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Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by bigbarf48, Dec 26, 2014.

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  1. bigbarf48

    bigbarf48

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    I posted my haul in the 14 what'd you get thread, most of it was climbing gear. Got to put it to use this morning taking off a dead nub on a red oak out back :D

    Here I am up in da tree

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    Now for the white oak out front. That things got some real dead limbs :thumbs:
     
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    You guys that climb are NUTS!!
     
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  3. My IS heats my home

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    Wheres your helmut and eye protection??
    Da tree limb might hit you da head.
    only j/k, just thinking of the safety stuff
     
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  4. bigbarf48

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    I forgot em :emb:

    What I'm cutting there is all that I cut though, so very low danger :rofl: :lol: :thumbs:
     
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    Nice work!
     
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    I have a hard time looking at an Oak like that and not picturing it cut split and stacked.
     
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    I've thought I'd like to learn to climb, id 61 years old too old?:BrianK:
     
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  8. bigbarf48

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    Never too old to have fun! :D
     
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    Definitely not! When one ages, he keeps on doing the things he enjoys, things that have do be done, etc. It is just that it takes longer. However, one also finds his strength decreasing so that does have an effect on things like climbing and rastling big rounds, etc.
     
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    Big tree ! :)

    Looks like the tree has had some saw work on it years ago.

    Be safe !
     
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    Sweet! That's something I'd love to do but I'm pretty sure I'd get about six feet off the ground and that would be enough for me.. Looks like you'll get some serious use out of that gear! Congrats man!
     
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    Yep, it's been limbed a bit before. Now I can do it for free :D

    It's really not that scary up on the rope. I don't even like getting on the roof with a ladder but feel perfectly fine climbing well above my roofline on the rope. Just feels more secure I guess. Ladders are usually pretty rickety :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Woodnt need all your climbing gear to trim that dead branch if that stack of btu you are climbing was layin on the ground. It is a lot easier to get at on the ground you know.
     
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    He's in Georgia wearing a short sleeve "T" shirt, the end of Dec.
    Not needing the BTUs as much as needing the shade LOL :)
     
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    It's a good yard tree. Won't come down till it needs to :tree:

    Almost worked up a sweat out there :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Heck it's in the 50's here.. Must be pretty toasty down there.
     
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    Up to 31 ° here,
    Would love the climate you have right now ,
    it's July thru Oct there that about kills me.
    (No snakes :eek: out this time of the year there, right ? )
     
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    Haven't seen any lately. Got up to around 60 today. Summers down here can be brutal for sure, although this past one wasn't too bad
     
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    Looks fun dude.
     
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    So what gear did you get exactly? You have pics?
     
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