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Recent content by gwhalin

  1. gwhalin

    secondary safety line ?

    Sound practices often have redundancy built into them and I don’t think it has anything to do with trying to scare folks. This is especially true in the climbing world.
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    secondary safety line ?

    Slippery slope fallacy is rarely ever helpful.
  3. gwhalin

    secondary safety line ?

    FWIW, I have two bridges and am usually tied in with redundant tethers. This is all functional for me as I climb SRT and almost always transition to a tether at height for comfort. The second bridge makes easy to transition without ever disconnecting and I keep my climb line tied in as a...
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    Squirrels: Favorite recipe? Shirt and pants? or tail and tug?

    Last meal I made with squirrel was to use in a gumbo. I usually use the tail and tug.
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    Another saddle accident

    The craze for lightest and cheapest coupled with people watching a few YouTube videos is a bad recipe. I have seen some amazingly frightening things posted in the Facebook groups. It has gotten particularly bad this season. I fully expect more stories of accidents. I am mentoring a few...
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    screw gate biners

    People just starting out are even more likely to forget to screw the gate closed. There is a reason screw gate are not allowed for life support in arborist industry. Humans make mistakes and a mistake when elevated can result in serious injury or death. Also don’t intend to be argumentative...
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    screw gate biners

    I haven’t had any problems with that.
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    screw gate biners

    Cost was mentioned as a reason. Petzl triple lock I am seeing avg price of $20. Petzl screw gate I am seeing avg price of $18. Now I know that Petzl is more expensive than others and you can find some bargain basement priced biners, but seems like an investment of $20 isn't too insane to keep...
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    screw gate biners

    I don’t use them for safety reasons and they are not used by climbing arborists either for the same reason. It is too easy to forget to close them and they can unscrew without you realizing it. I stick with auto triple locking biners which are much safer.
  10. gwhalin

    Dry Fire…

    Got bow back today. Cost me a fair amount but will have it ready for season opener.
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    Outfitter Spartanforge, is anyone using it and what is your opinion?

    Aren't influencers often paid as sponsors?
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    Saddle Death… Stay safe out there.

    Some rope climbing techniques need more training than others. DRT is not the same as SRT (rope walking) is not the same as RADS is not the same as JRB. Using RADS system with a belay device that supports hands free (similar to a Petzl I'd) and a hand ascender is pretty simple and doesn't...
  13. gwhalin

    Who has removed leg straps? Any regrets?

    Random question ... but why cut the straps off? I can see the negatives to not having them, but unclear what the benefit to removing them would be? Weight?
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    Saddle Death… Stay safe out there.

    This thread has taken a turn into "ropes = danger", which I think is a weird direction. One because I am truly skeptical from my own personal use that sticks/linesman are safer than being tied in from the ground. Linesman is a work position system and not a fall arrest system, and I would...
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    Outfitter Spartanforge, is anyone using it and what is your opinion?

    A lot of companies throw around terms like AI and machine learning as a pure marketing ploy. In truth, you need massive amounts of predictive data for these things to actually work. I would be highly highly skeptical of the claims they are making. Saying this as a someone who has worked much...
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