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Post by ckilo11 on Jul 20, 2011 23:40:03 GMT -6
You could always try climbing a tree with a chainsaw hanging from your waist.
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Post by boksmutant on Jul 21, 2011 16:49:13 GMT -6
I might have to do that since the tree is to tall. Wish I had a light saber.
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Post by ckilo11 on Jul 21, 2011 22:50:29 GMT -6
you can always get yourself a set of tree hooks, and a harness. something like this guy:
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Post by boksmutant on Jul 25, 2011 12:18:06 GMT -6
This tree is a eucalyptus tree, so it's very hard to climb. But that video does help reaffirm that I might be able to do it. If I die, just look for me in the So Cal news as the guy who fell 60 feet to the ground. I do know how to break roll so I should be OK:)
I once dove off a forty foot cliff to avoid being attacked by a bee hive that I disturbed. Didn't feel a thing from all the bee stings... & adrenalin:)
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Post by ckilo11 on Jul 26, 2011 18:17:53 GMT -6
tell me about it. my spurs kicked out of an oak tree twice yesterday going up about 20 feet to set a tag line. left me with a little (tree rash?) i think you would call it that. it's like road rash, but instead your sliding a few feet down a tree. there is no limit on how high you want to climb, we're not on heli-loggers where they climb up 120 feet to top a tree then repel to the next one. although it was interesting to watch and i did learn a new type of knot that i never herd of before then. the pruisk. which will allow me to shorten the rope on my harness. if you get the picture the pruisk ancred to the harness, and tied to the blue rope Attachments:
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Post by ckilo11 on Jul 26, 2011 18:20:15 GMT -6
here is a picture of the spurs(or hooks). Awaken! Attachments:
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Post by ckilo11 on Jul 26, 2011 18:46:08 GMT -6
important safety tip:
do not use belts, or ropes that have ben damaged, or repaired! the last thing that you want to do is fall out of a tree(personal experience).
8 feet up in a pecan tree my belt broke. sending me to the ground on my back. the belt had 5 rivets in it so i thought it would hold up. it didn't.
also if you do decide to climb trees. be sure to take breaks going up and coming down. your legs will get weak and tired.
another thing before trying this i would highly suggest that you look into techniques.
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Post by sin on Aug 8, 2011 9:35:45 GMT -6
<-advice noted.
Some other useful advice, do not play tarzan from 20' up in a ficus tree. Spurs, ropes, anything would have been useful for that stunt.
First, I climbed the tree in shitty shoes. So I slid down the first time on both elbows and knees to prevent myself from dropping 20' on my ass. Bloody elbows and knees later, I was determined to swing from that friggin tree. First swing, the vine broke and I still busted my ass.
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Post by ckilo11 on Aug 8, 2011 21:26:03 GMT -6
I thought that I would show you some of the more minor injuries you can get if you slide down the tree. All of the dark is not dirt. it's a bruising. If you tilt your screen up you can see it better. At 20 Ft up after getting heat exhaustion from cutting (easy when it's 110) I decided the quickest way down was to slide down, then get into a cold shower. Painful as it was, it was better than the other alternatives I was thinking about. It is about two days old, and most of it is already healed. And the cut laterally on my wrist was from a limb on the morning of the 8th. Awaken! Attachments:
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Post by ckilo11 on Aug 15, 2011 19:06:06 GMT -6
If the above seems a little too extreme: You could always play a musical instrument. My poison is heavy metal/rock on a guitar. Destruction's thrash till death is a good one, even though you have to train for the endurance needed just to keep up with the song.
If you want you can check out my youtube channel at ckilo11. And if you do watch me play the guitar, I do not use tabs. I can read them, and chords but I don't use either of them.
As for the guitar playlist: I play them all the time, and there are some songs I still haven't added to the list. I'm still debating wether or not to add zz top to the list. On second thought, it might have been a momentary lapse of sanity but I added ABBA so what the hell.
And no I am not offending those out there who like ABBA, but it is the only thing that doesn't fit with the rest of the playlist. It must have been that descending chord in the chorus. Then agin I metal it up to with all kinds of distortion and my favorite OVERDRIVE.
I love a good riff, and I haven't found anything I can't play so far.
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Post by Timotheus Prophet of Darkness on Aug 26, 2011 18:56:19 GMT -6
<-advice noted. Some other useful advice, do not play tarzan from 20' up in a ficus tree. Spurs, ropes, anything would have been useful for that stunt. First, I climbed the tree in shitty shoes. So I slid down the first time on both elbows and knees to prevent myself from dropping 20' on my ass. Bloody elbows and knees later, I was determined to swing from that friggin tree. First swing, the vine broke and I still busted my ass. You did at least do the yell before swinging right??? ;D
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Post by sin on Aug 27, 2011 6:42:28 GMT -6
<-advice noted. Some other useful advice, do not play tarzan from 20' up in a ficus tree. Spurs, ropes, anything would have been useful for that stunt. First, I climbed the tree in shitty shoes. So I slid down the first time on both elbows and knees to prevent myself from dropping 20' on my ass. Bloody elbows and knees later, I was determined to swing from that friggin tree. First swing, the vine broke and I still busted my ass. You did at least do the yell before swinging right??? ;D I damn sure did, which - ironically, dimmed the pain from my injuries and I gave it another go. My arms and knee caps stung like a bitch later, but well worth the fun. Laughter is the best medicine
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Post by ckilo11 on Sept 7, 2011 15:15:20 GMT -6
if laughter is the best medicine then you are going to love this:
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