What is the deal with these people taking the trouble to pick up the turd in a baggie, but then leaving the damned bag right there?
It's a hazard I've learned to look out for--but this one was bare and hidden in a clump of cheatgrass.
Mostly yard and parking lot today. I was weed whackin' the verge of the parking lot when I hit a concealed dog turd bomb--nice and fresh, too! Spattered me head-to-toe.
I'm going to get you--and your little dog too!
I use copper ferrules on my walking staves. Not noisy and excellent grip on most surfaces, including slickrock.
But I also prefer a more substantial stick. Whacking utility is important to me.
To continue to muddy the waters, in traditional nautical speak, a cable is generally a large line--regardless what it's made of. Line sizes were measured in circumference, just make things even more confusing. A 6" cable would be closer to 2" dia.
I bought a Capri 3/8" drive for changing the CVs on my Vanagon (the only triple-squares on that rig). Worked great and shows no wear after however many bolts that was, using an impact for the removal.
Capri have a nice finish, too--if that matters to you.
We had sailboats, so complete immersion was the rule.
I may be the only person who ever got hypothermic while swimming in Kehi Lagoon, Honolulu. Even 85 degree F water gets cold after two hours of hard work underwater with a barnacle scraper. I was even wearing my Farmer Johns. I was unable to...
I used to solder a section of the cable--a half-inch or so--then use a Dremel cut-off wheel to cut in the middle of the tinned section. No frays, no "pigtail" and an end that can still pass through the housing.