HOW DO YOU GET YOUR CLIMBING ROPE IN THE TREE?

[@Masonaterx]

wowo i remember asking you this exact question 4 or 5 years ago when i was a young tree worker. You've helped me progress a lot with my own skills and i cannot thank you enough for that. You even took the time to respond back to me. Back then i was still trying to find my own style and now that i have i just love climbing and working. Thank you so much for the vids August, hope to meeet u at an event sometime, longtime viewer- Mason S.

[@efco24]

I climbed radio and TV towers up in Portland and one day I took I new guy up about 400 feet on a job where we were demoing an antenna about 800 feet up. I didn't catch that he set his lanyard on a steeply sloped steel brace and it slipped and "dropped" him about 6 inches. That was it, he was done. He was in the industry all of two hours. Almost thought I was going to have to rope rescue him. Took me 20 or 30 minutes to convince him to stop hugging the ladder and start climbing down. Point is, the 6 inch heart attack is a real thing!

[@Doplar12]

I climbed a few water towers in my younger days. They don't always look that high but once you are up a couple hundred feet and look down you realize one slip of the foot or hand and your life could be over. One fear is you might get dizzy and suddenly pass out (no life line.) There is definitely a tendency to seize up physically. At 400 ft to drop 6 inches, yeah I'd be done too.

[@TrevorDennis100]

I guess we should double check each other in those circumstances. I believe military types do the buddy thing before jumping out of airplanes id you know what I mean. I personally hate climbing trees, but have climbed a lot of rock faces up to UK E1. Mountains tend to stay where they are - except when they are falling on you which is why climbers were hard hats - but trees are all over the place, and I find it unnerving.

[@carlcox7332]

Yea I use to build cooling towers about 20 years ago. Only about 60 ft but still enough to put a crease in your underwear. I made the mistake of wearing slip on boots one time and was on the very top elevation. Went to step across to the next stud when my boot slipped over my heel and off the end of my toes. I fell an entire elevation about 12 ft and caught myself on the next one down. I hugged that column for a good 20 minutes shaking before I was able to go about my day. Threw those boots in the trash in the parking lot and bought a new pair that night.

[@mxcollin95]

rumpleforeskin73 oh shit! That’s probably enough to make a guy pee on himself. Lol

[@AdvancedLawn]

Portland Maine?

[@chamness964]

Dropping a little still excites you after 13 years of climbing. It really gets you awake! But I fell 20 ft and hit the dirt with my back. And the 200t feel beside me upside down still running (idling.) So I pay attention to what I am doing now. I'm not a spring chicken any more lol. That's when I was 27 and I'm 40 now.

[@arborymastersllc.9368]

Love that lil trick with the base tie Joe. Thanks for that!

[@savage22bolt32]

Yeah, I watched that 5 times & tucked it away in my memory bank for future use.

[@robertsheffey8894]

I love the cuddly feeling of my main line no matter what I’m doing up there!

[@AugustHunicke]

hahaha ya

[@tonyrobbins6]

I made my own air cannon. 3" x 2' air chamber and 2" x 2' barrel. I pump it up with a good bicycle pump to about 90 lbs. Works great! cost about $35

[@1bottlefed]

About my third try at rope walking, I had set the line on a huge probably 12" branch on a 80ft willow oak. The branch was at a 45° upward angle and the rope was set over the crotch of a an attached 1 inch branch to keep it from sliding. I had gone up about 25 feet when the small branch snapped...so all I heard was a crack and then dropped probably 6ft till the rope hit the next branch on the large limb.....for a second I thought the big branch had broken and pictured dropping 25 ft then getting pulped by the 400lb branch LOLs.I tell ya, that bounce when the slack came out never felt so good :-)

[@toddgartshore1170]

August you are the most amazing climber that there is!! I've learned so much from you. Please keep up the awesome videos!

[@robertw4230]

When I started in the tree biz, we used leather saddles and manila lines back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth.

[@patriotarborist711]

Great video, I have been waiting on starters like this. I'm too old to work somewhere and watch for two years dragging brush. Thanks, keep 'em coming!

[@tonyrobbins6]

I am new at climbing, but the little tip about wrapping the line around the trunk was great. I never thought of that even though I had thought about lower limbs catching the rope if the one I went over broke.

