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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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