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What's your favorite stopper?

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Loren Trager · · Flagstaff, AZ · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 165

What's your favorite brand/style stopper? Any particular type of metal (or plastic)? Any thoughts on using tricams passively in place of large nuts on a trad rack? And, who makes the best micros?

tooTALLtim · · Vanlife · Joined Apr 2007 · Points: 1,786

BD #4 RP for sure. That thing has made me feel safe and backed it up by catching a few big falls!

I also like: Metolius Brassies, the BD line in general, and the DMM nuts.

For micros, I'd either go BD or Metolius.

Jeff Stephens · · Carbondale, CO · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 80

#7 HB Offset. Hands down. I carry an extra one at all times. Works on every pitch. Made by DMM now.

Joe Huggins · · Grand Junction · Joined Oct 2001 · Points: 105

I'll tell anybody that will listen that Sentinel nuts are by far my favorites. They are totally basic, straight sided, with long cables. I think Tom Frost himself still makes them.At the scary crux of Rincon, you can use the long cable to snake in a bomber overhead for the hard move. They've literally saved my ass a few times.

timt · · Wheat Ridge, CO · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 50
Joe Huggins wrote:I'll tell anybody that will listen that Sentinel nuts are by far my favorites. They are totally basic, straight sided, with long cables. I think Tom Frost himself still makes them.At the scary crux of Rincon, you can use the long cable to snake in a bomber overhead for the hard move. They've literally saved my ass a few times.
+1. can't say enough good things about the design. those straight sides seem to really offer security against rope drag, etc. accidentally whipping the stopper out. clean nice too.
i often get weird looks & comments from people wondering why i don't have curved nuts (note: still talking about stoppers), but since switching to straight sides i'll never go back.
Phillip Tearse · · Denver, CO · Joined May 2008 · Points: 80

Any of the big DMM alloy offsets. things are money. too bad they cost so much of it!

1Eric Rhicard · · Tucson · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 10,101

DMM Wallnuts. The little groove helps keep them from ripping out or lifting out as you climb by. Was doubtful when I first used them on a friends rack.

Sam Stephens · · PORTLAND, OR · Joined Jan 2010 · Points: 1,090

Any of the DMM Alloy offset nuts. DMM Peenuts as well. I never leave the ground without them.

Ed Wright · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2006 · Points: 285

Pink tri-cam and #2 rp.

timt · · Wheat Ridge, CO · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 50
Ed Wright wrote:Pink tri-cam and #2 rp.
ouch! i have placed & loved my #2 rp (aussie original) but never ever wanted to -or have--popped on it. it is a wonderful peice when you need it, but man it scares the $h!T out of me to think of whipping on that one! guess that motivates me to climb thru... so i guess that alone make it a great stopper.
Bill Duncan · · Glade Park, CO · Joined Mar 2005 · Points: 3,410

#5 brass HB offset. Golden!

Colonel Mustard · · Sacramento, CA · Joined Sep 2005 · Points: 1,241

The one that stopped me?

I like the DMM HB knock offs, both aluminum and brass. I supplement those with BDs and whatever the booty Gods have deigned to give me.

bearbreeder · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 3,065

full set of offsets and peanuts ... tricams from 0.25 to 3 act as a second set of larger nut or camalot doubles ...

Tom Caldwell · · Clemson, S.C. · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 3,623

I stopped carrying larger than the #10 BD stopper. The tri-cams are much better and they can double as cams in the large sizes as well. On NC granite they are perfect for flares. I carry from .25-3.5. I also like to supplement with some of the WC rocks in the mid-range. My favorite stopper is the #5 BD.

The Mother Ship · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 5

I like Forest Pnuts.

Tom Mulholland · · #1 Cheese Producing State! · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 50

In order of favoriteness:

The #8 BD yellow stopper.
The yellow DMM offset (this will soon take the #1 spot).
The #4 BD gray stopper.

sunder · · Alsip, Il · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 805

Metolius #6

Colin Parker · · Idyllwild, CA · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 2,370

DMM peanuts. Got a set of these a couple months ago based on some recommendations on here. I'm already completely sold on them.

Tristan Burnham · · La Crescenta, CA · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 2,176

DMM offsets!

Doug Lintz · · Kearney, NE · Joined Apr 2004 · Points: 1,196

Metolius #5. Seems like there's a spot for it on every trad route I do.

Owen Darrow · · Helena, mt · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 1,790

Knots for the sandstone in the Bohmische Schweiz. They actually seem to work good

Saxon sandstone stopper

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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