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nomad
Jun 10, 2005, 1:21 PM
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Bought any gear/pro on impulse that you convinced yourself that you might need/use only to find that its about as useful to you as a solar powered torch?
Post your tails of money wasting impulse buying stupidity here.
Stu
Edited: Sorry if its been covered ad nausium, search wasn't workin for me
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euroford
Jun 10, 2005, 1:24 PM
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not my money, but my partner has some tri-cams and i've never really gotten in touch with the love that everybody else seams to have for these things.
on the other end of the spectrum, i once on impulse bought a couple of HB offsets for no particular reason and now think they are some of the coolest gear i own.
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tradmanclimbs
Jun 10, 2005, 1:42 PM
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PINK TRICAM !! the red alien made this puppy obsolete. Finaly took it off my rack after a year without placeing it 8^)
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glanzer77
Jun 10, 2005, 1:56 PM
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Sadly enough....helmet.
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treyfrancisclimbs
Jun 10, 2005, 1:59 PM
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I didn't actually buy them, they were more of a hand-me-down, but i never use the two rap 8's that I have. Always use the atc or grigri instead.
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shiggetyshiva
Jun 10, 2005, 2:10 PM
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big ass #10 wired hex
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duality4569
Jun 10, 2005, 2:11 PM
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I'm gonna have to say that my least used piece of gear is my ATC-XP (replaced by Gri-Gri, I rappel on a B-52 or 8)
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saltamonte
Jun 10, 2005, 2:11 PM
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Jumar ascender. I still hope to use it spelunking but i have had it almost two years and am yet to actually need it. i have used only for the sake of practice and that only once.
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scrapedape
Jun 10, 2005, 2:13 PM
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Ditto that.
What a waste of money.
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billcoe_
Jun 10, 2005, 2:33 PM
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Bought a Buddy (forerunner to a splitter cam) once. Used it one time and it sucked.
It rests peacefully - alone -in the basement.
Cheers:
Bill
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powder_dreams
Jun 10, 2005, 2:35 PM
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HB Brass Offsets. Might be useful for aid placements, but...
Anyone want to trade?
Matt
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icenwy
Jun 10, 2005, 3:06 PM
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I won a Big Bro years back at the fat crack fest, but never touch it since we have cams that we can walk.
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rightarmbad
Jun 10, 2005, 3:07 PM
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Are you kidding? HB Offsetts rool man.
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skateman
Jun 10, 2005, 3:11 PM
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Both my gri-gri and #5 camalot never seem to make it to the crag. However, planning on useing the #5 out in Yosemite in 2 weeks ;-)
Dan
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mega
Jun 10, 2005, 3:17 PM
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Splitter Cam. I was intrigued by the design, but unimpressed with the way it placed. Maybe it is not a great piece for the Gunks.
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cracknut
Jun 10, 2005, 3:30 PM
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In reply to: PINK TRICAM !! the red alien made this puppy obsolete. Finaly took it off my rack after a year without placeing it 8^)
You should have tried it. Pink is the best one. It's solid and super light. It's also a lot better in horizontals than a cam. I like it so much I bought the whole set only to find out that the larger sizes suck. I only use the two smallest.
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tradmanclimbs
Jun 10, 2005, 3:39 PM
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Trust me i used them pleanty over the years untill i got the red alien. Now I would only break it out for a specific climb, maby. I still carry the red and use it for certain tasks. My pink/grey is so ratty that I do need to replace it. thing is i have climbed without it for a year now and haven't missed it at all 8^)
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caughtinside
Jun 10, 2005, 3:49 PM
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Hmm, I got a couple hexes from maculated that I only carry on easy climbs for fun. Hexes suck! 8^)
The piece I use the least that I acutally take on every climb is the blue alien. Probably only gets used every 4th pitch or so, but I'm always glad I've got it on there!
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gat
Jun 10, 2005, 3:54 PM
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My entire set up hexes. I used to take them with the thought that if I could concentrate on placing them, I could leave some of the heavy-cost-a-lots on the ground. Forcing myself to use them never worked out like I planned, so now they usually don't even leave the house. Actually, I am considering making wind chimes out of them.
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chanceboarder
Jun 10, 2005, 3:57 PM
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i've had a red tri cam on my rack for almost a year now and never been placed. just not that much use for it where i climb i guess. i'm sure it will come in handy some day though.
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tradmanclimbs
Jun 10, 2005, 4:05 PM
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I use the red tricam in stopper mode more than camming mode. that is really the only reason that it still lives. i did use it in camming mode on sea of holes but last year we did the climb without so my guess is its days are numbered 8^)
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sam37
Aug 9, 2005, 2:01 AM
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I'd have to say my figure 8 and my helmet. I use either my gri gri or my atc. As for the helmet...i might have tried it on once.
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tucsonalex
Aug 9, 2005, 2:25 AM
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Don't think I've used my fig 8 since about '96. They're big, heavy and twist the rope.
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phile
Aug 9, 2005, 3:34 AM
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if ya got a helmet, it's easy to wear it, no? your decision--but now that I own one, I find it really easy to put on and forget. But I'm pretty uncool--not sure how much that plays into it.
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philfell
Aug 9, 2005, 3:43 AM
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Talon hook, that thing scars the crap out of me, so I hardly ever use it, combine that with only aiding a few times a year and you have a peice that goes unused alot.