[@dwaynemadsen964]

I've never had a drop, yet, but I use a small pair of binoculars to inspect the path of my rope if it isn't obvious from the ground. When I first started climbing I was clipped in to my line but still on the ground. It was a windy day, and the first time the tree swayed and lifted me off my feet is something I think I will never forget! Y'all stay safe out there!

[@Josh.Straughn]

I built a limited use APTA and put an old bicycle pump in my climbing bag. I love your tree and editing work August! Congrats on the new family addition.

[@SaintRegime]

May I ask what an APTA is? My internet search gave me no good results.

[@Josh.Straughn]

@@SaintRegime Air powered Tree Access. It is sold by Tree Stuff. It basically a throw ball launcher. :)

[@whiteranger0505]

Love your videos. I always learn something new when I watch them!

[@HiLineTree]

Fun day right there. Thanks for reminding me to have some fun now and then.

[@spelunkerd]

As a novice tree climber, I find this excellent advice. I love that remark at 8:29, to go around the stem with the anchor line so if it slides it will tend to shift toward the stem, and friction holds the rope, too. My first impression was that top roping SRT is safer, but on reflection that isn't true, especially when you need to trust something you can't see well from below. When tying at the base, the force on that limb can be double your body weight since the rope can slide over the limb like a pulley, with equal tension on each length. And if that limb breaks, you fall twice the distance to the next limb because both lengths of rope need to tighten up by that length. What was the inside diameter of your air cannon?

[@manuelve1998]

The inside dia. would be about the size of the throw bag. 1.5” - 2”??

[@buddybayard315]

thanks for the tip about the nut castrating. I like my monkey beaver saddle. here's a tip for keeping as much psi when charging up the air cannon with an air compressor. keep the compressor running wile you unscrew from the valve stem. love you videos thanks for keeping them coming.

[@AugustHunicke]

Buddy Bayard cool man, good idea, also a high end bike pump with a quick release valve attachment.

[@dannydisalvo9664]

Hi, next video show using the pile hitch and half runs when attaching the small throw line to the bigger climb line. Then also show how you use the splice to go threw the ring on the throw bag. The new guys may not have seen that. It's a huge time saver not to tie and re-tie. Also saves a lot of time not getting a big knot or carabiner stuck in the tree.

[@michaeldougfir9807]

I came to this video straight from watching the Educated Climber's video on Rope Walking 101. This video of yours complimented his video very well. Together they made a complete class. I'm an old guy and have not done well keeping up on equipment and technique progress in climbing. What put me off and encouraged me in that deficient direction was egotistical tree men. I don't care about the size of their head, (or nuts). I love arboriculture and enjoy talking about it. And learning new advances in the related science. August, I appreciate your humility and teaching. Thank you very much. And now when I encounter something about the newer climbing techniques, I have some idea of what is being discussed, and can follow it. So really... no footlocking anymore?

[@AugustHunicke]

Michael Dougfir no foot locking for me. : )

[@pauled99]

When I spent my first three months you-tubing for climbing answers, including the one August provides here, it seemed to me that i was missing some realistic advice on line throwing -- so hard can it be to solidly connect, and clearly see you have solidly connected in the upper reaches of some fir or cedar with your lifeline. And I was right -- this is the advice i was missing. It confirms my own thoughts from my own experience. I would have loved to have had the benefit of seeing this 9 months ago, but i am grateful to watch it today to confirm much of my own conclusions I arrived at in the pursuit of getting my own self up the densely branched trees. Lanyard, tree branches themselves, smaller throws, and spurs if possible is often the ticket for a good lifeline connection, eventually. Thanks again for grounded and realistic advice my friend. Also, pulling the base tie around the tree base is a good idea -- if lower branches are sparse enough.

[@allenhuling598]

Thanks for this August! I had concluded correctly on a lot of it, but had not seen it done. BTW, really like how you are communicating with so many of your viewers these days, answering many questions, and the running commentary throughout some of the vids! atb

[@nobodyspecial9035]

That rope raptor and the trigger on the big shot are pretty sweet.

[@cannonball9478]

Glad you mentioned the remote setting mistrust in the super high branch 🤯

[@BLIPit2RipiT]

"well thats over alotta stuff! if that doesn't hold me the next thing will" I've literally said this in my head, I thought I was the only one haha

[@fustratedfisher]

Man I thought that was climbing 101 knowledge. But a good question if you have never climbed or climbed much. Great job August, you are a tree master. I wish I knew 1/3 of what you know .

