Deisel 38 #1 Posted December 28, 2022 As I make plans to attend the upcoming symposium (with a brand new rigger's ticket in my pocket) I'm trying to decide which briefings to attend. A couple stand out as 'musts' like Bill Booth's presentation and Ron Bell's fatality summary, along with the reserve packing master classes. Just wondering if there were any recommendations on what other talks would be good to sit in on. Also, are there gear deals to be had at this event? I've only been once before and that was years ago in Florida. Don't remember if there was much gear selling happening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,360 #2 December 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Deisel said: As I make plans to attend the upcoming symposium (with a brand new rigger's ticket in my pocket) I'm trying to decide which briefings to attend. A couple stand out as 'musts' like Bill Booth's presentation and Ron Bell's fatality summary, along with the reserve packing master classes. Just wondering if there were any recommendations on what other talks would be good to sit in on. Also, are there gear deals to be had at this event? I've only been once before and that was years ago in Florida. Don't remember if there was much gear selling happening. Hi Deisel, As a new rigger, you might want to attend any on sewing machine adjustment/repair. I always found those very interesting. Jerry Baumchen 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,360 #3 December 29, 2022 On 12/28/2022 at 7:12 AM, Deisel said: As I make plans to attend the upcoming symposium (with a brand new rigger's ticket in my pocket) I'm trying to decide which briefings to attend. A couple stand out as 'musts' like Bill Booth's presentation and Ron Bell's fatality summary, along with the reserve packing master classes. Just wondering if there were any recommendations on what other talks would be good to sit in on. Also, are there gear deals to be had at this event? I've only been once before and that was years ago in Florida. Don't remember if there was much gear selling happening. Hi Deisel, While these are not related to the PIA, you might also look at the videos put out by Deyan Bakardzhiev, under his Area 47 name: A date with THE BEAST ep: 26 Sewing webbing with a blunt needle size 250 - YouTube Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
