i too just put together a package to be delivered on friday. yes i paid extra for the hurry up, its an instant gratification thing.
oldirty'll be soaring in a new saddle! no more pinnacle II.
oldirty
donnyo i went with the dragonfly.
oldirty
No handsaws? :greenchainsaw:
Are these trees free of dead wood? I'd hate to have big dead limb crash down onto people/gear/etc.
nitwit dolt are you potentially even think'n pig roast? that would be something to think about.
i can get us a pig, i am dating again. lol
donnyo i went with the dragonfly.
oldirty
I have one of those also, its pretty good.
Hey 020, any chance you'll have your motion by the climb?
I will be climbing in it by the end of the week so I will be bringing it.
I do have a concern for you though as far as safety. One is are you planning on having a pair of slikes available, just in the need that an AR is needed and it is the quickest way to rescue. I can bring mine in being I keep all my gear in the truck.
Other note, is first aid kits. I carry the one on my saddle and a small 3 man one but figured we should have 1 large fully stocked in case of any problems are to arise. Better to plan ahead.
Also I do have a camera women that I will be bringing along. Andrew you should rememeber her. She's my g/f so you all better watch it. She won't be climbing. Got her a new digital for x-mas, but still nothing like you have moss.
Speaking of the role that dead wood plays in the ecosystem, I was cleaning up in the backyard and heard the familiar tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker, but this time it seemed much louder and closer.
I started scanning the trees in the woods behind my house and spotted a large woodpecker with grey, black and white feathers. She/he had to be close to 12 inches long from head to tail with about a 2 inch beak and was hanging on a 6 inch diameter dead red oak limb, just hammering away looking for tasty morsels.
Earlier in the year I was thinking of taking this limb down, because if it fell and swung a bit, it would crash into my kid's sandbox, onto my shed and possibly onto my neighbor's shed.
Now I'm thinking I'll just leave it there and maybe try to tie it off so if it does fall, it'll go straight down into the woods, and not swing back into my yard. It could be tricky since the limb is 50 feet up, but there's load of good branches up above that i can tie into and then lower myself down near the dead limb to see what can be done about tying it back.
Your bringing your girl in the woods with a bunch of dirty rude tree guys?.....:newbie:
She was the photo woman for the northeast get together I put up 2 years ago in NJ. She actually volunteered herself this time being she wants to play with her camera. She works for a tree service and demolition company, in the office, so is quite use to putting up with men all day.
Warning: we are now in the official trash talking portion of the pre-climb. opcorn:
Speaking of the role that dead wood plays in the ecosystem, I was cleaning up in the backyard and heard the familiar tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker, but this time it seemed much louder and closer.
I started scanning the trees in the woods behind my house and spotted a large woodpecker with grey, black and white feathers. She/he had to be close to 12 inches long from head to tail with about a 2 inch beak and was hanging on a 6 inch diameter dead red oak limb, just hammering away looking for tasty morsels.
Who knew you'd be so right..............
On gear: 1.Please leave handsaws, gaffs, and treepaint at home.
2. No need for gear overload. I'll take care of co-ordinating a big shot and throw lines. The last thing we need is 20 BS with us!
Keep it to a minium. PPE, saddle, one climbing line, cambium saver, maybe some ascenders/toys.
If an AR needs to be performed there will be a couple of climbing lines already installed, probably another climber in the tree (most likely more than one), and twenty more on the ground with their gear on.
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