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old dude
Guest
found a little tool that has clearly upped my game---an extendable pole for fetching ropes and gettin around up top called a sidekick---in several catalogs. climbers should check it out
brendonv
Tree Hugger
One more thing can't hurt. 
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Well hey there, Old Dude - welcome to the TreeHouse! I checked your profile, but it's blank. I guess you're into trees?
Adam_P
TreeHouse WebMaster
One more thing can't hurt.
Damn that must weigh a ton
I used a sidekick for a while but ended up breaking the ball off the end and the connector off the end. It was useful but I can't say that I've missed it..
NickfromWI
King of Splices
I have the sherrill version with bendable finger at the end. I won it at a charity auction thing.
It's alright. If there is any tension on the line what so ever the finger won't bring it. It'll just straighten out.
I don't keep it on the harness so it usually is faster to climb over and get the rope or wait for a groundie to swing it over. It is handy when I just can't REACH it.
love
nick
It's alright. If there is any tension on the line what so ever the finger won't bring it. It'll just straighten out.
I don't keep it on the harness so it usually is faster to climb over and get the rope or wait for a groundie to swing it over. It is handy when I just can't REACH it.
love
nick
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I carefully use my handsaw.
Interesting first post. Spam, perhaps?
Interesting first post. Spam, perhaps?
NickfromWI
King of Splices
Back when I used a corona handsaw with the sharp hooked handle, I would flip it backwards and use the hook to grab the rope.
bonner1040
Nick from Ohio
I thought about one of those, but I usually have a polesaw with me, and I dont like a cluttered saddle.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
I do that, Nick. I have the Kwanzan Samurai. That's not my saddle BTW, I run stripped.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Streaker!!!!
I ground the edge out of the hook on my handsaw, so I can use it to snag rope with.
Never used the sharp hook in the first place.
We bought one of those sidekicks for our first Sequoia climb, thinking it would be handy in those big trees.
A New Tribe grapnel turned out to work WAY better.
Never used the sharp hook in the first place.
We bought one of those sidekicks for our first Sequoia climb, thinking it would be handy in those big trees.
A New Tribe grapnel turned out to work WAY better.
Burnham
Woods walker
Different scale of retreival needed .
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PCTREE
Treehouser
I tried a sidekick for 2 days first day the hook pulled out so I drilled a hole in the end and put a screw in it , second day the snap that secures it to the harness pulled out. POS IMO
OTGBOSTON
punk in drublic
I carefully use my handsaw.
Interesting first post. Spam, perhaps?
IIRC old dude is the guy who invented the sidekick....
Adam_P
TreeHouse WebMaster
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Then he's a spammer.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Ha! I'd have thought they'd have deleted my thread by now!
http://www.arboristsite.com/picture-forum/12381.htm?daysprune=-1
http://www.arboristsite.com/picture-forum/12381.htm?daysprune=-1
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Why do I find it lame when people try to pimp there product while trying to hide behind a regular joe persona?
An electrician came barreling ass into my brothers new houses driveway. Jumps out of his lame van..."Need an Electrician, I'm your guy!?". If he did he'd surely be able to find one on his own. Get lost you loser!
An electrician came barreling ass into my brothers new houses driveway. Jumps out of his lame van..."Need an Electrician, I'm your guy!?". If he did he'd surely be able to find one on his own. Get lost you loser!
flushcut
TreeHouser
I got one and it sits in the shop more of a PITA than useful.