[@premorandazzo3929]

You have done a great job teaching Damon and Adam how to excel in the trees ,guess you will have to teach them how to throw a horseshoe next.....

[@Cholton222]

That's the first thing I learned, was spur climbing. It's the most basic of climbing. Spurs and flipline. Imho I think everyone in tree work should learn tree spuring first. So I pretty much agree with you my friend. Awesome video August.

[@TGCIII]

A throw ball will test a tree mans patience

[@benwillis2748]

Thats the truth! haha

[@arboristtycurrie1380]

It will especially test the tree man's boss's patience. "Why aren't you in the tree yet it's been five minutes since you got here you should be topping that tree by now!"

[@BUCKYWHEATS]

For me.... the throw line. There have been times I wanted to throw it all away and start new...

[@timmawson9413]

Three tries then climb it! only goes down hill from there

[@jrstrange123]

TGCIII lawd howdy ain't that the truth!

[@scatoutdebutter]

Thanks a lot, August, for your kind consideration of the beginner climber! Nice teaching style -- casual, strolling, conversational explanations of concepts peppered with accompanying other practical and helpful remarks and advice on topics and job at hand! * Question, since you asked.....[although I never plan to use SRT or a Wraptor] (1) What decides you whether to basal tie your SRT line (i.e. double the rope) vs. running bowline at the tie in point (i.e. single the rope)? (2) Is that ascender/rope grab at the top of the Wraptor the primary/only means of rope grab.... or is it for backup/safety? Thanks!

[@AugustHunicke]

2. rope grab is back-up 1. Often determined by whether choking aloft via a running bowline is feasible or also whether you will want/have competent help at the anchor.

[@tonymoore5568]

You are a great teacher

[@kennethsizer6217]

21:00 can you imagine this video being sent back in time, say 100 years? It'd be like, "He's a witch! That's black magic, that is!"

[@douglasthompson2740]

I am interested in how you climb a tree with spurs and a belt line old school when you aren't taking the limbs down as you go up? I have seen a few videos where the climber was up a big tree with mega limbs using the belt line and spurs no other lines. He was far above the numerous limbs some big and some small. In the lower sections it was big enough through that I couldn't even see how he threw the line around even in the clear areas to climb. Interesting videos. Take care. Doug

[@keevinrassi7010]

Don't forget the wad and throw... Clip a throw weight in your biner to add some weight on your tail flip... Love your vids August :)

[@billyproctor9714]

The perfect set line method, 100% accurate, safe but nobody uses?? I'm 70+ and long since retired.I originated this idea as a rookie and figured this could be my retirement package. Ride around a treeless desert thinking about all the lives I had saved with my great idea. Well I ended up retired to the dank forests of Vancouver Island and broke. Not sure where I went wrong, my idea was to have a soup can with coiled up SS line inside, that would pay out threw a pulley attached to the top of every new sapling planted. As the tree grew my "Life Saver Line"stayed along side till the day it was needed, What could go wrong, where's all my millions? Thanks for sharing all you great videos with us. Cheers, Billy in Ladysmith, B.C.

[@AugustHunicke]

I like it 🤔

[@MrSea2river]

I always look forward to August's videos. They are the best. Re Horseshoes: I wonder if the score were to be reversed, would we have seen it?

[@joarflesja1516]

Lol i always climb and rig it. But i live in the north of norway, så there is almost never big trees that ned it like that. Great video and thanks for shereing

[@willriseley]

August, awesome video and I’m totally one of those guys that loves the baby bouncer safety of a high line. Every job I do on spikes the whole way through it feels like deaths coming but then I get done and it was ok. Be awesome to see a vid from you guys on spike technique as I know you all do a bunch of it.

[@AugustHunicke]

Will Riseley hehe

[@bradmetcalf7832]

Enjoyed your video, very informative, fun to watch.

[@danerwinde7717]

See id love to have August & Joe show me SRT. I’m still using the old school DRT.

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

We used a bow and arrow with the arrow tip removed or driven into a squash ball to stop it getting stuck in branches. Tie a line of fishing gut to the arrow and later use it to pull your line up.

[@emjayw3018]

Dam I always was told that my line is placed on the tree in the nursery 😲😭😂😂👍🇦🇺...... Also dam that little Echo looks like a beast on the smaller stuff, nice 👍👍🇦🇺

[@Sean-oq3ox]

I really want to try the zigzag on a rope wrench. What length is your tether?

