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How do you transport your fruitboots?

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Zach.Moore · · Minneapolis, MN · Joined May 2010 · Points: 40

How do ya'll carry your fruit boots to the crag?

Guards? Just put them in the pack and hope they don't poke through? Carry them?

matt davies · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 25
jack s. · · Kamloops, BC · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 10
Fruit Boots

Fruit Boots...nothing fruity about them but the name! Not sure that the purse would be best option...unless, perhaps, it is a leather purse.

I have a buddy that stores all of his sharp stuff in a cordura saddlebag, which seems to work well. If you need something bigger, SECO (www.surveying.com) makes several cordura bags for construction workers that may work.

I am sure someone will be smart enough to turn this last comment into something more than it was intended to be...
Zach.Moore · · Minneapolis, MN · Joined May 2010 · Points: 40

Any more ideas? 1 out of 4 isn't too bad. I might just sew something up to put on them. These mothers are sharp

Ice4life · · US · Joined Nov 2010 · Points: 330

I carry mine on the compression straps on the side of my pack. Pointy side out obviously. It works just fine for me, no fancy crap, just strap em to the outside like regular crampons, there just bulkier.

When im done, i put them in the trunk of my car off my pack so they don't cut anything as stuff shifts around.

Can we please start calling them something else other than fruit boots please.. If enough people start calling them something different, eventually it will catch on.

Anyone got good ideas?

Zach.Moore · · Minneapolis, MN · Joined May 2010 · Points: 40
Ice4life wrote:Anyone got good ideas?
Fixed-crampon Boots? Nope. No flow...shoot
Ice4life · · US · Joined Nov 2010 · Points: 330
Zach.Moore wrote: Fixed-crampon Boots? Nope. No flow...shoot
Better than fruit boots.....

When people ask me what they are I say ice climbing comp. boots... But then I get the question "oh so your like a professional ice climber whats your name?!?!?!?!?!" ...
Evan1984 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2007 · Points: 30

In a basket?

Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,280

use a piece of dense styrofoam pad on the points, then shove in a canvas tote bag. Wrap it up in your luggage then.

Double J · · Sandy, UT · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 3,946
campsaver.com/crampon-spike…

you silly Casket climber...
Zach.Moore · · Minneapolis, MN · Joined May 2010 · Points: 40

Good Call!!! Those will work great for these:



...not
Blake Cazier · · duluth MN · Joined May 2010 · Points: 5

ethafoam or mincell foam lasts and does not brake or split like rigid/dense/hard foams
ask a kayak shop - Duluth ski hut gets boats every year with pillars of foam to protect deck collapse during shipping
I flew ice tools and crampons many times with no pack damage

Ice4life · · US · Joined Nov 2010 · Points: 330
Zach.Moore wrote:Good Call!!! Those will work great for these: ...not
Talk about SUPER FRUITY BOOTS..... Yah know do they really have to make it that bad for us...

Why didn't they just put rainbows with a galloping unicorn on it... I mean com'on
England · · Colorado Springs · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 270
jack s. wrote: Fruit Boots...nothing fruity about them but the name!
I don't know about that. Look kind of fruity to me. Especially the ones with the dragons on them. Seen that Miller commercial???
Scott McMahon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425

Knew this would be a flamefest the moment I saw the thread...Thanks (and sorry) Zach!

Kevin Flowers · · Granby, CT · Joined Mar 2010 · Points: 0

I just wear mine to the crag.

Zach.Moore · · Minneapolis, MN · Joined May 2010 · Points: 40

2 actually useful posts so far, not bad.

@ Blake - Thanks for the tip.

Also, I got these boots because the design matches my silky button up dragon shirts. But seriously, you can't be picky when you get a great deal on high end boots.

bigwallrog · · the farside · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 20

Well they look pretty fruity to me

I think anyone who would wear a pair of those boots prolly has 3 or 4 man purses hanging around so just grab one to use this will keep ya from poking yourself in the Mangina during transport

Evan1984 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2007 · Points: 30
bigwallrog wrote:Well they look pretty fruity to me I think anyone who would wear a pair of those boots prolly has 3 or 4 man purses hanging around so just grab one to use this will keep ya from poking yourself in the Mangina during transport
And we all look really manly prancing around the gym in our purple ballet slippers?
Chris Plesko · · Westminster, CO · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 485
Evan Horvath aka Evan1984 wrote: And we all look really manly prancing around the gym in our purple ballet slippers?
...triming and filing our nails and complaining that our shoes hurt our tootsies.

If the OP likes his fruit boots, what do you care?
Zach.Moore · · Minneapolis, MN · Joined May 2010 · Points: 40

If you're about to post in this thread, might as well re-read the topic...

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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