Marking quickdraws

Post by **hoss** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 5:19 pm

I use rubber bands stretched around the edge of the webbing. It marks your gear and also holds the beaners in place so they don't shuffle around and wind up ass backwards when you go to place.

Post by **Meadows** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:34 am

Spray Lord, mmmm ... nah. I just don't like shigella that much to take such a chance.

These are FANTASTIC ideas! Now I have to decide what works best, but for now, I'm going to use that bag of colored rubber bands from my orthodontist.

Post by **andy_lemon** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:36 am

Meadows wrote: but for now, I'm going to use that bag of colored rubber bands from my orthodontist.

I used to have braces... that is the best idea I've heard yet. and cheaper too!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:46 pm

ASk Chester to get you a photographers marking pen. It's non-acidic and won't hurt the bone.

Post by **skychick** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:07 pm

If you are going to go through the effort of marking your beaners, I would recommend marking them in the same place on each beaner....It lets you know which end will be the end that opens. If the beaner gets flipped around, it is nice to know before pulling up the rope. For example, I mark all of mine, at the 10:00 point (if the beaner was round). That way, I know that the gate will open & just about hit the tape. If the tape is closer to the webbing than me, I know that it needs flipped.

Post by **young'n climber** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:32 am

dont mark them just screw marking them just dont loose them, if thats not to hard

Post by **Meadows** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:27 pm

Fabulous ideas! Thanks!

DaggerX · Post by **DaggerX** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 5:05 pm

I like to drop mine from 80+ feet, they tend to dent up real nicee like. I usally then can tell which one's are what.

DaggerX

Post by **RogueIT** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:46 pm

ok well I will ask a question from this historic thread but in the very beginning meadows asked how she could mark them...my question is why would you mark them...? to keep the from getting mixed up with the other quickdraws?
I only ask because I to got my first set of quickdraws today So I thought I might look around for little gems of information...
thanks,
RogueIT

Post by **Meadows** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:52 pm

It's necessary, especially if you climb with or around people with the same type of draws. In my case I have Spirits and so do many other people. We borrow draws and leave draws on routes for others for the day so it's easy to mix them up or lose them if they're not marked.