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

That house isn't too bad for defensible space from our perspective. I love that lazy old man ascender!

[@kevinkms5993]

I love the wraptor!

[@OlyArmsAR15]

What was that badass shotgun rig you had in “Bad Trees 4”? Was that a home brew rig or commercially available?

[@michaelzimmerman8959]

I've trimmed trees for the power company for years, asplundh tree service demands a two-point tie in when using a saw. But we just used throw bags and line and through it up the tree. If we had to climb higher we did.thanks for the demonstration, you guys seem to know what you're doing.

[@cayman9873]

you guys must be in amazing shape to climb trees. impressive.

[@BUCKYWHEATS]

That tip from Joe is good stuff,.

[@ChaparralDenizen]

Joe's tips about wrapping the rope and testing with a pulley were helpful. About advancing your tail when progress climbing, I use a RockD stainless carabiner in the eye. Fully compatible with zigzag. That big shot trigger is the hot ticket; I haven't used my air cannon since I got the trigger. Really like how I can fine tune the power to avoid over or undershooting.

[@AugustHunicke]

ChaparralDenizen thanks yep. Those biners even tho steel are not the weight of a metal snap and the rubber insert in the biner hole of the zz make me rather move the rope off the biner than the biner off the zz. My two cents.

[@mediocrefloridaman2607]

Srt is cool for pruning but its alot easier and quicker to spike a tree for removals. No spikes in good, live trees that you want to enjoy for years. I dont like wearing spikes but they sure do grip the wood good.

[@Thetreefella]

My thoughts exactly sir...

[@archieharkness2489]

You mentioned it was easy to throw the line further with a snap, but its lighter now as a result of the spliced eye. I carry a lead shot bag on a carabiner on my belt which I put through the spliced eye to be able to throw it further. Just a thought.

[@TimberTrainer]

Good explanation for beginners. Practice throwing and setting lines exactly where you want them. I like to hand toss up to 80', air cannon beyond that. The trigger is a great accessory for the slingshot, but it still doesn't shoot much further than a good hand throw. The APTA is super basic, but any diaphragm or piston design works way better. Search for pneumatic antenna launcher for a good alternative. Good point on manually setting your high tie in. I like to at least physically check the tie in if I'm climbing near it. There are many times a marginal anchor with a base tie will be useful for getting up the tree, then reset a solid anchor for working the tree.

[@jpdst29]

I'm skeptical but very impressed if you can hand throw something 80' into the air. Please explain...

[@TimberTrainer]

Dynaglide with a 14oz throw weight can get to 80', but Zing It 1.75 can go a bit higher. I usually throw the standard Weaver 14oz with a two handed cradle toss. An eye splice in the throwline makes an easy connection. Many trees in my hometown are over 150', so I had to develop a powerful throw. I'm definitely not a pitcher or anything special for throwing. My highest tie in by hand was 86', but anything beyond that requires my launcher. Check out www.antennalaunchers.com if you're interested. My highest tie in with the air cannon was around 140'.

[@jpdst29]

Jamison Timberfalling - thank you. I will definitely check it out.

[@TimberTrainer]

I made one like the CSV19. Make sure there's no tangles, and set the throw cube in front of the launcher for safety. The PVC ramrod makes a nice handle for yanking on small lines. I can splice Dynaglide or Zing It for free if anyone is near Auburn, CA.

[@NHlocal]

Good stuff August, as always. Love me a good game of horseshoes..... Be safe! Randy

[@DOlsen]

August keeping it real all the time and that's why I think he's the best tree dude on KZbin, edging out Buckin' Billy Ray. BTW, the Monkey Beaver is the awesome, thanks!

[@shermanhofacker4428]

I started climbing with spurs and a belt, thought I was uptown when I added a butt strap, seldom even throwing the lanyard around the trunk until cutting was started. Now I nearly always put the rope in the tree first and use multiple tie-ins.

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video! 😊. Thanks

[@JustJimJr]

Hahahaha, dropping 6" yea, I'm a partly disabled guy/parttime mostly but yes, I know what you mean. If I could go back in time, I would definitely climb full time. Love it. Still working on spurs, low n slow. Very choosy on my jobs.

