I noticed the lobes on that rigid in your picture look brand new. The friend of the friend of the friend.....however looks like you've climbed more than a couple chimneys with it on your gear loop.

Jake

The SLCDs were given to me by the same friend who gave me the Leeper . . . unfortunately he took a hard ground fall messing up his ankles real bad: he held on to his gear for decades hoping one day he could climb again, but other (non-climbing related) injuries occurred and he finally had to retire from the sport. When he found out I was climbing again he gave me his SLCDs since I only had a rack of passive pro. The SLCDs have been used for only about a dozen pitches since I got them, at Lumpy, the Voo, and Duncan's Ridge at Horsetooth Reservoir. The placements have been precise, the cams didn't walk, and they never protected a fall, so they are still brand new looking. The slings also look brand new, they were stored inside away from UV, heat, etc., but I wonder if I need to replace them anyway . . . does Nylon deteriorate that badly under optimum storage conditions that I need to worry?

Yes, yes they do. It is inexpensive and in your best interest to replace them. Plus, why worry about something so simple to fix?

.25 is a good size. It might become the new pink...

The Friend of a Friend is the best! In the 23 years I've owned one - a gift from the, um, friend with whom I did Half Dome - it has never once failed me. If you can get your hands on one, it's worth the money. They were $25 way back in '87, so mine almost paid for itself twice the first time I used it.

this reminds me of Lee's "Landkamer's Camlander", a GIANT nut tool he made thats like 2 feet long! woo!