Consumables?

Post by **Wes** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:47 pm

How often do you all replace your consumable items?

For me:
At least one, sometimes two ropes a year
I go through maybe five sets of shoe rubber (resoles, and I have a stupid number of shoes) a year
Draws, still have some of my first ones - so they are 7 years olds
Harness, every couple years.
Pack, need a new one, so that would make this one about 4-5 years.
Chalk - maybe a big bag every couple months.

Post by **pigsteak** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:54 pm

mt. dew....daily.

Post by **Wes** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:58 pm

pigsteak wrote:mt. dew....daily.

Diet mt. dew. All the good chemicals, none of the redpoint ruining calories. Daily, rather then coffee.

Post by **Stewy911** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:05 pm

shoes..........2, maybe 3 pair a yr
ropes............one every 3 or so yrs
draws........still have my original (4-5 yrs), plus a few new one
Harness......every 4-5 yrs (still use the same one i began with)
Chalk........bi bag every two months

Post by **merrick** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:11 pm

shoes - 3-5 pairs a year
ropes - every 2 years
draws - original draws, about 7 years old
harness - one about every 6 years
chalk - i consume endless amounts of the white gold
sleeping bag - 1 every 10 years

Post by **ReachHigh** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:32 pm

Shoes, when my feet show.
rope, when the core shows.
Chalk, when the bottom of my bag shows.
Sleeping bag, when my feet show.
tents, when the ground shows.

Post by **neuroshock** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:40 pm

shoes - 1-2 pairs a year
harness - original harness
quickdraws - original draws
rope - i'm on my 2nd rope, ever. may retire it this year.
chalk - a block of chalk every 4-6 months

i've only been climbing for a little over 6 years...the bouldering helps the ropes + harness last longer. i don't use much chalk (usually right before getting on a climb and that's it).

being that i've never really worn my ropes out, how do you tell that it's core shot? i'm assuming that it's more than a extra fuzzed section of sheath. by feeling a soft/dead spot where the rope's core should be? something visually obvious?

Post by **ReachHigh** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:47 pm

I replaced my first harness but thats becuase I had lost 4 inches off my waist and was able to flip out of when it was all the way tightend.

Post by **merrick** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:58 pm

crashpad foam - once every three years

Post by **Sunshine** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:04 pm

When the bottle is empty!