[@anthonycolapaolo1817]

Great videos August we're do I get tree life gear thanks brother

[@AugustHunicke]

Anthony Colapaolo monkeybeaver.com

[@TonyMontgomery18]

I used my old fishing gear to cast up and get 50ft+ branches, .....then use the fishing line to pull up the throwline which then pulls the rope. I'm new to this, not a pro, just climbing our trees here and didn't want to buy a BigShot/cannon or extra throwlines/balls in case they get stuck etc. Had the fishing gear laying around, and even if I ever got stuck multiple times I'd have plenty of line and weights, for hardly any cost. Gives me the confidence to let it rip and not be paranoid about getting tangled. I wrapped the weights in something soft (for ex cloth/paper-towel and then painter's tape around it) so they don't bounce too much, and made them a visible color....I don't think just plain gray lead weights would be much fun to work with. And I'm pretty good at accurate casting from lots of hours fishing as a kid....wouldn't recommend someone try this if they don't already know how to cast well. I'm sure there's lots of ways to get into trees, just thought I'd throw this one out since I hadn't heard anyone mention it.

[@connorblackwood2338]

Going up … white oaks for instance, no V or branches for 45 feet, spurs the only option?

[@tealjacks9125]

We never stop learning August ... Nice vid and Great ending ...Unlucky Damien /Adam

[@ryananderson5946]

The big tree company that I worked for(sounds like Fartlett ), mandates that a climber must be able to rappel to the ground at all times. This means no traditional spur climbing for ascent, and no spar work without an approved setup/method for rappelling. It was quite frustrating.

[@joe964]

@GR45 agreed unless you're dealing with some popular Cottonwood it's very rare to see a hundred foot tree here in Michigan. Now Hundred-Foot wides a different story that's the regular.

[@Fapasztor]

I use to work for the same company, they didn't let me use zig-zag! 😉

[@ChaparralDenizen]

"at all times" meaning you have to be connected to it or have it available? For example when blocking down a spar, I rappel to the next spot I'm going to cut and lanyard in but have to pull my climbline to reset it in that spot also. During that time I'm not able to rappel. Otherwise I'd need two separate climb lines.

[@nickywalsh8492]

Interesting,well explained Mr August 😁

[@mitchjones2821]

My hand throwing game has gone down hill bad. Used to hit 70’+ under handed in one or two tosses. Used a loop and tied it short enough so it wouldn’t hit the ground, and just rip it. It’s all in the release! The big shot has spoiled me for sure.

[@davidclarke4040]

Hi August great video you guys

[@jarodshaw748]

I like to throw in, set a "srt" line as high as possible. Then climb with 50 feet o cord and a zig zag, for them dead wood jobs that have a lot of canopy to cover. Removals well... what ever is clever.

[@mxcollin95]

Probably a dumb question but does anybody ever use drones to get up there quickly and check out a few spots? Would think dji phantom drone could easily drag string or Paracord up quite a ways and do it very precisely.

[@troytreeguy]

Good advise all of it! In the northeast I ha e no problem hand throwing to 90 feet and that will get you into any tree. Be well folks

[@jmorrow6913]

Just make a small coil in the end of your half inch Manilla climbing line and toss it up. Or if you have to higher, take the blade off your polesaw and push it up. With practice you can reach 35 feet (using five extenstion @ 6 foot) plus you height. I have even used 7 extensions a few times. Thats how I learned. I figured out paracord and 4 oz fishing sinker was easier. I saw other using this. I do use slick line and shot bag. In case your interested an 8 oz shot bag, has less affect on a hardhat the 4 oz of lead.

[@TimberTramp]

Check out the “can cannon” it’s an upper for an AR15 that was built as a gimmick but theyre actually making some functional tools now that include a shot weight, a grappling hook, and I imagine that with 3D printing you could make s9me functional tools for access plus the “sweet” factor....

[@thim8009]

You should make the monkey beaver drone where it drops your throw weight and line over a limb, just being silly here in a snowstorm, nice job on all vids man.

[@mitchjones2821]

Is Joe’s rope poison ivy? That’s my personal favorite. Ultra low stretch, hold up very well.

[@AugustHunicke]

Mitch Jones ya

[@cannonball9478]

Great chat August.

[@arimadx]

The guys that taught me would say "climb up there and put it in there!" Lol that's the most sketchy part for me haha

[@ringerson4x4]

What weight throw bag do you prefer? Or is it a case by case decision?

