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Originally Posted by Therrin  An obscure forum eh?... only buy gear that's already proven before they go and start modifying and going outside the box... Who suggested the Petzl Stop descender?... Have fun, just try not to kill yourself... What'd you have done had your wife not been home and you were hangin there bent in half? |
I mean no disrespect, but as fine a forum as this is, it's no /. or Yahoo group. I think you'd have to have a pretty stromg interest in trees to even show up here.
I'll admit to being a "gear fanatic", you should see my camera gear! And if you have read the "Mac vs PC" thread you get an idea of my computer setup being a bit gear heavy for most home users.
As far as working "outside the box", well I came into this pretty far outside the box. My efforts here are to to learn the time honored techniques, while at the same time exploring what's out there in the world of climbing, ultimately finding what works for me.
The Petzel Stop Descender is where my quest for gear to climb trees as well as do a little rappelling on the side lead me. No one here suggested or even mentioned it as far as I know. Is it considered a good piece of gear for tree work?
Sawsong got his first attempt at tying a Blakes Hitch wrong, "suislide hitch" was what I believe it was called, I had better luck at tying my Blakes Hitch, and it worked beautifully, but I didn't like the decent control, I worried about melting the rope. The Petzel Stop cured that for me, and I can put it on faster and with less chance of error, than a split tail. What's not to like?
What would I have done if the wife had not been there to rescue me?
Cut my throat to avoid humiliation?
I've been waiting to post that in the "Do You Carry a Knife" thread but I'll do it here since you asked.
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