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He prefers the mailbu palm pattern
I have one. It’s pretty chintzy. Maybe with some modifications it will be useable.
Edit: I’d probably make someone a deal on it to get it out of my garage. Shipping would probably be the bulk of the cost.
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Does a metrosexual like to get busy on trains or get busy with trains?....and if it's the later...how does that work?
100% accurate but she who must be obeyed made me git rid of them year before last. My closet is completely lacking in T-pimp wear.
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I think a Metrosexual is a dude who is feminine and likes style and fashion, but is not gay. It doesn’t really have anything to do with trains but is a mash-up of metropolitan and sexual (city boy). Flat bills wearing folks are something different altogether.
In my experience there are 3 subspecies of flatbilled daftapusses.
Frat boys
Wish they was frat boys
Wish they was still frat boys
The last are the worst.
Oh....that's boring. I like steam trains and would like to spend time with my wife on 1so I thought I might be a metrosexual....darn
Flat bill is only acceptable when the bill encompasses the head 360 and extends out from ur noggin 6"....imo
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I posted two new ones today, but they would rather talk about sexuality and hats
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they must’ve seen me eyeballing the LWCG a few days ago… looks good. (checks credit card balance)
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I mentioned this somewhere else, I do like the elimination of ever accidentally falling / slipping / swinging into a sharp step end.
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I picked one up in January. Absolutely love it.
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I’m waiting on some videos where that lineman’s rope and hitch combination has been drop tested by a 3rd party TMA or ANSI approved site on a 1.5:1 or higher fall factor with the standard 24” slack distance from the pole (36” fall distance or greater). These are the same specs that other rated ropes with hitches for lineman’s rope prusik combination must pass to be approved for use with full body tree stand harnesses. If I see that with less than 6” of prusik slip, then I’ll be next in line to buy one. Until then I will caution everyone to do their homework about fall forces, and why other climbing related industries require all lanyards (not just tethers) to meet a minimum breaking strength.
Is it the materials used or the hitch itself that is the issue?
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Both. 2670 lbs main line especially an aramid main line is troubling enough because it’ll have a very low safety factor built in and the 7/64 amsteel won’t handle any accidental shock load very well. If the hitch slides that easily while loaded, it’s also very likely it won’t have the same holding power as more well known tried and true hitches. Amsteel doesn’t have a high melting point so if the hitch were to slide too quickly from a fall, that’s a recipe for failure. I hear people use the argument, amsteel is used for bridges on saddles. Yes but it’s 1/4” with over 7000 lbs break strength with a long long bury. It’s rarely adjusted so less subject to friction in the first place and most importantly it’s designed to be used in combination with other materials that help absorb the shock. With that “lineman’s” rope there is no shock assistance if you fell.. and lineman’s ropes are adjusted quite often while climbing so it’s possible that thin thin amsteel hitch is melted and you don’t know it. That’s a no for me until I see some rigorous testing done. If it can’t pass some ideal condition while brand new from the factory testing, how can you trust it a season or two in when conditions aren’t ideal? Again these are my opinions. I won’t say you shouldn’t buy it, I’m simply saying I wouldn’t and won’t until I’ve seen proof it’s safe.