[Towertalk] Re: shopping list be for a full tower climbing kit

[Zac Smith]

we use scotch +133, super 88 and +700 comercial grade, we also use black
tape made by bishop-plymoth, i like it better than any other kind, great
dilectric properties excellent weather proofing properties and it goes on so
much neater looking

Zac
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@swbell.net>
To: "Dan Levin" <djl@andlev.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Re: shopping list be for a full tower climbing kit


> Dang good list, Dan. Minor comments:
>
> > You want a lanyard designed to be fallen on - don't
> > use a positioning lanyard or a hunk of rope.  Again, good ones are
> available
> > on eBay.
>
> I'd pass on any used fall arrest lanyards of any kind, from anywhere. They
> are not that expensive, and you simply can't tell for absolute sure what
> kind of abuse they've had by looking at them. Buy a new one.
>
> > - a roll of scotch 33+ electrical tape, ("accept no substitutes")
>
> Scotch 88T is an excellent "substitute". A bit thicker, outstanding UV
> resistance. That's all we use at Ma Bell.
>
> > 5) A tool bucket.  I only use one occassionally, but when you need it,
it
> is
> > great.  I trail a light line behind me when I climb, so that my ground
> crew
> > can throw stuff I need in the bucket (which I usually leave on the
ground)
> > and then I can pull it up.  If you don't use a tool belt, then a bucket
> > becomes mandatory (List #1), and you probably need two.
>
> Klein sells three sizes of soft sided canvas buckets with leather bottoms
> and rope handles with brass snap. WalMart plastic stuff is much cheaper,
but
> bangs, rattles, and bonks around a lot up there - plus the handles aren't
> exactly reliable for a heavy load. You can pass the Klein buckets on to
your
> ham grandkids when you go.
>
> Pretty good shopping list, I'd say!
>
> 73, Jerry W5KP
>
>
>
>
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