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spikeyhair13
Sep 27, 2005, 2:36 AM
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Take some hex's, and larger nuts, put some decking screws into the holes and screw them to your wall. Put them on a overhang for some super sick pinches.
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spikeyhair13
Sep 27, 2005, 2:48 AM
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Hex's and larger nuts also make good drawer handels.
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rockclimber057
Sep 27, 2005, 3:04 AM
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Use some old hexes and beer cans to chase your best friend all the way to his/her honeymoon destination after you unsuccessfully tried to talk 'em out of it. :wink:
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davidorchard
Sep 27, 2005, 1:25 PM
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you could put some hexes on a board in such a way that you could make a coat rack. with some spacers you could use just about anything to make a coat rack: figure 8, nuts, cam lobes. pitons could be driven into the wood for the same purpose (i think. i don't have any pitons though.).
you guys/gals should really check out http://www.readymademag.com/. they are my new favorite magazine that does a lot of recreation of new things from old stuff. they made a coat rack out of old orange juice boxes a couple issues ago.
i may just have to retire some gear so i can make a coat rack.
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karma
Sep 27, 2005, 2:05 PM
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I used to have a gerbil named Harold. Harold was a pretty good gerbil but he was also somewhat onrey and bit me every time I tried to pick him up and pet him like they do on the box he came in from the pet store. Most of the time I'd just start crying and violently shake my finger (with him biting in deep) until he flew off and, inevitably, landed in my sock drawer.
Is all of this completely meaningless? Probably, but perhaps not... It did spawn an idea for (are you ready for this? are you? huh?) a habi-trail!
* Take a bunch of old, smelly, ratty gym socks (gerbils like those anyway)
* Cut off the ends (or just leave those holes your toes made)
* Stretch the end of a sock over a large hex and use it as a connector between socks by stretching another sock over the other end, and repeat. You can wrap them around your bedroom floor or drape them over things. Heck, you might even just suspend it from the ceiling!
Now, I know most hexes are not that big but I've always been told that gerbils can fit into some tiny places. So, use smaller hexes as well. If the little crap factory won't run through the smaller ones you can entice him with peanut butter or light the socks on fire. That should get him moving.
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granite_grrl
Sep 27, 2005, 6:01 PM
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Old carabiners can be used as either curtain rings or shower curtain rings. Me and my boyfriend plan on using some old D shaped biners for the curtains, but decided that Ovals would be better for the shower.
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qwert
Sep 27, 2005, 6:43 PM
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uses for hexes?
plant some plants in the bigger ones. put them on a saucer or something, so that you dont get your desk wet, wen you water them. the coolest thing would be to put a bonsai in one, expecially one in the root over rock style. or just make a mambonsai out of it, with some model railroad rockclimbers. hm, i might just do that, i just need a hex, since all of mine are in regular use.
if i go out on weekends, i always have got an old biner clipped to my pants, to open beer bottles with. also a good way to start a conversation :lol: "are you a real free climber? without the rope and such things??"
i also always wanted tu use a bigg #11 hex (preferably new and shiny) as a necklace, for going to some stupid gangsta club and make myself also cool and bling bling and stuff. "Disco Stu likes disco bling- bling" 8^)
Ice axes? Medieval/klingon weapons!!
many biners make good brass knuckles :roll:
make a belt out of webbing and biners
suport you kinky fetishes. eights are available in different sizes, so pick the right size and uses it as co##ring, a cam the fits into a fist sized crack also fits into something else where some people like fists :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Kids! dont do this at home! it will be extremely anyoing to tell mom and daddy about why they need to bring you to the doctor imidiately.
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davidorchard
Sep 27, 2005, 8:23 PM
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my friend introduced me to another use of old carabiners. brain teaser.
here is the game. take 3 carabiners and link them together so that unlinking anyone of them unlinks them all. so linking them in a row and undoing the one in the middle doesn't count, because if you undo the one on the end two of them are still connected. does that make sense to anyone?
if anyone wants i might be able to describe the solution, but you can probably figure it out (assuming i have made the directions clear enough)
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bighigaz
Sep 27, 2005, 8:26 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Anybody remember the name of the russian doll things yet? They're called Russian Matrioshka (or Nesting) Dolls.
Sweet! Thanks fargoclimber... you get the credit for that one.
We're up to 76, NOT including the figure eight co**ring, and cams for... uh... fisting... That's disgusting. I edited those out... but you can all put them on your own list if your interested. They won't be on my list!
There are some great ideas though! I changed the wording on some of them a bit... hope you don't mind... trying to shorten them a bit. The hamster idea was hilarious. I put the whole idea in for clarity. I like it!
