Sugoi on the leg

[Magnum783]

Anyone using a sugoi on thier leg would you mind posting pics of how you have done so? I recently got one and was considering using it on the leg. Just curious how other have gone about doing it. Is it worth it? Does it make it easier manuvering? Just looking to try anything that may make me more efficent.
Jared

 

[old dude]

greater efficentcy

Anyone using a sugoi on thier leg would you mind posting pics of how you have done so? I recently got one and was considering using it on the leg. Just curious how other have gone about doing it. Is it worth it? Does it make it easier manuvering? Just looking to try anything that may make me more efficent.
Jared

Mangum--
Efficentcy in climbing is (in my opinion) inhanced in the most part by obtaining the optimal tie-in-point that best positions you to accomplish your goal--be it sectional takedown or deadwood prune. To this end the big shot has been a great help. ALso, you may wish to try a Sidekick rope placement and retrieval device which you carry aloft with you and lends you an extra nine foot of reach and weighs less than a pound. Only 27 inches when collapsed. Extremely useful when changing T.I.P.'s while in the canopy. I won't climb without it.
Also consider climbing with a short length of slickline and an 8oz. throw sack. You really only need a length of slickline about fifty feet long for those times when you wish to 'click-up' the main stem by 25' or so. Sure beats shimying-up the trunk with it's attendent bruises and muscular stress

 

[Climb020]

I carry my zubat using the sawpod.Much nicer, lighter and comfortable then any others. I always know where my leg is, it is much harder to find it when on my saddle and put it away, especially in awkward positions.
And as far as the side kick goes it is a POS. And a throwline in a tree is a PITA. Just carry a throw ball on your saddle and attach to your line. You can put your line anywhere within 20-30' of you after learning different techniques with it.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Mangum--
Efficentcy in climbing is (in my opinion) inhanced in the most part by obtaining the optimal tie-in-point that best positions you to accomplish your goal--be it sectional takedown or deadwood prune. To this end the big shot has been a great help. ALso, you may wish to try a Sidekick rope placement and retrieval device which you carry aloft with you and lends you an extra nine foot of reach and weighs less than a pound. Only 27 inches when collapsed. Extremely useful when changing T.I.P.'s while in the canopy. I won't climb without it.
Also consider climbing with a short length of slickline and an 8oz. throw sack. You really only need a length of slickline about fifty feet long for those times when you wish to 'click-up' the main stem by 25' or so. Sure beats shimying-up the trunk with it's attendent bruises and muscular stress

I carry my zubat using the sawpod.Much nicer, lighter and comfortable then any others. I always know where my leg is, it is much harder to find it when on my saddle and put it away, especially in awkward positions.
And as far as the side kick goes it is a POS. And a throwline in a tree is a PITA. Just carry a throw ball on your saddle and attach to your line. You can put your line anywhere within 20-30' of you after learning different techniques with it.

The high TIP is the most essential. Back that up with good climbing techniques and a throw ball you will be on your way!!!

 

[Magnum783]

I carry my zubat using the sawpod.Much nicer, lighter and comfortable then any others. I always know where my leg is, it is much harder to find it when on my saddle and put it away, especially in awkward positions.
And as far as the side kick goes it is a POS. And a throwline in a tree is a PITA. Just carry a throw ball on your saddle and attach to your line. You can put your line anywhere within 20-30' of you after learning different techniques with it.

What is a sawpod haven't herd of one. I am willing to try. Thanks for all the great info. Keep it comming, I really didn't expect this much with a quetion about a handsaw but suprises are good.
Jared

 

[masiman]

Ditto

What is a sawpod haven't herd of one. I am willing to try. Thanks for all the great info. Keep it comming, I really didn't expect this much with a quetion about a handsaw but suprises are good.
Jared

I have my Zubat dangling from a snap hook but I too thought there should be a better way. +1 on what is a sawpod?

I have a guess as to what a throwball is but can someone elaborate on that one too?

Thanks.

 

[masiman]

Hard to find SawPod

I googled sawpod. Its mentioned in forums but not alot of stores carry it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SAWPOD-PRUNING-...6QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101

I think it is made in the UK: http://www.sawpod.co.uk/


Looks like something that I would like.

 

[old dude]

diferent strokes for different folks

I carry my zubat using the sawpod.Much nicer, lighter and comfortable then any others. I always know where my leg is, it is much harder to find it when on my saddle and put it away, especially in awkward positions.
And as far as the side kick goes it is a POS. And a throwline in a tree is a PITA. Just carry a throw ball on your saddle and attach to your line. You can put your line anywhere within 20-30' of you after learning different techniques with it.

Climb 0-20--
wow! How long have you had a sidekick? My investigation of climber feedback about the device within this website was overwhelmingly positive. Perhaps you're confusing it with a cheaper knockoff with a flexable tip that has given several climbers a bad time of it. Should you wish to review climber comments simply punch the word sidekick into the (search) function of this website to see what I mean.
Attatching a throw ball to ones climbing line in a tree works fine as long as the tree has an open canopy with plenty of room for a full swing of the arm necessary to project the ball upwards 20-30 ft. but I have often found that tree canopys can be restrictively dense with only narrow alleys of air lending themselves as passage between climber position and desired T.I.P.
Under these circumstances a throw sack on a short slickline accomplises the desired placement with little more than a flick of the wrist. Much more efficent. But --- to each his own.

