Gear Whores

For all of you who can't seem to control your spending on new gear I have created a support group! the motto is "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" I have created a group on facebook as a place to post pictures of how you keep old gear alive and thriving with fixes. For those interested you can join the group on facebook.
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I've started prefacing every gear purchase with a question: "what happens if I don't buy this?"

Usually the answer is: I have to use some other piece of totally serviceable gear instead.

Finally! A support group for my addiction. Hello, everyone. My name is Craig and it's been a week since my last gear purchase.

the red alien is the last cam I will ever have to purchase
Then just replace all my old slings and quick draws and then a gri-gri and a portaledge.
Then I swear I'm done.
Does this line of thinking make me a gear whore

SHAME ON YOU...I say embrace the whoreism..

If you don't buy more unnecessary gear then the terrorists win.

Gear Whore and lovin it!!!!

Come on who doesn't like grownup toys. We all like something ;)

Since I stopped getting employee discount I stopped buying gear altogether aside from a bothy bag and some nickwax... been about a year sober.

While i'm at it.. If any of you gear whore's have some cobras or nomics to purge, please keep me in mind. I had my Cobra's and a pack full of misc itmes stolen off my stairs INSIDE my house, probably by my shady temporary roommate's crackhead friend. I promise to put em to good use. Willing to negotiate, but i'm a low income student so don't expect top dollar. figured it's worth a shot. Thanks! (pm me)

I am wondering if being a whore for gear doesn’t hold you back from the truly great part of this sport which is setting physically daunting goals, pushing through the pain, and accomplishing said goals.

Gear is great and all, but doesn't you whorishness over it weigh you down????

Isn't that at least part of the OP's point?

Johny Q wrote:Gear is great and all, but doesn't you whorishness over it weigh you down????

That's what the second is for.

Johny Q wrote:I am wondering if being a whore for gear doesn’t hold you back from the truly great part of this sport which is setting physically daunting goals, pushing through the pain, and accomplishing said goals. Gear is great and all, but doesn't you whorishness over it weigh you down???? Isn't that at least part of the OP's point?

I didn't read that as part of the OP's point. More like the OP is falling pretty well in line with orthodox gear climbers' disdain for owning a bunch of shiny new gear. The more beat up, used (preferably bootied), and deformed the gear is, the more tradical it becomes. Standard stuff, really.

Also, your ego driven drivel about what is "truly great" overlooks the fact that all iterations of the sport are truly greater than work.

Johny Q wrote:I am wondering if being a whore for gear doesn’t hold you back from the truly great part of this sport which is setting physically daunting goals, pushing through the pain, and accomplishing said goals.

Hell no, getting lighter and smarter gear enables you to push harder and accomplish more.

If you want to keep it real and historic, carry a cast iron frying pan next time you're on an approach. That should make you feel great!!

I died a little inside when i read this. Just asked to join the group.

Do we get pins or buttons or whatever like AA? One year without whoring? I'm thinking a national society is in order.

The reward for the group is all the $$$$ savings! seems like motivation enough for me. Save save save.

Also, just think about all those hard cases like Fred Beckey, John Muir, Royal Robbins, Yvon Chinard who used wool and leather boots to climb mountains. Half there routes still compare to other first ascents today. And YET. we need all this fancy gear... ha. what a myth.

gearwhore wrote: ...If you want to keep it real and historic, carry a cast iron frying pan next time you're on an approach. That should make you feel great!!

dfrancom wrote: ...Also, just think about all those hard cases like Fred Beckey, John Muir, Royal Robbins, Yvon Chinard who used wool and leather boots to climb mountains. Half there routes still compare to other first ascents today. And YET. we need all this fancy gear... ha. what a myth.

Of course they could deal with heavier gear, they trained extensively by carrying cast iron cookwear on the approaches.

Satisfying this weeks Gear Whore addiction.

campsaver.com/eisfeld-pants…

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=black+diamond+titan+pick&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=4923245550744054201&sa=X&ei=PYkqT7a5LeWL2AWS8_DlDg&ved=0CE4Q8wIwAg

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Rock on Wayne!!!

Game on Garth...

dfrancom wrote:Also, just think about all those hard cases like Fred Beckey, John Muir, Royal Robbins, Yvon Chinard who used wool and leather boots to climb mountains. Half there routes still compare to other first ascents today. And YET. we need all this fancy gear... ha. what a myth.

Neither did they have fancy computers to do research with..they were core. We are weak but it is still fun.