Here's the list so far:
101 Uses for your Old Climbing Equipment (Practical or otherwise)
1. Figure 8 Wind Chime/Gear Wind chimes
2. Rope Pyramid/Playground novelty
3. Rope Rugs
4. Boat anchors (in canyon rivers) with old cams
5. Tow lines (Static ONLY!)
6. Rope tree swings
7. Knotted ropes for training
8. Christmas tree ornaments!
9. Chairs from old harness and/or ropes
10. Rope hammocks
11. Chalk bag fleece to make gloves (sewing skills)
12. Hand-me-downs for young climbers (good gear only!)
13. Conversation pieces, for old time sake…
14. Hangman’s noose!
15. Cowboy’s rope for Ropin’ Calves (Soaked in molasses for some reason…)
16. Earrings! (Or for other body piercings)
17. Safety lines, painting the house!
18. Necklace from old cam pieces or nuts
19. Fig. 8’s for rap rings (caution!)
20. Rear view mirror gear!
21. Crazy key-chains
22. Jimmy-rig a volleyball net
23. Old shoes for flower planters (lots of miracle grow needed!)
24. Make “medieval” weapons and join a biker gang
25. Old harnesses for a “sex swing” (???)
26. Combine old harness and chaps for crazy OW’s and chimneys
27. Make a rotating baby mobile, especially with painted HEXES!
28. Cow bells from old hexes
29. Horse gear: lead and picket lines from old ropes and biners
30. Daisy chains and caribiners for a dog leash
31. Weave old webbing in to a chair for the seat
32. Close line (a.k.a. solar powered laundry dryer) from an old rope (of course)
33. Webbing/rope for a dog collar.
34. Use an old haul bag, build an internal frame, and use it for a dog house
35. Old harness rearranged to be used as a make-shift gear sling
36. Cut off leg loops, use old harness for a belt
37. Old buckles from harnesses for belts, packs, accessories…
38. Hex salt and pepper shakers! (Welding/Plugs?)
39. Hex mugs (A little welding)
40. Integrated children’s learning blocks with old hexes (Hex pyramid)
41. Big-Bro kaleidoscopes!
42. Hex candle sets (fill with wax, or use as holders)
43. Paper weights
44. Old crash pads make great camp chairs
45. Old crash pads make great “changing tables”
46. High density foam from crash pad as suspension bolt gasket (or other gasket type)
47. Make a slack line with old biners (for the pulley system) and webbing
48. Use old webbing as a “jimmy-rigged” zip-line. Use a harness to tether in or just use old slings as handles...maybe even ascenders or a big-bro as a handle too!
49. Tubular webbing as handles for hand-bags
50. Retired biners are good for hauling cans of bear spray
51. Make a hobby out of painting things that really don't need to be painted... i.e. retired hexes sitting around - paint flowers or climbers or something on them.
52. Caribiners in general are excellent for hanging stuff… anything… flower pots, hammocks, engine blocks, whatever…
53. Old Hexes would make great Russian Matrioshka (or Nesting) Dolls
54. Picture Frames: The larger hole on a Super 8 or Safety 8 could be used as a picture frame for your favorite climbing photographs! Or do the same thing with large carabiners.
55. Sell old gear on eBay to make a sleazy buck or two! (not recommended!)
56. Old chalk bags and/or boulder bags would make interesting purses for the ladies.
57. Old chalk bags as...drum roll please... BEER COOZIES!!!!!
58. Old tubular webbing as rope protector for anchor lines (slide the rope inside a section of the webbing)
59. Door Handles from big old hexes
60. Tie downs with old rope and/or webbing… webbing could be used to replace ratcheting cinch straps
61. Get real crafty and build a contraption for hanging your mailbox
62. Luminaries: Old hexes or big bro’s (or whatever) with candles and/or Christmas lights inside
63. Napkin rings out of old hexes
64. Neckerchief slide for a scout scarf from old hexes (or other gear…)
65. Hanging bunk beds from old portaledges, or with rope, biners, and boards
66. Cantilever shelf system (also good for a TV stand)
67. Tree bungee: take a static rope and tie it between 2 tall trees, as close to the top as you can, clip a rope to the middle and tie yourself into that one and just jump of the horizontal rope...the trees flex, creating some good elasticity. just make sure your measurements are right or...well you get it…
68. Crimpers for your climbing wall: Take some hexes, and larger nuts, put some decking screws into the holes and screw them to your wall. Put them on a overhang for some super sick pinches.
69. Drawer handles for household furniture
70. Hexes (or any loud gear) and beer cans (or any can) as a “wedding streamer” from the back of your buddy’s car after you tried to talk him out of it!
71. Coat rack made from any old gear fastened to a board or wall
72. Habi-trail!
* Take a bunch of old, smelly, ratty gym socks (gerbils like those anyway)
* Cut off the ends (or just leave those holes your toes made)
* Stretch the end of a sock over a large hex and use it as a connector between socks by stretching another sock over the other end, and repeat. You can wrap them around your bedroom floor or drape them over things. Heck, you might even just suspend it from the ceiling!
”Now, I know most hexes are not that big but I've always been told that gerbils can fit into some tiny places. So, use smaller hexes as well. If the little crap factory won't run through the smaller ones you can entice him with peanut butter or light the socks on fire. That should get him moving.”
