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Product Features

  • August 1, 2021

    Thinking Critically About Life-Safety Carabiners

    By CRAIG BACHMANN, BCMA, CTSP, TRAQ

    Choosing a carabiner for your climbing system, lanyard or redirect sling – all life-safety applications – seems like a simple process. Which brand, what style and, of course, which color do you like best? However, I’ve seen numerous instances of [...]

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  • August 1, 2021

    Climbers’ Work Wear: What Features Check the Boxes for You?

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Peter de Vries climbing in SIP Gecko pants. Photo courtesy of Peter de Vries. If clothes make the man – or woman, as the case may be – then what does that say about the choices in work wear made [...]

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  • August 1, 2021

    Face Shields and Eye Protection: Why the Disconnect?

    By Richard Jones, BCMA

    A face shield can be helpful in protecting you from a branch whipping you in the face, but may not be as effective at keeping fine particulates out of your eyes. Olivia Eggen is shown here sporting a Husqvarna technical [...]

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  • July 1, 2021

    Wireless Headsets: What’s All the Yelling About?

    By David Rattigan

    The Sena Tufftalk M headset uses the mesh protocol, a self-healing, self-optimizing network always looking for the best connection, and seeking a new one when a device disconnects. Photo courtesy of Sena. Alex Kundrat has been in tree care for [...]

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  • June 1, 2021

    Smartphone Business Apps Are Expanding

    By Richard Jones, BCMA

    Arborgold now has three separate mobile apps for working in the field – MobileEstimator, MobileCrew and MobilCrewQR, all available on the Apple App and Google Play stores. Image courtesy of Arborgold. “Sure thing, I’ll deal with it when I get [...]

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