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Tree climbing for work or play

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by J. Dirt, Nov 25, 2017.

  1. J. Dirt

    J. Dirt

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    Million dollar question.... which size you wearing and what’s your pant size for reference?
     
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    Left side of my saddle but forward. Right side is for the chain saw . I keep a bunch of stuff on both sides. Biners, rescue 8, i2i prussic, ect.ect.
     
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    So far my 193T has been good. But I haven't used it a lot. I got it so I could join beams together with only 1 useable arm to run the saw with. . It worked. FB_IMG_16089946730645794.jpg 20200625_165217.jpg
     
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    The only time I've had my climbing gear on in a couple years.
    Petzel Navajo saddle . Hitch Hiker on Samson Static Kern.
    A 4-12 slope roof usually doesn't require climbing gear.
    But the roof had major frost on it until about 2:30 pm when the sun got high enough to melt it off.
    That was the very last day of 2020 that the roof got frost free. It was still wet . and not very warm. So I erred on the side of caution and saddled up. 20201008_161158-1-1-1.jpg 20201008_161158.jpg
     
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    When the ZZ first came out I was really interested in them. But then they started having trouble with them.
    They must have worked out the bugs
     
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    As far as I know they did work out the bugs. I skipped them because I wanted something midline attachable, but many times I leave the rope runner attached to my climb line, all depends on the setup though.
    I like those little 192/3, they are very light and not a bad deal for the bucks. The new 194 has even better power, I haven't owned one yet, but I could see it happening someday.
     
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    As can be seen from my pics, I'm a bit round .
    However I started a diet this year and have lost 32 lbs so far.
    My end goal is to get down to 170 lbs. Which is 111 lbs from where I started loosing.
    Once I get to 200 lbs I'll start climbing again. When I get to 170 I'll start my tree service work up again.
    Lord willing !