73. Old carabiners can be used as either curtain rings or shower curtain rings
74. Old hexes would make interesting Bonsai planters
75. Brass knuckles from old carabiners
76. Brain Teaser: Here is the game. take 3 carabiners and link them together so that unlinking anyone of them unlinks them all. so linking them in a row and undoing the one in the middle doesn't count, because if you undo the one on the end two of them are still connected. does that make sense to anyone?
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bill413
Sep 27, 2005, 9:34 PM
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Old rope or webbing as handrails on staircases or trails.
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mcgivney_nh
Sep 27, 2005, 9:35 PM
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I can't believe no one said this yet: send all of your old gear to me.
I would add something productive and useful, but I really can't think of anything...
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glowering
Sep 27, 2005, 10:02 PM
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I have a piton I left by my guitar and have used it as a slide, but now I think I'll use a hex instead.
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drytooler
Sep 28, 2005, 7:21 AM
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Old beaners ropes and webbing to make a sur5all trail whit different components like a Indian bridge swing over x cross.
you also can make a river cross whit old beaners en static ropes
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tradalltheway
Sep 28, 2005, 7:54 AM
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Give it to your poseur friends so they can hang it on their backpacks and "feel" as cool as you "are".
To all the guys out there with north face and gramicci clothes that don't have a stain or tear in them................here's a rusted nut for ya.
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superbum
Sep 28, 2005, 11:24 PM
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Rip, smash, bend the gate off of a carabiner and attatch them to your wall and use as coat/hat hooks! Wahoo, I Win!
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superbum
Sep 28, 2005, 11:24 PM
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dbl post :oops:
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climb_sky_high
Sep 28, 2005, 11:57 PM
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Weave a basket out of old climbing rope, then hang it from a ceiling or set it in a corner somewhere. In fact, depending on your skills, you could weave pretty much anything out of rope or webbing.
What could you use a belay device for? I'm thinking one cool ornament... 8^)
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4togo
Sep 29, 2005, 12:19 AM
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In reply to: What could you use a belay device for? I'm thinking one cool ornament... 8^)
Tube-style devices would be great for dried flower arrangements.
I could see ladies using a bugette or similar small device as a scarf...holder-thingy. Whatever those things are that you knot and twist your scarf through to make it stylish-looking and hold it in place. Or.. shawl.. or... whatever those are called. :oops:
If I had a fish tank, I'd drop random climbing gear in to watch the fishies play in it.
And when I retire old cord, I knot it up and let the cat chase it. His favorite toy!
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veganboyjosh
Sep 29, 2005, 1:12 AM
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In reply to: Whatever those things are that you knot and twist your scarf through to make it stylish-looking
a neckerchief.
neptune mtneering in boulder has abench made from (among other things) about a hundred old pyramid belay devices.
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angry
Sep 29, 2005, 1:14 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Whatever those things are that you knot and twist your scarf through to make it stylish-looking a neckerchief. neptune mtneering in boulder has abench made from (among other things) about a hundred old pyramid belay devices.
It's like that time I nearly slept with my sister
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bighigaz
Sep 29, 2005, 5:57 AM
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Wow, some of this is getting... confusing. I tried to make the best of it... we're up to 86.
I'll throw down 87... hmmm... thinking... aha! No, taken... let's see...
Got it!
Line an old helmet with saran wrap and use it as a punch bowl.
My wife suggested a helmet as a planter... even better, a CHIA PET!
That's 88.
Weld/melt your gear together and sell it for thousands at a modern art museum in New York.
That's 89.
Bring it on.
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jon06
Sep 29, 2005, 8:04 AM
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Old, big hexes as pen holders. Its pretty classy.
I use alot of my old gear (and some new) as extreme tree climbing gear (ropes, acenders, harness ). Good stuff
Once again, it dosent have to be retired, but; pulleys + rope + pull up bar + a couple biners + a harness = romantic night with the misses (or Mr).
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hillbillywannabe
Sep 29, 2005, 1:23 PM
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old haul bag= laundry basket? i wouldnt put the clean clothes in the one the dog sleeps in though....
any ideas on how to make a cd rack out of climbing gear?
might be cool
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jeremy11
Sep 29, 2005, 1:46 PM
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havent tried this, but maybe make a light out of an old forged friend, just mount it upside down on a nice base and then rig a light on top so you pull the cam trigger to turn the light on and off. it would be a design challenge to get the lamp parts connected to the cam and make it look all nice. if you have any old forged friends to donate to me I'd love to try it (or maybe just keep climbing on them... :D
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bill413
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In reply to: any ideas on how to make a cd rack out of climbing gear? might be cool
Well, you could
1) Take a #11 hex (wow - all this focus on hexes), cut slots with a saw, and stand your CD's up in it.
2) Take smaller nuts & glue them to a board, creating slots to place the cd's in.
3) Do the same with cams - that might look cool, be a little hard to reach the triggers to remove the cd's.
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