lets talk about the great deals on craigslist!!
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Sdm1568 wrote:Revived, any more unbelievable deals? Has anyone noticed how many of the portable rock walls are for sale? That seems to be a very tough business modelYea, they typically go for $10k - 20k too. Seems like it would take about century to recoup that investment. |
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"serious buyers only" |
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Willie Wilson wrote:"serious buyers only" inlandempire.craigslist.org…It's crazy (and scary) that people are selling 20+ year old stuff for that much. Especially softgoods. |
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Scott McMahon wrote: It's crazy (and scary) that people are selling 20+ year old stuff for that much. Especially softgoods.I know right. I think most of these people don't really climb and don't understand the soft goods hold no value to climbers once they reach the 10 year mark. Here is two more similar posts. inlandempire.craigslist.org… inlandempire.craigslist.org… |
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still trying apparently |
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What the hell is this "climbing gear" |
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That is arborist/ lineman (communications, think cell towers) climbing gear. The more rural you get, CL is littered with this stuff. |
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why don't they just use regular harnesses? i mean they have got to be both safer and more comfortable. |
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The harness in the picture is made for gaffing "using spikes near the insoles of each foot" and the rings on either hip are for a flip line "lanyard" so for pines or poles you never actually sit in the harness, just lean back on your lanyard. Still pretty old school though. All my old Arbor harnesses had a seat strap or leg loops. The guy was probably a lineman and didn't climb anything but power poles. |
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LOL, I love those " climbing nets". I guess you set those up under the rock face to catch falls. |
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Eli, all harnesses are specialized according to the job being performed. rock climbing harnesses are made for mobility and catching falls, especially upside down falls. Linemen and some arborist use spikes to climb and spend hours standing on them so they just need a waist strap. other arborist climb with rope much like rock climbers but they tend to sit or lean in their harness for long periods of time so the harness usually has some kind of built in seat. |
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Paring down from what? Regarding the sports climbing nets, that one has been popping up on the Seattle craigslist page for years, makes me laugh every time. |
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george wilkey wrote:Eli, all harnesses are specialized according to the job being performed. rock climbing harnesses are made for mobility and catching falls, especially upside down falls.Especially upside and down falls? I would say more like especially not. While climbing harnesses are designed to flip you around if you fall upside down (with varying levels of success), they are not the best option to catch inverted falls. If you expect inverted falls, the best option is a full-body harness, similar to those used in bungee jumping. That said, I have fallen upside down a few times without issue, but there have been cases where climbers (using the term loosely as they are typically complete novices) have nearly fallen out of their harnesses while upside down because their harnesses were far too loose. |
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even comes with two different types of grappling hooks! |
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Ben Beckerich wrote: BWAH! Fuckin' grappling hooks, brah.Too many issues of soldier of fortune. I remember I used to eat that crap up...when I was a 12 year old boy scout. |
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matt c. wrote:even comes with two different types of grappling hooks! inlandempire.craigslist.org…Looks like someone had an expensive Mission Impossible fantasy. |
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