Beal Rope Detergent

Advantages: Fantastic design - great for beginners
Disadvantages: Can be difficult when using thick or stiff ropes

...There isn't much you can say about things like belay devices, but I do know that when you are just getting into climbing and there is an entire wall covered in strange climbing related objects it would be nice to have someone point you in the right direction. What is a belay and what is it for? Basically when you climb (99% of the time) you climb with a partner. Your partner is there to catch you when you fall and to do so so he or she needs some sort of device that gives full control of the speed of the rope. The rope is folded over and threaded through the hole in the belay plate, then the loop that has been threaded through is attached to your harness via a screw gate carabiner. The loose end of the rope should be hanging down towards the floor and the end attached to the climber points up. To stop the rope from moving the loose end... Read review

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Advantages: Size, waterproof - quick to erect for size - smaller to carry/load compaired to others.
Disadvantages: Pole ropes dodgy(?), tricky to shut zip without adjusting pegs, need to tether v. well.

...This is our second Khyam tent as we loved the quick-erect system. Generally we are pleased with it due to its size (family of four) - if the weather is rainy there is plenty of room. We used it last summer when the floods happened and it was also quite windy. It witheld the rain excellently - it is highly rainproof - another reason why we bought it. On the negative side we have had the inner cables (ropes) go twice on the main poles. You can fix these fairly easily and Khyam replaced the ropes with no hassle and no expense but I query if there is a weakness here. It can also be quite tricky to set up perfectly to ensure the zip closes on the front door again due to its size - this gets easier with practise. The only other comment is that when we used it in some quite high winds (floods again!) you need to tether it very well... Read review

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Advantages: Great for stroppy youngsters!!
Disadvantages: Should not tie horses up with Be Nice on.

...The Be Nice Headcollar is a rope style headcollar designed by Monty Roberts. It helps to cure and prevent a horse from rearing, it does this by having 5/6 brass oval shapes built in the rope across the poll (top of head), applying pressure to the poll should the horse rear. This form of headcollar has been re-manufactured by various different companies but this is the one which I would recommend. I use the Be Nice everyday on my youngster who is only 3, I started using it about a year ago when she started to get strong and did start to rear. Since using the Be Nice I find that it helps imensly. Do make sure that when using the BeNice pressure should only be applied when the horse starts to go up and lags behind you when leading/loading as soon as the horse takes a step forward, pressure should be loosen to show the horse that when... Read review

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