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The less I do the less energy I have. Work's been slow for awhile, and what I have been doing hasn't been particularly physical. Makes me tired. Fooling with trees is fatiguing, and I seem to always get damned cramps at night, but I have far more energy, and feel generally better. I don't like...

Seems like a tree guy could build their own weights from job material. Locust, oak, osage orange... packs a lot of weight in a compact package. Handles can be made from wood, rope, rebar... or cut in with a chainsaw.

8# is my favorite, 6# is nice. 10# is too heavy. realtime edit: Beech or birch Jim? Never heard of using beech bark, but well dried, it might work pretty good.

One thing I've noticed about myself is I have a harder time pulling myself up with my legs from a deep squat. Both on the ground, and in the tree. I want to make a conscious effort of using my legs more, and my plan is to do it with firewood. Instead of using my arms/back, use my legs more for...

Looks like it's good for you. Also looks like something I'd never do :^D Old school treework would do a lot of that. No ascenders, just a rope and body to get in a tree, and then start twisting and cutting. I'd be more inclined to do that.

Welcome to the House! Good luck starting your new (hopefully)career!

That's pretty much how I see it. I've always been fairly against exercise. Work just to work is boring and not immediately productive. Climbing is good. Not so much in the summer for me, but I push a stupid mower around the yard every week or two, and my normal stuff I get paid for gets me...