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cabdog
Sep 7, 2006, 6:06 PM
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What is everyone out there doing these days to mark their quickdraws as to distinguish them from someone else's? I saw that they make 'Rack Tag's' but for $6. That seems like a lot of money for tape!
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thespider
Sep 7, 2006, 6:14 PM
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Colored Finger/Electric Tape.
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foeslts16
Sep 7, 2006, 6:47 PM
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i use colored hockey tape to mark my gear and for the finger or hands when crack climbing, cost about $1 per roll and lasts much longer than "climbing tape".
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heiko
Sep 7, 2006, 8:03 PM
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nail polish.
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malcolmtex
Sep 7, 2006, 8:28 PM
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Sears Craftsman Engraver. $19.95. Totally safe and the very best way. No sticky tape goo. Plus, when you mark it in an inconspicuous place, only you can identify your gear if it gets swiped.
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thespider
Sep 7, 2006, 8:35 PM
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Wow, engrave the biner? That scares me. Your sure it's totally safe?
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asc_climb
Sep 7, 2006, 8:40 PM
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I agree....nail polish
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carabiner96
Sep 8, 2006, 12:20 AM
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In reply to: Wow, engrave the biner? That scares me. Your sure it's totally safe?
i hear ya. engraving gear is not...NOT...the way to go.
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dfrb26dett
Sep 8, 2006, 3:27 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Wow, engrave the biner? That scares me. Your sure it's totally safe? i hear ya. engraving gear is not...NOT...the way to go.
I notch my gear it's safe!!! :roll:
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thespider
Sep 8, 2006, 3:30 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Wow, engrave the biner? That scares me. Your sure it's totally safe? i hear ya. engraving gear is not...NOT...the way to go. I notch my gear it's safe!!! :roll:
Notch it? Like with a chisel or what? Dude, that really worries me. I guess I'm just paranoid, i guess, since you say it's ok and I don't have any reason to not believe you. But, I think I'll stick to tape.
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mclaneb
Sep 8, 2006, 4:19 AM
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friend of mine marks hers with winnie the pooh band-aids
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dfrb26dett
Sep 8, 2006, 4:25 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Wow, engrave the biner? That scares me. Your sure it's totally safe? i hear ya. engraving gear is not...NOT...the way to go. I notch my gear it's safe!!! :roll: Notch it? Like with a chisel or what? Dude, that really worries me. I guess I'm just paranoid, i guess, since you say it's ok and I don't have any reason to not believe you. But, I think I'll stick to tape.
The :roll: was there to denote sarcasm, but I guess it was still missed.
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sick_climba
Sep 8, 2006, 4:25 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Wow, engrave the biner? That scares me. Your sure it's totally safe? i hear ya. engraving gear is not...NOT...the way to go. I notch my gear it's safe!!! :roll: Notch it? Like with a chisel or what? Dude, that really worries me. I guess I'm just paranoid, i guess, since you say it's ok and I don't have any reason to not believe you. But, I think I'll stick to tape.
Psshh... just break it in half... who else carries gear in two peices?
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kriso9tails
Sep 8, 2006, 5:02 AM
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When I look around the crag I see pretty much every colour of tape and marking system imaginable. At first it was getting me down because I couldn't figure out what to mark my gear with to make it unique.
Then I ran into a man who solved the problem for me. He sold me some special, invisible tape. The best part is, the stuff is so light that i can't even feel it, so there's no way it adds any weight whatsoever to my gear.
Uh, I've never really felt the need to mark my gear, but I think there's a bit of overreaction to the engraver notion. Most of my gear is scratched to hell (biners much less so than pro obviously), but I'd have to be a pretty rich man (or strictly a boulderer) if I was going to toss a biner every time it got a small nick or scratch.
In reply to: Psshh... just break it in half... who else carries gear in two peices?
You think that'd save money, but you spend a lot in gum everytime you need to use that gear and want to stick it back together.
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sick_climba
Sep 9, 2006, 1:18 AM
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In reply to: When I look around the crag I see pretty much every colour of tape and marking system imaginable. At first it was getting me down because I couldn't figure out what to mark my gear with to make it unique. Then I ran into a man who solved the problem for me. He sold me some special, invisible tape. The best part is, the stuff is so light that i can't even feel it, so there's no way it adds any weight whatsoever to my gear. Uh, I've never really felt the need to mark my gear, but I think there's a bit of overreaction to the engraver notion. Most of my gear is scratched to hell (biners much less so than pro obviously), but I'd have to be a pretty rich man (or strictly a boulderer) if I was going to toss a biner every time it got a small nick or scratch. In reply to: Psshh... just break it in half... who else carries gear in two peices? You think that'd save money, but you spend a lot in gum everytime you need to use that gear and want to stick it back together. |
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shiggetyshiva
Sep 9, 2006, 1:40 AM
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i just piss on mine.
