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tusko
Apr 21, 2004, 4:27 PM
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Ok, I know this has been done before by someone, somewhere, but I thought it would be fun to do it, so a couple buddies and I rigged a 33 gallon trash can up and hung it from a toy biner rated to 150lbs. we filled the can with 29 gallons of water, then started adding weights. the biner held strong with a static load of 279.46 pounds. Since we ran out of weights, we decided to drop test it, and it blew on the second drop of about 8 inches. The spine and the hinge pin blew. We also did one with a toy biner off of a pair of leki poles, it didn't have any kind of latch or hook on the gate and just noodled out and straightened when dropped on.
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tusko
Apr 21, 2004, 5:13 PM
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oh yes, and the trash can also blew out on the second drop
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euroford
Apr 21, 2004, 5:15 PM
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It's official then. Don't use trash cans for climbing either.
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missedyno
Apr 21, 2004, 5:34 PM
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trash cans were always difficult to place as pro...
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gds
Apr 21, 2004, 5:34 PM
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But it does seem to add a dynamic dimension!
Perhaps the combination of a failing biner depositing you into a trash can of water would work.
Do you need to bring a snorkel?
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traddaddy
Apr 21, 2004, 5:39 PM
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My 45 lbs. border collie can straighten out on of those toy biners on her chain, if she really wants what is out of reach.
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petergram
Apr 21, 2004, 5:40 PM
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I'm glad to find so much useful information on this site!
:lol: :lol:
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tusko
Apr 21, 2004, 5:43 PM
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I'll see if i can find the biners we used and get a pic of them, it's really quite impressive to see the difference in the designs. And yes, this is relatively worthless info.
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gds
Apr 21, 2004, 5:45 PM
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relatively?
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michhiker
Apr 21, 2004, 5:45 PM
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It's official then. Don't use border collies for climbing. They can straighten out your gear.
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traddaddy
Apr 21, 2004, 5:47 PM
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We can't really make it official since the border collie is a 'mix'.
:wink:
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michhiker
Apr 21, 2004, 5:51 PM
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It's an evil rumor right up there with microcracks in dropped gear that you shouldn't use border collies for climbing. But hey dude, it's your life so slam in a collie if you want, just remember I told you so!
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lstockett
Apr 21, 2004, 6:06 PM
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In reply to: It's an evil rumor right up there with microcracks in dropped gear that you shouldn't use border collies for climbing. But hey dude, it's your life so slam in a collie if you want, just remember I told you so!
Ethics man, ethics! You shouldn't use a collie for pro.
Poor puppy.
Chihuahuas on the other hand....
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climber49er
Apr 21, 2004, 6:11 PM
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Last Border Collie I placed had a bit of a tendency to "walk", I won't use one again.
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fiend
Apr 21, 2004, 6:12 PM
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If you can hang it from your rack
then plug it in that crack.
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escale
Apr 21, 2004, 6:14 PM
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I agree, dogs should not be used for pro.
In reply to: Chihuahuas on the other hand....
---Escale.
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michhiker
Apr 21, 2004, 6:14 PM
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You hang a 45lb border collie on your rack and it automatically increases the difficulty of the climb by 3 grades....4 if it is biting you.
MH--the 5.9 climber without the collie
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climboard
Apr 21, 2004, 6:22 PM
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Try German shepherds, they are engineered to much better tolerances.
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smithclimber
Apr 21, 2004, 6:32 PM
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Isn't that obvious? I thought everyone knew that the Germans excel at engineering. :lol:
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smithclimber
Apr 21, 2004, 6:37 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: It's an evil rumor right up there with microcracks in dropped gear that you shouldn't use border collies for climbing. But hey dude, it's your life so slam in a collie if you want, just remember I told you so! Ethics man, ethics! You shouldn't use a collie for pro. Poor puppy. Chihuahuas on the other hand....
It's official then. Don't use ethics in climbing. :lol:
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tarzan420
Apr 21, 2004, 6:47 PM
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best thread evar!
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michhiker
Apr 21, 2004, 7:41 PM
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In reply to: best thread evar!
It's officail...don't use spellin in climbin either
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maculated
Apr 21, 2004, 7:47 PM
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Or, don't smoke weed when posting.
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tarzan420
Apr 21, 2004, 7:58 PM
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Actually, I really can spell, but you've just been trolled by another internet euphemism!
All your base are belong to us!
ha ha ha, this is silly. :roll:
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michhiker
Apr 21, 2004, 7:59 PM
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Aye, silly. But FUNNY!
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