My mom has an old wheelchair in her basement you can have, old man. Then you can hold on to the legs.
It's a pretty sporty-looking model. I can paint a racing stripe on it so you feel young again.
My mom has an old wheelchair in her basement you can have, old man. Then you can hold on to the legs.
If no one wants to pay for shipping, I'll let you have it if I go west.yaktoleft13 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:37 am If you do end up finding room for the crashpad, I'd love to take it!
Add two large Go Daddy stickers (along with that racing stripe) and we’re in business.highpilgrim wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:39 amMy mom has an old wheelchair in her basement you can have, old man. Then you can hold on to the legs.
It's a pretty sporty-looking model. I can paint a racing stripe on it so you feel young again.
That’s approaching the limit to where it will start losing strength, at least as far as my understanding goes. Throughout my life when I have been climbing a lot I replace all nylon, ropes, slings, everything pretty frequently (e.g., a max life of 5 years). If I’m using a lead rope a lot I would likely replace it at around 2 seasons. Of course if you notice obvious wear on anything then replace it sooner. Todd Skinner died because the tie-in loop on his harness broke -nobody should forget that.
That's really the point of the thread; we all have that stuff in our house, basement, garage, shed, truck, car, hallway closet, cedar chest. It's EVERYWHERE.
Angry will have seen your concern and can use them as she feels comfortable. Thanks for the warning.
Yeah, I think I know the dude you're talking about, his site's title was sort of off base but he does some really interesting testing. Debunks some accepted wisdom for climbing anchors. I recall watching a segment about the idea of shock loading on anchors, e.g. an equalized 2 or 3 piece belay anchor, with sudden failure of a piece. My recollection was the shock load didn't come remotely close to the max Kn of the sling. He also did a segment about anchor/bolt failure, also interesting. It's been some time since I watched that segment on shock loading, and try as I might I couldn't really significantly fault his methodology.Bale wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:20 pm Hey Pilgram, I would take some of those climbing holds off your hands, (pun intended).
RE slings, there’s a YouTube dude who tests old climbing gear to failure. I was surprised how strong 30 year old quick draws are, some tested full strength! Obviously many caveats with nylon and climbing gear.
Sorry Bale, someone beat you to the punch. I'm updating the original post with red highlight behind the listing when someone grabs them.
No worries, good thread anyway dungeon master;)highpilgrim wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:34 pmSorry Bale, someone beat you to the punch. I'm updating the original post with red highlight behind the listing when someone grabs them.
Pilgrim lives in Missery. That's pretty much all you need to know about his gear!Bale wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:37 pm Tom, I edited my post in an effort to not derail the thread, lol. Anyway, IMO like 90 percent of the battle is knowing the history of the gear, and it sounds like Angry and Pilgrim know each other’s history. I tend to err on the safe side like OldTrad, especially with ropes, although some of my Blue Water slings are going on 20 years
I wear out hiking boots and camping supplies faster than you do, halfdeuce...