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Petzl Husqvarna

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 11, 2009

We have blogged in the past about the Petzl Ear-Face and the various helmet standards applicable to Europe, Australia and New Zealand. While the Petzl Ear-Face has plenty of excellent features it doesn't suit everyone. For example, one downside is the 'peak' created by the visor. The problem is made ..

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GRONELL Tango tree climbing boots

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, November 10, 2009

GRONELL Tango boots were specifically developed for tree climbing arborists and are popular in the European Tree Climbing Competitions. They sport a full carbon fibre shank running the length of the sole much like a stiff mountain climbing boot. Once you get a toe hold its like standing on a ..

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Partial correction regarding Samson Zing-It

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, November 09, 2009

Late October Treetools stated Samson Zing-It was only available in YELLOW and technically that is correct. But since then a number of tree climbers, including Drew Bristow, have told us about the availability of RED Zing-It.

Yes, you can get RED Zing-It but only from Sherrill. Apparently they spend so much ..

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Double Line Rope Walker

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, November 06, 2009



Check out this double line climbing system using the Petzl Pantin. Atreestory is climbing on Yale Poison Ivy using the friction hitch perfected by the

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More on the Trango Cinch

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, November 05, 2009


Treetools were introduced to the Trango Cinch by Drew Bristow of DB Tree.

Since that time we had assumed most tree climbers were using the Cinch

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ART Positioner versus Trango Cinch

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Matt Glen (winner of the South Island Regional TCC in Christchurch) climbs on the ART Spiderjack. From day one he found the Spiderjack to be an excellent piece of kit so when Treetools ..

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Arborwear finally loaded onto the Treetools website

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Back in August, Treetools blogged about becoming the Arborwear dealer for New Zealand. As a trial we brought in a relatively small range of Arborwear gear. Now, finally we have loaded some of these items onto the website. This represents the limited range still available from the first shipment (so ..

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End of the line for Quercus

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, November 02, 2009

Treetools has one 50 length of 12.6 mm Edelweiss Quercus arborist rope with a CE rated wide spliced eye at each end left in in stock. A  97 meter un-spliced length is also available.

Quercus is being replaced with ropes from Teufelberger and Donahys so we are clearing this last ..

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Teufelberger Treejack arborist harness arriving soon

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, November 02, 2009

The TreeJACK arborist harness (made by Teufelberger in Austria - manufacturers of the Treemagineers TreeMOTION) should be for sale early November from Treetools. This is a tough tree work harness designed specifically by Teufelberger for everyday use.

Features include the Teufelberger 'Safe-Click'buckle (the shutter mechanism needs to be triggered from ..

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Release snap for Big Shot

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, October 30, 2009

One of the complaints with the Big Shot Harrison Rocket launcher is its accuracy when the pouch is under extreme tension. Of course, the tough guys out there will have no problem but mere mortals find, the further back you pull the rubber, the harder it is to focus your ..

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