 

[kevknep]

I carry my zubat using the sawpod.Much nicer, lighter and comfortable then any others. I always know where my leg is, it is much harder to find it when on my saddle and put it away, especially in awkward positions.
And as far as the side kick goes it is a POS. And a throwline in a tree is a PITA. Just carry a throw ball on your saddle and attach to your line. You can put your line anywhere within 20-30' of you after learning different techniques with it.

What about the side kick do you not like? I personally love it, so opinions vary. It gives you up to 9 feet more reach, in adjustable increments, and is very firm when locked in. I can easily hook my line above my head when it's in a tight crotch and tug hard to pull it to me. The Retriever from Sherrills seems too flimsy to do that.

 

[Magnum783]

Should asume by the lack of posts that no one carries their sugoi with the stock scabard. Thanks for all you imput guys.
Jared

 

[kevknep]

Should asume by the lack of posts that no one carries their sugoi with the stock scabard. Thanks for all you imput guys.
Jared

I guess I left that part out of my last post....

I tried to carry the sugoi with the stock scabbard on my leg, but it kept working loose or twisting around, so I went back to mainly using the Zubat hooked to my harness.

I loved the Sugoi on the leg when it stayed put, but it drove me nuts when it worked loose, which it did alot.

 

[Climb020]

I will give you guys the fact that it was good to pull lines to you BUT it was impossible to balance my rope on it to put in a crotch to retrieve. I had mine for a few month then I gave it away for charity. It COULD be a good tool but the hook needs a better design at least IMO. I actually never used it in a tree because for the time it would take me to get it out and open I could travel the 9' and being able to throw my throwball upwards of 100' I usually never have to re-tie. I just used it to set a line in a spar but ended up just using a throwball.

 

[Rob Murphy]

I had my handsaw on my leg for a while but the clip broke so I put it back on my harness.Dont use it much anyway mostly I use 019 to prune and 020 to remove.

 

[darbs]

Sawpod - from the UK

Hi Guys,
Tony Darbyshire from the UK. Designer and maker of the SAWPOD!!! I had to visit you guys as I've had lots of hits on the website via this site! I've been training for 20 years now (Merrist Wood College, Guildford and Sparsholt College, Winchester) and reckoned a pruning saw worked better on my leg than my harness...it's selling like the proverbial hot cakes in Europe. Go on guys give it a try...you won't regret it! It's flexible, unlike most other leg scabbards and fits most makes of saw - curved or straight. It also cushions your scabbard on the leg. Check out the website...hopefully available in the US soon...but it will definately be at the ISA Tree Climbing Championships in June!
Let me know your thoughts!
Cheers,
Tony

 

[daveyclimber]

I do carry my Sugoi on my leg, however I use one strap on my thigh. I ditched the factory buckle and strap used to attach to saddle and use instead the carabiner hole on the scabbard itself. I have a Petzl Variobelt saddle with a few caritools positioned throughout. I clipped the scabbard on the caritool and strapped the lower part of the scabbard to my thigh. It works well and doesnt give me too much fits. I really think they should come up with a better buckle system

 

[Stumper]

I carry the Sugoi on my leg using the factory scabbard..... But I find that it tends to get pulled oput by twigs or my rope in dense trees so I often carry a second handsaw in my saddle attached belting scabbard. Here is the only pic I have of the Sugoi on my leg.


I really like the Sidekick-particularly because I CAN place a loop of rope with it.

 

[darbs]

Sawpods in the US

Good news for you guys...sounds like you are all having trouble with the Sugoi and its leg strap - well now there is another way! The Sawpod, and it's coming to you soon via Bailey's Inc....we've a consignment heading their way for the beginning of June, so it will soon be available to you all in the US...for those who can't wait there are still a few on ebay.com

 

[MrRecurve]

I tried the sugoi on my leg when I 1st got it and found that it got in the way an awful lot, when trunkwalking and also just maneuvering about in the tree, the handle gets hung up a lot and a friend of mine even had his bend from getting stuck.

Mine is on my harness now and I find it much better.

 

[darbs]

The Sawpod is nothing like the Sugoi! It is soft, malable and so fits snugly to your leg! The Sugio is hard, imovable and just too big for the leg! Check out the pictures at www.sawpod.co.uk

 

[D Mc]

I use the Sugoi strapped to my right leg with the factory scabbard. I noticed the problem that virtually everyone mentions of the handle hook snagging twigs or ropes and pulling out of the scabbard. I contemplated grinding off the hook but I really like it because it allows you to work with a soft grip on the handle.

So my solution was to add a old piece of leather shoelace and a cup hook. Hitech stuff, but hey, it works.

See picture attached (hopefully).

DMc

P.S. Whoa! Just checked out the picture! How do you resize these things so they aren't so big?