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Hello All. Hoping someone(s) might have some insight on my chainsaw struggles. I study glaciers, and historically, we have mostly collected samples with a hollow-core drill. More and more, though, my research group is finding that we are having trouble collecting samples in some of the...

Quick answer, and general, as I do not use that specific system: Blaze, as you probably realize, is a regular climbing line, not one of the higher-tech cords often used to make eye-and-eye split tails and such. It will handle heat about like any climbing line, and right in the hitch, it...

I've got a piece of tachyon that I use as my lanyard at present. I like it for that. It has a nice feel to it... rounder and smoother than a single braid like safety blue. I would definitely consider it as a climbing line, but I am in love with my poison ivy. Compared to the XTC I have to climb...

Thanks for the info, guys. 230 and stout. Yeah, that would describe me pretty well too.....when I was a freshman in high school. The geckos look like they'd be awesome, but they claim a weight max of 230 *with gear*. With just a basic rig on, I probably go more like 310, before I pick up my...

I'm looking for a set of spur pads. I'm very heavy for a climber (like, not much change back from three bills) with really big calves. I've used L- and T-pads. Ive found them to be really uncomfortable after a short time in the tree. The pads don't reduce pressure very well, but more...

We've got one salesman whose two favorite descriptors, when describing a pruning job are "sticky-outers" and "hangy-downers". Leads him into such sentences as "That big one in the back has a big hangy-downer you need to take care of."

I have the Amp (Puma II). It works pretty well, but know, it is HUGE compared to a Petzl, or most of the other models. Maybe not a big deal, but I was surprised when I pulled it out of the box, and it still looks funny to me. Also, I would tend to agree with the post above, about using a...

Just thought I'd toss this in there, FWIW. I am a licensed pesticide applicator. I use or have used most of the products mentioned above. (Incidentally, glyphosate doesn't *necessarily* have to be a foliar application. It also works really well when applied to fresh stumps. I use it a lot to...

Of the Silkys I've tried.... I've tried quite a few handsaws (Silky, Jameson, ARS, Fanno, Fiskers and Felco. Maybe some others.) I will never bother with anything besides Silky again. I was issued a Zubat at work, and it was my first Silky. I'd still recommend it as a best "all around" type...