We wanted to share a cool rigging technique that Jake Carufel shared on his Instagram page. If you've ever called into Bartlett in the past, you have probably talked to him on the phone. Jake started his own tree service based in Port Huron, Michigan. Let's see what Jake had to say about the rigging technique he used in this cool video!
Technically, yes, Tree Jam Camp is a climbing competition. However, at its core it's a summer getaway weekend; a time and space for men and women in the tree climbing industry to gather with their families and hold a huge tree community family reunion. It's an event where sharing skills and knowledge are encouraged and swapping tree stories are the norm. It's a space where you're around like-minded people who have the same excitement and passion for trees, the industry, and the community as do you. It's a yearly pilgrimage for those in the industry and the 2017 event was one for the ages.
Tree work has been a profession in one way or another for a long time. I'm sure there were woodsman or forest folk or lumberjacks that were bartering food for tree work long before the thought of a chainsaw or crosscut saw was around. It seems every other week there is a new climbing system coming out that makes climbers faster or more efficient. Everything is moving faster and faster and all this actual tree work needs to be done at a faster and faster rate too. So, what's the best way to speed up a job but still keep it safe? What's the most efficient way to get a tree on the ground? Two words: crane removals.
Are all friction savers created equally? Do they all do the same thing? Well, let's discuss what a friction saver does and what the advantages and disadvantages are when using one of these great tools. Friction savers have been around for quite a while now and are used by some of the most efficient climbers in the world.
Climbers and manufacturers are continually looking for new ideas and developing gear that makes climbing easier for everyone. With the release of the Captain Hook grappling hook for DMM or the Mag Throw Bags from Richard Mumford, we can see that many people are really using their head and finding ways to make our jobs easier.
Over the past 10 years, tree climbing and tree climbing equipment have moved from the stone-age straight into the 21st century. With advancements in materials used to the techniques used to access trees, it is a great time to be a tree climber! The Internet has also brought together a whole new group of climbers that are highly skilled, as well as highly willing to share their knowledge. Let's take a look at how climbing gear and techniques have changed over the past decades to help us make our days a bit easier than the days of free climbing and cross cut saws!
In Michigan, we have been dealing with Emerald Ash Borer longer than any other state. Unfortunately, it was brought into our state on pallets from a large boat and it quickly spread to the nearby Ash trees in neighboring communities and subsequently wreaked havoc across the state.
Though this may be old hat for some of you, it's actually quite difficult for new climbers to figure out exactly what a production climber should have in their gear bag. This also varies greatly depending on what type of production work a climber performs. What if they are a contract climber, removals climber, crane removals climber, or a fine pruning climber? All of these factors can come into account when deciding on what gear should go in the bag. Hopefully, we can cover them all. We talked to several different climbers to gather together what they do depending on the situation so that we could share with you what every production climber should have in their bag to make a safe and successful climb.
