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richardvg03
May 25, 2007, 2:27 AM
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Is there any such thing as having TO MUCH gear??
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Justin678
May 25, 2007, 2:29 AM
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NEVER
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carabiner96
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richardvg03 wrote: Is there any such thing as having TO MUCH gear??
Not to much, but maybe too much.
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sbaclimber
May 25, 2007, 2:30 AM
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I rarely say this, but....
What a stupid question!!!
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elnero
May 25, 2007, 2:30 AM
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is there such a thing as to[sic] many pointless posts?
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carabiner96
May 25, 2007, 2:40 AM
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nope.
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elnero
May 25, 2007, 2:41 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: nope. +++
oh. well there ya go. in that case, as long as it fits in your pack.. if not, gotta get another pack too.
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hangdog2000
May 25, 2007, 2:46 AM
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I wish some one could have explained that to my exwife !
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richardvg03
May 25, 2007, 2:52 AM
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hangdog2000 wrote: I wish some one could have explained that to my exwife !
I wish they could explain it to my g/f... :)
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coastal_climber
May 25, 2007, 3:10 AM
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richardvg03 wrote: Is there any such thing as having TO MUCH gear??
No, but there is such a thing as not enough...
>Cam
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medicus
May 25, 2007, 4:58 AM
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Dang.
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zeke_sf
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richardvg03 wrote: hangdog2000 wrote: I wish some one could have explained that to my exwife ! I wish they could explain it to my g/f... :)
This works for me: "Baby, I need that new cam to be safe. You want me to safe, don't you? If I don't have [Don't mention you already have two] that number 1 Camalot, I'll have a hole in my protection that could lead to serious injury...[Dramatic pause]...or worse. And, baby, you know I want to be there for you when you get that cleft palate operation [May or may not apply. Modify as necessary]."
If this doesn't work, maybe she deserves to be your ex. Or she is merely wise to your ways. Either way, buy it.
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rc_vinay
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if u think its to much. there is no harm donating them.
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dingus
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to
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Sheesh!
DMT
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hhelbein
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richardvg03 wrote: Is there any such thing as having TO MUCH gear?? |
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rsmillbern
May 25, 2007, 1:19 PM
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too much is never enough!
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andrewd
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Maybe we should define what gear your talking about. See I'm the type of person that always likes to be prepared and i use that to justify buying more shit. For example:
I've got like 3 harness's. One i don't use becasue its too big, but i keep it around "just in case" someone needs to use it.
Then i've got at least 8 pairs of shoes, not including my retired ones (why?)
Well, for the simple fact that i have will have a pair of shoes to fit every possible situation of climbing. And if i had the money i would probably own about 15 more pairs.
I am assuming that the guy with 4 helmets feels the same way as i do.
thankfully i'm not into trad yet or i would probably own at least 3 of everything "just in case"
I am really bad with my backpacking gear. I have enough equipment to supply a small army....its really sad and theres no way in hell i would sell any of it so don't even ask.
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skinnyclimber
May 25, 2007, 2:05 PM
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richardvg03 wrote: Is there any such thing as having TO MUCH gear??
you can never have TOO much gear in general, assuming you can "afford" it (ie give up other stuff without dying)
But it is definitely possible to have too much gear for a certain situation. ie a quadruple set of cams and triple set of nuts for a single pitch non-indian creek trad route....
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richardvg03
May 25, 2007, 3:04 PM
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andrewd wrote: I've got like 3 harness's. One i don't use becasue its too big, but i keep it around "just in case" someone needs to use it.
HAHA I have 5 harness's... and I've only been climbing for about 3 months. I like to have it though just in case a friend wants to go climbing who has never been. It's a nice easy way to introduce the sport.
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andrewd
May 25, 2007, 3:14 PM
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richardvg03 wrote: ....I like to have it though just in case a friend wants to go climbing who has never been. It's a nice easy way to introduce the sport.
See at least i am not alone on this. I have 3 MSR stoves for the same reason.
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coastal_climber
May 25, 2007, 3:29 PM
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andrewd wrote: richardvg03 wrote: ....I like to have it though just in case a friend wants to go climbing who has never been. It's a nice easy way to introduce the sport. See at least i am not alone on this. I have 3 MSR stoves for the same reason.
In case a friend wants to burn something?
>Cam
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andrewd
May 25, 2007, 3:35 PM
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coastal_climber wrote: In case a friend wants to burn something? >Cam
No boil something! To be more specific
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justthemaid
May 25, 2007, 3:38 PM
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Hey Majid... That's a lot of helmets.
So how many heads do people from your planet have??
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turtleshell980
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Although I'm jealous because I can't afford to go out and buy 5 harnesses, it seems like you might want to spend more time climbing then buying extra gear you don't need and obviously aren't using because you live online. And you can easily have too much gear: if you don't use it, then it's too much, regardless of how great it is to have it around.
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