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kyote321
Aug 9, 2005, 3:46 AM
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helmet and the rest of the bumbly trad stuff
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reno
Aug 9, 2005, 3:53 AM
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The #7 Camp Tricam.
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curt
Aug 9, 2005, 3:55 AM
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Well, I have this crackn-up that I used on PR in the Gunks..........
twenty some years ago......
Curt
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coldclimb
Aug 9, 2005, 3:58 AM
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Never use my quickdraws or hexes anymore. The helmet gets left home fairly often too. :?
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clayman
Aug 9, 2005, 4:02 AM
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i bought a set of WC hexes about a 1.5 yrs ago and i've used them about 1.5 times. i get by with cams, tri-cams and nuts
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tattooed_climber
Aug 9, 2005, 4:11 AM
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my fig-8
my quick draws
crash pad (for climbing that is)
my number 9 metolius hex (10 and 8 get alot of use though)
the exgirlfriends helmet and harness :roll:
and the ball nuts (haven;t aided for a while)
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korntera
Aug 9, 2005, 5:46 AM
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I bought 7 step aid ladders off ebay for $20 shipped as I planned on doing aid, I placed about 3 placements and started using them only to decide I would try it later and that was 6 months ago.
-Travis
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kachoong
Aug 9, 2005, 5:50 AM
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....*sniff*.... my axes haven't been used since 2000.... *sniff* ....poor little guys.... :cry: ....damn drought!! :evil:
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skinner
Aug 9, 2005, 6:06 AM
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Alpine Aiders, :roll:
wtf was I thinking? No-one uses those words in the same sentence do they?
Ever since I found the onsight ones that pack up into a lil bundle you hardly notice hanging off your rack/harness.. the Alpine aiders have become sort of mega-daisy's to hang the gear from when I get home.
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shock
Aug 9, 2005, 6:57 AM
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Cant remember the last time i put on my helemt.
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climbsomething
Aug 9, 2005, 7:06 AM
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In reply to: Well, I have this crackn-up that I used on PR in the Gunks.......... twenty some years ago...... Curt |
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curt
Aug 9, 2005, 7:25 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Well, I have this crackn-up that I used on PR in the Gunks.......... twenty some years ago...... Curt Is that the one you gave me that sits in my mini museum, next to the Friends that still have their Gunks tie-offs? (Which also happen to be my least-used pieces of gear?)
No, that's a different one. I still have on crackn-up left in my collection.
Curt
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joeho
Aug 9, 2005, 1:18 PM
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I probably don't use my fig 8 as much as I can. I usually let other people borrow it to rap. It's been replaced by the reverso.
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grk10vq
Aug 9, 2005, 2:08 PM
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My kong--frog. Its a sick piece, Just haven't used it much. Maybe nows a good time to start.
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azrockclimber
Aug 9, 2005, 2:11 PM
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In reply to: Sadly enough....helmet.
same...i just can't stand the damn thing....
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jammer
Aug 9, 2005, 2:51 PM
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figure 8's ... both of them.
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floridaputz
Aug 9, 2005, 3:16 PM
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Wired Hexes. I used hexes for years prior to finally getting a rack of Friends. Now days I use like 75 % Stoppers & 25% Cams. So I thought I might like the wired hexes, NOT.
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renohandjams
Aug 9, 2005, 3:26 PM
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My smaller 3 sizes of tech friends. Never really liked placing them. When I found out the ranges were about the same on the larger three zeroes I got them instead, now I will probably never use my 3 smaller sized tech friends as long as I have zeroes that work. Helmet too, but I'm going to start forcing myself to wear it, climbing in Utah was scary without one.
OH, my HUGE Voodoo crash pad hasn't been used for almost 2 years.
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flipnfall
Aug 9, 2005, 3:37 PM
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A pulley.
GT
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mrtristan
Aug 9, 2005, 8:26 PM
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I bought a Ukrainian cam in Kazakhstan and have never used it. It's freaky looking :shock: No brand or anything on it, just says UKRAINE.
-Tristan
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landgolier
Aug 9, 2005, 8:44 PM
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I don't think the #13 stopper has ever gotten placed, I see something that big and my brain just goes "alien" or "tricam." Not the piece's fault, I guess.
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wetyeti
Aug 9, 2005, 9:44 PM
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bought three plastic, yes, plastic, hand size hexes in oz a few years ago. yellow, red and purple lego looking things. bring 'em with me now only to spook out my partner.
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sonyhome
Aug 10, 2005, 9:41 AM
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Figure 8 belay device,
reverso (tends to lock up on a hang ATC-XP is best),
chalk bag (it's addictive so I avoid it).
petzl acrylic pulley
cheap camp draws
BD hotwires (trad draws now)
rope tube (forget it when it's needed, brought when it's useless :roll:)
fixe locking biners (heavy, not keylock)
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lucas_timmer
Aug 10, 2005, 1:13 PM
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My figure of eight.I use my ATC for abseiling/belaying and my Gri-Gri for belaying seconds.
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mountaindoc
Aug 10, 2005, 1:30 PM
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I have a #5 Camalot that sees very little use, but the prize has to go to my black Kong Cam. It's the equivalent to #4 Camalot. It's the most rickety looking piece of shit I've ever used. I bought it for 1 climb many years ago, and it has never seen the light of day since. I don't think I could give that thing away.
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