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Eliot Augusto
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Mar 11, 2014
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Lafayette, CO
· Joined Dec 2013
· Points: 60
I was curious if anyone here has tried to use baby powder, with chalk block, as a drying agent. I know there chalks with drying agents, but they tend to be a bit more expensive. Thoughts?
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Mark E Dixon
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Mar 11, 2014
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Possunt, nec posse videntur
· Joined Nov 2007
· Points: 974
Eliot Augusto wrote:I was curious if anyone here has tried to use baby powder, with chalk block, as a drying agent. I know there chalks with drying agents, but they tend to be a bit more expensive. Thoughts? This seems like an unspeakably bad idea. Baby powder is talc with fragrances. Talc is wicked slippery. Chalked up holds are bad enough without a bunch of talcum powder on them. There are several threads about drying sweaty hands if that's a problem. I think Dave MacLeod has a blog entry on the subject.
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Jon H
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Mar 12, 2014
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PC, UT
· Joined Nov 2009
· Points: 118
Terrible idea. Just get unscented spray anti-perspirant and apply it to your hands 20 minutes before you start climbing.
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slim
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Mar 12, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Dec 2004
· Points: 1,103
is chalk with or without drying agents REALLY that expensive?
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Boissal .
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Mar 12, 2014
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Small Lake, UT
· Joined Aug 2006
· Points: 1,541
Mmmm... chalk IS a drying agent. I've never seen chalk with additives either, curious about that.
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generationfourth
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Mar 12, 2014
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Irvine, CA
· Joined Mar 2008
· Points: 10
metoliuos super chalk has a drying agent in it. it instantly makes my cuticles bleed. costs the same, maybe a little more than other chalk
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RockinOut
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Mar 12, 2014
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NY, NY
· Joined May 2010
· Points: 100
Eliot Augusto wrote:I know there chalks with drying agents, but they tend to be a bit more expensive. Thoughts? Super Chalk has a drying agent added to it
.but its not anymore expensive than any other chalk. If you want to call chalk expensive in the big picture of climbing
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Wiled Horse
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Mar 12, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Dec 2002
· Points: 3,669
try liquid chalk as a base. or make your own with rubbing alcohol and chalk. google it.
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Eliot Augusto
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Mar 12, 2014
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Lafayette, CO
· Joined Dec 2013
· Points: 60
slim wrote:is chalk with or without drying agents REALLY that expensive? No. I just get really sweaty, and I use a lot of chalk as a result. I think it's only going to get worse when it stops being winter. So, I was looking for a home recipe for chalk that dries my hands out more that I can make in bulk.
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slim
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Mar 13, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Dec 2004
· Points: 1,103
several things that might help; 1) iontophoresis machine. you can build one (slightly dangerous) for about a $100 or buy a real one for about $650 2) tite grip. about $8 a tube, basically antiperspirant for your hands. there are other brands, etc. I've heard antihydral is pretty good. 3) liquid chalk. you can buy it for about $8. of the ones that I have used I think the mammut is the best. you can also make it for real cheap (rubbing alcohol and powdered chalk). if I am bouldering in the gym, I usually put on some tite grip first. do a couple warm up problems. put on some liquid chalk every 5 problems or so. this usually keeps my hands fairly dry.
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Eliot Augusto
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Mar 18, 2014
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Lafayette, CO
· Joined Dec 2013
· Points: 60
^ thanks. Definitely provided some interesting reading about the iontophoresis machine. Might be a long term solution. I'll definitely have to try tit grip.
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