm water i.e a bathtub works good, is dawn dish soap a good idea?

 

[Jehinten]

sometimes I like working a light sprinkle, really, im more worried about getting crap in my rope, but one or two climbs on a dry tree gets the dirt off the surface, might be about time I clean my rope though, how do you do that? ive heard mild dish soap warm water i.e a bathtub works good, is dawn dish soap a good idea?

For me, I daisy chain my rope and throw it in the washer with no soap.

 

[treesap]

I assume cold water?

 

[Jehinten]

I'm not sure that water temp matters, but we typically wash in cold water, so I just turn it on and let it go.

 

[treesap]

I'm not sure that water temp matters, but we typically wash in cold water, so I just turn it on and let it go.

ahh ok

 

[southsoundtree]

Drying gear ???

Yes it's nice.

Leather is important to dry.

The rest, meh...



Well, really, it's nice to dry it. I put my gear away wet, routinely. The next day at work its getting wet again.

Definitely, dry before storage.

 

[treesap]

dont let manila get wet... at all

new gear and materials are made to get wet, as especially in the west, its getting wet way to much to have to dry it immediately

 

[Merle Nelson]

I feel for you guys who need to climb in rain, or snow and ice. When I first started I was so crazy about tree work that I was out every day even in driving storms. Now I'm a fair whether climber. It's going to be raining tomorrow AM - I'll do a small job in the afternoon when it stops.

And that brings me back around to my original thought. Hats off to you guys who have so much rain you need to work through it.

 

[treesap]

im in tn, not much rain, till it rains, then its for like a week or two straight sometimes

 

[27RMT0N]

In the PNW as one of my old coworkers used to say, "If you don't work in the rain, you won't make any money." For a few months out of the year at least.

I take it on a case by case basis. Most jobs are doable in the rain, but some it just makes it so much harder it isn't worth it and I'll reschedule. Spur work is hardly affected, certain prune jobs it can become a safety issue. The other thing I always consider is how much more wet ground gets torn up or becomes muddy, which may create too much site-impact. Working on the kind of slopes I do, sometimes it makes it hard to just walk around, or for off-road truck/chipper access too soft to drive on and not get stuck.

In terms of gear, I probably go a little overboard but I clean (blow off dirt/chips/etc with my compressor) and inspect EVERY tool I use at the end of the day when I get back to the shop, before putting it back in the truck where it belongs. Depending on what I need the next day, I'll hang up ropes and other gear to dry whenever possible.

 

[treesap]

nice setup there