bill@eedsp.gatech.edu (Bill Berbenich) (10/30/90)
Anyone have a pair of those spiked pole-climbers that the outside
plant guys put on over their boots in order to climb poles? If so, are
you interested in selling them? I've found a few vendors that sell
them new, but the price is just too high (==$150). I've already got a
belt- harness and strap, but will consider buying them too, with the
pole- climbers. Thanks in advance, please reply directly to me at the
e-mail address below.
Bill Berbenich
Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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Internet: bill@eedsp.gatech.edu macy@fmsystm.uucp (Macy Hallock) (11/18/90)
In article <14128@accuvax.nwu.edu>: >Anyone have a pair of those spiked pole-climbers that the outside >plant guys put on over their boots in order to climb poles? If so, are >you interested in selling them? Beware of used spurs. The condition and style of these is a safety issue not to be ignored. Old ones can be cracked, brittle or too short. If you are not trained in pole climbing, I'd advise against it. Even trained professionals get a chestful of splinters once in a while. That's why most of use use fiberglass ladders: it is safer. (Especially for those of us who just turned 40 and spend most of their time behind a desk ;-). I suggest you receive instruction from an experienced instructor in the selection and use of climbers. It is just too easy to get hurt. (There are other safety issues in pole climbing, such as dealing with electric power lines ... that stuff can fry you on the pole!) Extreme care is advised here ... we need all the Digest readers we can get, don't get yourself hurt! Macy M. Hallock, Jr. macy@NCoast.ORG uunet!aablue!fmsystm!macy
wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) (11/19/90)
Macy said: >Beware of used spurs. The condition and style of these is a safety >issue not to be ignored. >If you are not trained in pole climbing, I'd advise against I second my friend Macy. Not only are the spurs suspect, so are the poles! If you insist on such a stunt, first get a copy of the BSP Station Service Manual vol. II and read section 081-730-101 about how to test the pole BEFORE climbing it. And although I cannot be sure of this, I seem to recall that tree spurs are a different breed of cat. So know what you are buying. And from what I have heard, you are lucky if the wood splinters all end up in your chest. wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (305) 255-RTFM 33257-0335