Two hooks do not mean 100% tied off unless you are moving. Then you need
to have one on the tower at all times as you are unclipping and clipping
with the other while climbing. That's what a dual shock pack is for and
all should use. You can still have one on the tower and be 100% tied off
if your not moving and working. Then it needs to be ABOVE your head so you
don't fall over 6' like I see these greenhorns on our towers everyday out
there and I send the crew home for the day to think about it after a
safety lesson. But a positioning lanyard to hold you and a fall arrest
above you is needed to be right.
Doug, I hope you don't become a statistic with your attitude of free
climbing. A Tuf-tug (safety climb) on a tower works great. Clip on with
the front D-Ring and walk up. Expensive but nice if you climb your tower a
lot. Check some of these videos out that may surprise some. This is where
we send all our people. I bet some have never even heard of rollout and
incompatible connections. Save your life!
https://www.gravitec.com/videos/
73 Dave n4zkf
e-mail: n4zkf@n4zkf.com
web: http://www.n4zkf.com
AR-Cluster node: 145.05 Mhz. or telnet://dxc.n4zkf.com:23
CC-Cluster node: 145.07 Mhz. or telnet://ccc.n4zkf.com:7373
Packet BBS: 145.05 Mhz.-14.098 Mhz. or telnet://bbs.n4zkf.com:6300
BPQ Node: 145.05 Mhz.-14.098 Mhz. (n4zkf-5)
SEDAN Node: 145.770 Mhz. (n4zkf-7)
N4ZKF/R 147.375 Mhz. Tone 103.5
On 9/18/14 12:03 AM, "Ken Beals" <k6mr@outlook.com> wrote:
>You should never use just 1 gorilla hook: 100% tie off means two hooks,
>only one of which is removed at a time. Yes, it takes longer. But (see
>article that started this thread).
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>Ken K6MR
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>From: Doug Renwick
>Sent: ?Wednesday?, ?17? ?September?, ?2014 ?20?:?42
>To: 'Joe K2UF', 'Ken Beals', towertalk@contesting.com
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>I have said this many times before. If you can't 'free climb' then you
>SHOULD NOT be climbing at all. The use of a gorilla hook has it's place -
>for resting or at the work station. But IMO it should not be used to
>assist
>the climb! Every time you have to hook and unhook the gorilla hook it
>means
>you only have one hand left on the tower. That to me is unsafe. With
>free
>climbing, both hands are available to grab the tower. If you can't free
>climb - don't climb.
>Doug
>
>I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could.
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>I use two lanyards when climbing (at 76 w/bad knees I climb very little
>these days). I keep one lanyard attached when I get to a guy level I
>attach
>the second lanyard above the guys before unhooking the lower one and
>continue up --- very slowly these days.
>
>Condolences to the friends and family of W9ZUC
>
>Joe K2UF
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