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  Road Trippin' Rigs
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  Kermit escaped her winter den behind the garden today she got a brand new Platinum AGM battery. biggest one the parts store stocks. made another compartment in the utensile door. Brakes are rusty but hopefully will smooth out with a bit of use. the big bummer is the roof vent fan stopped working.. it's still under warentee and it seems like Max Air is shipping me a new one but it will be a PINTA to replace..
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  Resurected from the ashes.
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  I am a carpenter not a mechanic.. what was I thinking....
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  Vintage Climbing Gear Stories
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  that thing climbs pretty good its just that the leash is a total PINTA and the grip is too slippery to go leashless... It has a ton of reach.
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  REI sells Mountain Project.
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  I can empathize with the trials and tribulations of providing/managing a community space. It's a gas!! Woot!! Kudos that they appear to be taking the high road, preserving content, etc.
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  Pack Envy
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  Found it. the perfect chainsaw pack for the perfect trail work saw. 30 something yr old dana designs in the back of Isa's closet. Brand new 40cc echo. super light, reasonably priced and enough umph to get it done.
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  CHOUINARD CARABINER IDENTIFICATION & TIMELINE, 1957 - 1989.
  vintage • • FritzRay  

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  Darn: To finish up a horrid year, I missed an EBay Buy It Now! auction for one of those rare plastic Chouinard key-biners. I noticed it after it sold for $19.95 & contacted the seller to see if he had more. He did not.
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  Happie's Van Build - Ramses
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  Hope you are well and have a safe journey.
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  CHOUINARD ICE AXE HISTORY & IDENTIFICATION 1969 - 1989
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  @FritzRay Thanks for your reply. Other than trying to remove some rust on the spike and where the head attaches to the shaft (in the area of the 3 rivets) I've not tried to clean anything up -- the shaft is as I bought it (and after sitting in the storage for almost 50 years).
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  Old Iron, like wine, is better
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  @urmas Wow Urmas, good to hear from you. I still hope to get a few wall routes in, but doubt if I still need 200 pins. Drop me a line sometime.
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  Vintage Gear from the '60's for sale and ID details wanted
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  @NickG said in Vintage Gear from the '60's for sale and ID details wanted: Unfortunately I placed a few of those when i first started ice climbing No shit. I had a couple of those when I started, too, and don't think I ever used them after the first try.
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  New Powerdrill Technology
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  My ultra light brushless 18v is a game changer for hiking and new routeing, it is definatly slower than my 36v Bosch but it gets the job done.
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  Montane Anorak?
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  Anyone have thoughts on this? www.montane.co.uk/mens-c1/clothing-c25/insulation-c6/extreme-smock-p81 Looks like a great, versatile jacket for around town, cragging or resort skiing. May put it on my "maybe" list. Not a fan of anoraks though, they are a pain to put on/take off. At 1120 grams = 2.5 pounds. I'd need to see it in person. Given the product description, can't figure out why it weighs so much; maybe all the features?
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  Rigid Friends
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  Two thoughts on the above solution: Use someone elses washing machine & dryer. And resling them after the above. Sigh. I got rid of my friends. After having them for spares for the batch of camalots I bought in 2010 & never using them, I sold them on EBay, one at a time with a 70's era SMC biner attached to each. Much to my amazment, I made from $15.00 to $55.00 off each one. The original ones from 1978, marked Pat. Pending, fetched the most.
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  Used Telemark Ski Boots
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  @johntp! Me too. If not, you can return them for a refund, but I am not losing money on return postage. Fingers crossed for a fit.
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  Of Ticklers, Whammers & Hammers
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  @The-Gnome said in Of Ticklers, Whammers & Hammers: Forrest Ultimate life-time Tools; dipped into the tackiest tool-coat available a generation ago I had a set of those, with not near the mileage on them. Lost in a move along with a haul bag full of old stuff.
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  Russian Pins on eBay
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  Iff'n anyone is interested; price is kinda hard to pass up. Not mine. They look like Ti, but knott sure. Ship from Russia apparently. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Climbing-hooks-TURIN-and-KROK-made-in-Russia-Russian-climbing-equipment-gear/382954796574?_trkparms=aid%3D333200%26algo%3DCOMP.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D40718%26meid%3D3a85ad408b524d8aae64eacdf199e007%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D401857505095%26itm%3D382954796574%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219
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  I'm Considering Selling ClimbAddict Designs
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  @Happiegrrrl Cool chalk bag. I am going to move this to the Gearhead Mind Hive category. Good luck!
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  DIY HSS-Bit Taper Grinding
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  @Paul-Hail, is that something you made yourself? Looks nice, anymore photos of the build? HSS, SDS?
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  Rope-based adjustable daisies?
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  I have had great luck with my wild country ropeman. more recently have been useing the Petzl connect. Its stiffer and not as easy as the ropeman but gets you through in a pinch. ropeman will come back out if I ever get back into GU FA's