equipment advice.

[NWCS]

i have been looking at getting some fresh gear for climbing and topping some trees. does not have to be very heavy duty as it will probly get used for 8 trees and then put away. i think i have some decent choices while keeping costs down somewhat resonable for my use.

here are some things i have been looking at:

steel core flipline. would like to get something around 12ft with either a Gibbs or Petzl micrograb. will be used around a saw.

Spurs: most likely Buckingham steel with replacable gaffs. stiff wrap pads.

Saddle: Weaver floating Dee extra wide back with leg loops.

helmet: Petzl Ecrin Roc or Vertex Vent.

climbing rope: NE Safety Blue, Samson static kermantle or arbor-plex 12 strand

extras: alum long bent ear figure 8, small portawrap 3, petzl tri-action d biners.

 

[woodchux]

I used to have one of the figure 8's with the ears, and I hated it.
The ears would snag and catch on everything.

Sounds like you know what gear that you want to buy.
Good choices, but I'd go with arbormaster rope. 8100#

 

[Ekka]

stiff wrap pads.

Get the aluminium caddy's man, you'll never look back and they're cheap!