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Huggybone
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super gay question

Post by Huggybone »

1) What are your favorite sport climbing draws? (Yes, Yes, I know 80% of you are going to say, gee, willie, a draw is a draw, it doesn't matter, don't stress, its OK, hey, if the type of draw you use is important, you really shouldn't be climbing) I have omega draws that are significantly harder to clip than other draws I've used. What is your favorite?

2) Is it bad form to eat a cucumber at the crag?
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Paul3eb
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Post by Paul3eb »

personally i prefer two foot slings tripled up.. they're nice and flexible and, if need be, easily extend for a long draw.. and they're long not extended, eight inches. the "draw"-back (ha.. hahaha...) is that the rope biner can spin and cost you another second when you clip. the upside is that they're great for trad since they're so flexible. i'm hoping to get a few more slings and some positrons to finish off what i need in the way of draws. the only other ones i might suggest would be the five-o's by omega pacific. the dogbone is super flexible and you can get them a little longer. i don't know about the biners. meetva has a couple (i think.. her's might be wild country)

cucumbers are awesome at the crag.. especially with some hummus. or, add salt and you'd have a great recharge: electrolytes and fluids (since cukes are mostly water anyway). they're really refreshing compared to an energy bar or cheese or something like that..
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Post by lordjim_2001 »

1) I like my BD quickwire's. Replaced the enduros with positrons. When I have to replace them I'm doing like I told diggum a month or two ago. BD straight gate Positrons, and Hotwires with Petzl (11cm) Express runners.

2) Only if you put sourcream on said cucumber.
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Post by Meadows »

Petzl Spirits - they're easy to take off the bolt with a squid or regular stick clip since they don't have that nose clip.

I almost asked you to share your cucumber, but I was afraid Team Suck would make a sick joke of it.
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Post by Wes »

Hotwires or spirit stright on the hanger side, bent gate spirits on the rope side.
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strum
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Post by strum »

1) I actually use Faders wiregates. The work really well and, more importantly, are strong and have huge gates. I have them on 10" dog bones, which I really like.

2) It is never ever ever bad form to eat a cucumber
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Post by diggum »

1: Yup...BD straight gate Positrons, and Hotwires with Petzl (11cm) Express runners. LOVE them. I have a couple of the Petzl spirits in there too & they don't compare. I was really pleased with Lordjim's suggestion.

2: Cucumbers are the bomb. Just don't eat one around HO. He'll get all excited & chase you around the crag.
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Post by meetVA »

Wow! What a HAPPY question you posed. I'm sure you meant HAPPY by gay, right?
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cassio598
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Post by cassio598 »

Love my BD Posiwires (postitron straight gate & hotwire). They're light and clip super easily
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Post by charlie »

A tie between the booty rack of slings and biners I found at Roadside years ago and a long runner girth-hitched around a cam sling. (nod to rhino)

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