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kriso9tails
Sep 9, 2006, 4:04 AM
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In reply to: i just piss on mine.
I hear that really strengthens the slings too.
In reply to: Psshh... just break it in half... who else carries gear in two peices? In reply to: You think that'd save money, but you spend a lot in gum everytime you need to use that gear and want to stick it back together. Thats why god invented ear wax
Where were you some two thousand pack of bubblicious earlier?
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sick_climba
Sep 9, 2006, 4:36 AM
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yeah.... but none of it got onto the gear... its just so damn bubbalicious, so
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malcolmtex
Sep 9, 2006, 8:15 PM
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Well, I pretty much know more about biners and gear than anyone on this thread. Not bragging, it's just true. To the poster who said "Engraving is NOT the way to go." You are completely wrong sir. Engraving does not impact gear in the slightest. Look at you biners and cams. Se all the little chinks and pits and cracking anodizing? What the hell do you think that is? An engraver goes no beeper than any of this and even if it did it wouldn't harm ANY gear in ANY way. Engrave your biners on the nose, right where the gate opens, so you have to open the gate to see it. Mark cams on the inside of the cam itself or on a the stem. It is the best way to mark gear, bar none.
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thespider
Sep 9, 2006, 8:43 PM
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Ok, so lets say it does not hurt the biner or cam, what proof do you have? For someone who knows a lot about biners, you certainly don't cite any information about it other than opinion on where to engrave.
By the way, I don't have a bunch of chinks and pits in my biners, am I too careful with my gear or do I just not use it enough?
In reply to: Well, I pretty much know more about biners and gear than anyone on this thread. Not bragging, it's just true. To the poster who said "Engraving is NOT the way to go." You are completely wrong sir. Engraving does not impact gear in the slightest. Look at you biners and cams. Se all the little chinks and pits and cracking anodizing? What the hell do you think that is? An engraver goes no beeper than any of this and even if it did it wouldn't harm ANY gear in ANY way. Engrave your biners on the nose, right where the gate opens, so you have to open the gate to see it. Mark cams on the inside of the cam itself or on a the stem. It is the best way to mark gear, bar none. |
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kriso9tails
Sep 9, 2006, 10:47 PM
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In reply to: Ok, so lets say it does not hurt the biner or cam, what proof do you have? For someone who knows a lot about biners, you certainly don't cite any information about it other than opinion on where to engrave. By the way, I don't have a bunch of chinks and pits in my biners, am I too careful with my gear or do I just not use it enough?
You just don't use it enough. I'm not even being facetious there. What proof does he have? Basic common sense? My top end biners are all scratched at the top on the inside. That's what happens when you take a whip. My rope end biners all have a worn section from where the rope runs though. He's not talking about boring a half inch hole into the biner, just making a small mark with an engraving tool.
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jaybro
Sep 10, 2006, 12:19 AM
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Initial stamps/engraver done it for decades and others did it before me.
It's really the only way, anything you put on the outside (paint, nail polish tape) will eventually wear off.
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fulton
Sep 10, 2006, 1:07 AM
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automotive touch-up paint
much cooler than admitting you have a use for nail polish...you metro-posers
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sick_climba
Sep 10, 2006, 4:02 AM
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In reply to: Well, I pretty much know more about biners and gear than anyone on this thread. Not bragging, it's just true. To the poster who said "Engraving is NOT the way to go." You are completely wrong sir. Engraving does not impact gear in the slightest. Look at you biners and cams. Se all the little chinks and pits and cracking anodizing? What the hell do you think that is? An engraver goes no beeper than any of this and even if it did it wouldn't harm ANY gear in ANY way. Engrave your biners on the nose, right where the gate opens, so you have to open the gate to see it. Mark cams on the inside of the cam itself or on a the stem. It is the best way to mark gear, bar none. |
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mattyp
Sep 15, 2006, 9:46 AM
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Just use a paint marker. They are great. Maybe try and mark it in a place that won't come in contact with rock, like the inside of the spine. Colored electrical tape works well too. I really don't think engraving will cause any significant damage to your gear. It BARELY scratches the surface.
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