Most useless piece of gear

SMC Endeez Rope End-icators

This is the most useless piece of gear I ever seen !!!

http://www.rei.com/product/841853/smc-endeez-rope-end-icators

Your link goes to a blank page, so yeah it's faily useless alright. Couldn't find it but there was a thread on this a while back. My search skilz suck.

Glenn Schuler wrote:Your link goes to a blank page, so yeah it's faily useless alright. Couldn't find it but there was a thread on this a while back. My search skilz suck.

Link is working fine
Dunno there was a discussion about that

waltereo wrote:SMC Endeez Rope End-icators This is the most useless piece of gear I ever seen !!! http://www.rei.com/product/841853/smc-endeez-rope-end-icators

waltereo wrote:Link is working fine

No, it's not.

Working link here

Considering how many fatalities have occurred when people have rapped off the ends of their rope and lowered people off the ends of their rope, I would venture to say that there are a lot more useless pieces of equipment out there.

That said, I won't be putting these on my ropes because I'm very conscientious when it comes to my ropes' ends.

it's hard to beat this

thegearcaster.com/the_gearc…

Wouldn't this make tying in a royal PITA? And having metal hanging off your knot while climbing.

If you took these on/off between climbing and rapping, it would be easier to tie a knot...like thousands of competent and living climbers these days.

1. if yr worried about the end of the rope when belaying, tie an effing knot in it, or keep it knotted to yr rope bag/tarp

2. just tie a knot on rap where youre worried

3. if yr worried about knots getting stuck by wind, trees, etc ... just saddlebag the rope and knot the rope then

its that simple ... no need to spend 20 smackaroos ...

and honestly if you need stuff like this or those $$$$ "pre-tied" prussics, etc ... theres something really wrong ...

"Climbing Endees, now in abyss color!"

Yeah, kind of useless.

Some more fun, useless crap:

Black Diamond: ATC Sport - Platinum

Kong Frog

Stich wrote:Yeah, kind of useless. Some more fun, useless crap: Black Diamond: ATC Sport - Platinum Kong Frog

The Frog is a lot more useful than the ATC sport. There've definitely been times where, if I tried to clip from the clipping jug, I'd either be reaching way too far (I'm 6'1"), or clipping at my ankles. The Frog is purpose built for onsights where you don't know if the bolts were well placed or not.

Above all, the Endeez Rope End-icators need an allen key (AFAIK when looking at the pictures ) to fix it to the end of the rope !!

Scott Jones wrote:it's hard to beat this thegearcaster.com/the_gearc…

This is is hard to beat too !
What happened if you poo in your pants ? no more harness !

my vote for useless gear.

http://sonoranclimbinggear.com/

Absolutely useless:

rei.com/product/718303/blac…{copy:s_kwcid}=&gclid=CP_bzpG7rrMCFWlxQgodpnIAsA

Who needs to protect a handcrack?

OK, I found it. Similar theme, some pretty good stuff in there.

mountainproject.com/v/what-…

PAS...

A Kong Frog is more useful than a Trango Squid.

Gnar down skirt

Bionic 8

BiWire Carabiner

Wind underwear

Tom Howes wrote:my vote for useless gear. sonoranclimbinggear.com/

$90! Gotta use that one a few times to make it worth it! Funny stuff

This thread is awesome!!

With regards to the Endeez, still trying to figure out WTF this means:
"Use the Endeez as back-up knots when you're rappelling and belaying"

Ummm what?

Kenan wrote:This thread is awesome!! With regards to the Endeez, still trying to figure out WTF this means: "Use the Endeez as back-up knots when you're rappelling and belaying" Ummm what?

Why is that hard to understand?