[@AugustHunicke]

hmmm, 12-14 for apta, heavier for hand toss

[@coilstreeservice9398]

20 something years ago when I started with Asplundh trimming for the power lines they gave me a 10-foot pruner and said "here's your spikes,keep poking your rope ahead of you until you get to your final tie-in". It seems my son and I are the only ones left on earth still doing that these day when climbing without hooks.

[@ChaparralDenizen]

I use a pole to advance my climb line sometimes, but more often to set my initial tie in.

[@treeman9584]

APTA works great in most case other than that spurs and a saddle is the way to go on removals two safety’s while climbing is the best way to find comfort and safety cause all ways secure to the tree strap em up and head up

[@Frysk_Beamwurken]

you can also use a throwing bag with a small tool carabiner on the end of your climbing line when you wan't to tos it over a limb

[@jameswillacy9387]

Coo vid! Work on your horse shoe throwing gentlemen. One comment however for working here is Australia. Sometimes the best way to ascend a tree is the traditional method. Throw as far as safe and just be a MonkeyBeaver and get up there. Any heads up on the back ordered saddle 😎, I’ve been waiting a while but still love you 🌲.

[@AugustHunicke]

James Willacy shipped it today!

[@jameswillacy9387]

August Hunicke great news after a long couple of days topped with one my most enjoyed climbs today. Climb safe and all the best to your family and associates ✌️.

[@darcy32171]

You could launch cold drinks to Damien when he is in the tree lol

[@Shawnf1977]

Wonder how long until people start using drones and camera's to set the line in the tree?

[@EnigmaticPeanut]

i was going to ask this question, but i suspected that you already had this question many times and made a response already :p

[@rayclark9643]

Before the big shot I would use either my batman bow or just throw a rusty box wrench with the line tied through it ha, ha:)

[@BatmanProject777]

Lol, what's a Batman bow ?

[@timothyhenson8853]

Hey you kind of are a know it all expert .. this stuff is your life and way of living

[@alunwheeler3422]

August you are so funny 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@stewmoir2006]

Instead of your snap when climbing drt you can use a rigging carabiner....dmm do an oval one, don't know if it fits a zigzag, but it does the hitch climber, and then you have much more weight to throw your rope far up the tree like the snap.....

[@anthonycolapaolo1817]

I didn't see tree life hoodies do you have them thanks got the Jaden shirt on it's way great tribute

[@AugustHunicke]

Anthony Colapaolo no hoodies yet, we might do that

[@danahasson2892]

August have you tried the sherrilltree big launcher that uses a 22 caliber blank to propel the throw weight and throw line? I have not want to try it got some tall Palms in So Cal

[@AugustHunicke]

Dana Hasson nope, I will.

[@danahasson2892]

@@AugustHunicke that would make another sweet video!

[@AugustHunicke]

Dana Hasson good idea

[@erlendgreulichfrontierbigw218]

works well- you can get 2 different strength cartridges as well- for different reach or height.

[@flatlanderoutdoors1831]

Climbing to your tie in point is also a good means of inspection of the tree as you work your way up.

[@Doplar12]

Couldn't believe I watched that guy climb hand over hand up that rope. Crazy.

[@rrssmooth6643]

Really nice info.

[@jerryolgrist5605]

No Wrapter for Joe?

[@elijahedwards1700]

I need to learn how to use these new tools I'm old school saddle spikes and Blake's hitch

[@chadmako4636]

You said in a video a long time ago that you would do a review of sorts on the STIHL 2-in-1 file. Never heard anything else about it. Do you like it? Thoughts?

[@AugustHunicke]

Chad Mako I like it... mostly I forget to use it tho

[@nevadajuggalo]

What state are you in

[@bencauser]

Yah first 🌞🌴🇦🇺❤

[@bobbydotson3926]

When I started climbing I carried the buckle and the rest of your rope was on the ground. Free climb and then I would tie in and then the fun was on

[@stihlsteadman]

1'-2' drop is like pluckin a nose hair it makes Ya but pucker🍀👊😛I love my spikes they allow me too get n to some squirrelly position without b n dependent on a crotch or lateral as a foot hold on removals of course😛👍💪

[@cameronb76]

What helmet and earmuffs is that?

[@xSK8COLOMBIAx]

I never learn how to use the big shot or Apta. I do my throwing by hand power. I can normally reach up to 110 ft with no problems. Using 10oz or 12oz balls. We have really huge trees here in Atlanta Ga (upto150ft). so doing it by hand is really an everyday task.