mastermind7864
Treehouser
I've been in hundreds......if anyone wants out, we let em out.
STAYING ALIVE
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MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Really? Cool... I'd like to join you on one. It would be interesting!
mastermind7864
Treehouser
Anytime you want to get it one I can make that happen. The closest to you would be North Ga though.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
That would be a lot to type. 
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Then, don't sweat it.
LOL
LOL
rskybiz
TreeHouser
You do the fasting as well Randy? The three times I have been I wouldn't trade that experience for the world. Started as vision quest for me.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Not a religious experience unless possibly you want to make it so, but I prefer steam over just heat sweat. I think it is better for the lungs.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I agree.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
I try to fast the day of the ceremony.......but many times we have them late in the evening. Being a fat boy, that is tough for me. 
I've been doing this for many years......it's as much about the fellowship and family as it is anything else at this point. I've made relations thru this path that I cherish very much. We are a tight bunch.
I've been doing this for many years......it's as much about the fellowship and family as it is anything else at this point. I've made relations thru this path that I cherish very much. We are a tight bunch.
I agree that thinking too much on the 'what ifs' can put you in a funk.
I write up a risk assesment at the start of the day, lay out the first aid kit and phone, then get on with it.
I do talk to myself up in the tree...
I admit that working near the 'down rope' on SRT still causes me a certain level of concern (still fairly new to it)....been a bit 'clingy' lately and pedantic about my second tie-in.
I write up a risk assesment at the start of the day, lay out the first aid kit and phone, then get on with it.
I do talk to myself up in the tree...
I admit that working near the 'down rope' on SRT still causes me a certain level of concern (still fairly new to it)....been a bit 'clingy' lately and pedantic about my second tie-in.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
I try to fast the day of the ceremony.......but many times we have them late in the evening. Being a fat boy, that is tough for me.
I've been doing this for many years......it's as much about the fellowship and family as it is anything else at this point. I've made relations thru this path that I cherish very much. We are a tight bunch.
Can anyone go to a sweat lodge? I got invited to a sweat once by and Indian fellow I played music with, but only after he found out I was a quarter Eskimo.
He moved away before I could go but I think he was serious about taking me.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
You have to know someone that does these things. If you have to pay.....it's total bullshit. The people I know that do them......if you offer them tobacco, and ask them to pour a sweat, they have to do it. Most lodges are kept sorta low key. Around here the "normal" religions say we are all gonna burn in hell.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Thanks. Yeah, ain't we all nice and tolerant?
mastermind7864
Treehouser
I tied a Blake's hitch today.....been studying knots some......
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
A great hitch!
mastermind7864
Treehouser
Some of these knots baffle my mind. 
Merle Nelson
TreeHouser
Some of these knots baffle my mind.
Speaking of which, one of the things I do to stay safe is keep it simple and easy to see that it’s right. Some peoples minds move fast and maybe they do well with lots of variables. For me I like it a bit slower and simple and reproducible.
Perhaps try the Prusik Randy. It is an easy knot for me to see that it’s right at a glance and tying two wraps down, three up provides the perfect friction and smooth control without jamming for my usual climb weight between 250 and 270 lbs.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
I've been tying the Prusik as well. Just getting a feel for a few different knots right now. I don't plan to be climbing until I get a few basic knots down in my mind.
NHlocal
TreeHouser
Great thread! 
Just found it and read through the whole thing.
I will always look at a tree when I'm bidding on a job and right away start working out "IF" I can do it. The next step is how can I do it safely? I'll start going over in my mind what would be the "easiest" way to "take it apart". I'll think about if I do "this" what could go wrong and what I need to do to keep it from "going wrong". I never dwell on what could go wrong but always try to be aware of the possibilities so I'm not caught "off guard" or blindsided. Of course all that goes out the window when I actually get up in the tree and start working.
Being fairly "new" to tree work(climbing), I will be very "meticulous" about how I work to be sure I'm doing things safely(to the best of my ability). I'll take more time to do a job than I probably should 'cause I'm checkin' knots, tie ins, etc, and going through in my head what my next task is and how I'm going to do it.
I guess what I'm trying to say is I think about what I'm gonna do before I do it and try to be aware of what "could" go wrong and make sure it goes right.
The more tree work I do the more I find every tree is different and yes, I follow that "gut feeling". I haven't backed off a tree(yet), but then again I haven't done anything I would consider an "ugly" like most of you all have done. I have however completely changed how/where my rigging was set(and the size of piece) 'cause my gut was "telling me" to "back off".
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the more I learn, the more I know I've got A LOT MORE to learn.....
Just found it and read through the whole thing.
I will always look at a tree when I'm bidding on a job and right away start working out "IF" I can do it. The next step is how can I do it safely? I'll start going over in my mind what would be the "easiest" way to "take it apart". I'll think about if I do "this" what could go wrong and what I need to do to keep it from "going wrong". I never dwell on what could go wrong but always try to be aware of the possibilities so I'm not caught "off guard" or blindsided. Of course all that goes out the window when I actually get up in the tree and start working.
Being fairly "new" to tree work(climbing), I will be very "meticulous" about how I work to be sure I'm doing things safely(to the best of my ability). I'll take more time to do a job than I probably should 'cause I'm checkin' knots, tie ins, etc, and going through in my head what my next task is and how I'm going to do it.
I guess what I'm trying to say is I think about what I'm gonna do before I do it and try to be aware of what "could" go wrong and make sure it goes right.
The more tree work I do the more I find every tree is different and yes, I follow that "gut feeling". I haven't backed off a tree(yet), but then again I haven't done anything I would consider an "ugly" like most of you all have done. I have however completely changed how/where my rigging was set(and the size of piece) 'cause my gut was "telling me" to "back off".
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the more I learn, the more I know I've got A LOT MORE to learn.....
flushcut
TreeHouser
Yep shoot the moon on the esti and walk away.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I was working with a guy this past summer. He was wraptoring up a spruce (canopy raise) and he was getting a little careless and he cut his down line. The fall was about eight feet. Look before you cut!
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Even better - tie in twice!!!
flushcut
TreeHouser
Amen!
ClimbMIT
TreeHouser
If a tree is dead or harzardous I double and sometimes triple check if there is a way to fell it safely. I used to climb everything spending more time in the tree than I would have by just moving some things out the way. I gained a lot more confidence in felling this year it has helped me finish faster, safer, and more energy at the end of the day.
