Burnham's Gaff Guards

[MasterBlaster]

Can you repost that pic of your hose gaff guards? I want Sean to see them.

Thanks, buddy!

 

[Bounce]

It's funny you should post this Butch - right after you and I spoke the next guy I talked to was looking for gaff gaurds that he could use while walking around on the ground with his spurs on. Said he was tired of ruining his points every day! I'm anxious to see if these will work for that.

 

[Burnham]

Here's a pic or two...not the best, but you get the idea.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Said he was tired of ruining his points every day!

Ha! I walk on my tiptoes, great for the calves.

Thanks, B.

 

[Burnham]

It's funny you should post this Butch - right after you and I spoke the next guy I talked to was looking for gaff gaurds that he could use while walking around on the ground with his spurs on. Said he was tired of ruining his points every day! I'm anxious to see if these will work for that.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...if you're walking around with your gaffs on you are cruisin' for a bruisin', or alot worse. That is a fool's errand.

 

[Burnham]

If you want to see a schematic of how to make a set of these guards, go to the link to the USFS Tree Climbing Guide, it's on page 40 of the document...about 45 of the pdf file.

http://www.fs.fed.us/treeclimbing/policy/guide/tree-climbing-field-guide-2005-edition.pdf

 

[Burnham]

Here's one more pic, how I keep 'em secured on the gaffs.

 

[Jonseredbred]

3/8" fuel line stuffed onto the points works well too.

 

[gf beranek]

Cheap garden hose works as well. It's not rocket science.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Isn't that what Burnham's using?

 

[Burnham]

It's like extra heavy duty garden hose.

 

[Burnham]

3/8" fuel line stuffed onto the points works well too.

Need some way to keep that in place, no?

 

[gf beranek]

You should patent it..

 

[Burnham]

I've been posting pics of those guards on the web once in a while since 2000. The design came out of the USFS climbing program back in the 1970's, but I don't know who actually came up with it.

Not mine to patent, and I'd rather share it with my climbing buddies anyway.

 

[MasterBlaster]

You should patent it..

I was telling Sean the same thing. Maybe have a Wesspur logo on it...

 

[rumination]

I've been using that style gaff guard since I saw Burnham first post a photo of it several years ago. I need to find some old scrap hose and make a new set. I made my first set out of some old hose that was pretty crusty and they died already.

 

[gf beranek]

I was kidding, but if no one has patented the garden hose gaff guard yet,, then here's the chance to.

It would be so cool..

 

[Jonseredbred]

Need some way to keep that in place, no?

Just pressed on like caps.