Same, I got a shot back. How is that possible is behond me. The brim of my helmet took it but I can say that wasn't a gentle kiss.
I put always the pouch on the under side for clearance with my holding hand, so I'd probably not get hit by the head if that brokes, but by the pole itself jumping...
I need one Apta too.
Two month ago, I wanted to rebuild my 12 years old Bigshot. I was on the cheap at the time, so I made the head, added the commercial slings and put that on my flimsy pole pruner. It was part of my learning time, worked well enough ( shot at 60' for srt access in 100' ashs...
A spare line with its weight is so handy when you get the main one stuck around a small limb or in a tight crotch, a common occurrence. It saves the day literally.
You can always try to break the line to free it (good luck with dyneema), but that doesn't mean that the weight can fall back on the...
Yesterday I discovered an other downside of the popcorn bucket.
Tuesday I filled my van with the dustier load of chips since a long time. The sides are lined with some tarps, but the dust went everywhere, like almost no color left on my gear, even the closed cab was dusty. The throwline's...
I use 2 popcorn buckets, one smaller (with the backup line) to fit in the main one. I didn't want to spend the money on that, but I'd like something more convenient. The biggest downside is if you give a little kick in it or if a limb touches it, the bucket comes alive and spits the throwline on...
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