Johnny_Tuff

I'd rather get rid of all the xenophobic pricks so we wouldn't have to live with such a bland, homogeneous pseudoculture. So fuck you.

Worship the wallette!

I'd rather not. Reminds me of a joke, though: Q. What's better than oil on Olivia Newton John? A. Come on Eileen!

I was hoping it smelled like fiberglass and nylon...er windsurfing It does if you want it to. It's a utopia!

um. well. i disagree. I admit, that as a competitor, i'm not exactly a non concerned source. At the same time, as a competitor, I really looked at these bags very very closely. The first welded bag in wide release was berghaus' crag pack, which as been around for awhile. The primary problems with seam welding is price, pattern and strength. The strength bit is wierd: the bonded parts are so much stronger than the rest of the fabric, you tend to blow out the fabric rather than the seam. So, after it blows, you throw it out: the tears tend to go on the bias and get big. Since it's not just the seam, it means replacement. Seam tapers and seam welders--like the bemis stuff used in the dead bird packs--can't make the tight radius turns that characterize packs very well. So, you change the pattern to allow you to use the machine. Unfortunately, what i've seen so far results in either a very functional bag that sucks as a load carrier for hiking (ortlieb or river bags) or a bag thats okay for hiking but hard to load effectively. At the summer OR last year and at last year's winter OR, dead bird was showing off these packs. The prices are incredible. While the Berghaus crag costs only about $185 for a 40L bag, the 30L deadbird was projected to cost $225 and the 60L was going to be about $600. And I hate the trend towards non replaceable snap on buckle parts. Don't people break them? Am I the only person who breaks plastic? Interesting points. Their suspension probably romps, though. I've got an Arc'teryx pack that is not quite so welded and roll-toppy and whatnot, but the suspension is dreamy, Cadillac-comfortable goodness. Fixed buckles are stupid, though, as is the roll-top. Doesn't seem to open as wide as a standard top-loader, and it seems like a somewhat dubious "improvement." Nice for a dry-bag, but how many people go boating with a pack on? I love the tech shit as much as the next gear junkie, but it's nice if it's actually useful, y'know?

Because I feel much stronger tied into a 9.6?

That's a normal condition of a functional olfactory system. Not to worry.

Not usually. That's part of the balance, though. There are enough niches to occupy under the climbing umbrella to keep all of us spread out. No one's going to be bouldering at camp VI on some hateful iced-over wall; no one's going to be bivied at the base of my favorite sport route; there won't be six Unimogs crowding up the parking area at the bouldering zone. Additionally, there won't be valuable climbing gym space being wasted on slabby terrain and toprope routes, as, within a few years, no one will need such Gumbyescent features. Can't you smell the utopia? It smells like...freshly roasted Brazilian coffee from Blue Gardenia! Mmmm...utooooopiaaaaa...

Exactly. Simple and effective; everyone plays a part, everyone keeps tabs on everyone else. Anyone seen at the crag or in the hills teaching someone how to belay or self-arrest or place a hex will instantly be recognized as having broken the sacred contract to keep the climbing population under control, and they would be punished by having to pay exorbitant parking fees.

Do you notice a lack of people to climb with?

Maybe we should stop introducing other people to climbing. Birth control for the sport, if you will. Instead of spreading the excitement we feel when climbing, or tales of the great places we get to go, simply give a few noncommittal, monosyllabic responses to all queries related to climbing. Resist the temptation to tell your girl- or boyfriend, your cousin, your roommate, your neighbor, your coworkers, etc. anything whatsoever about what you do on the weekends with all that bizarre hardware. If we stop creating more people just like us, there won't be so many of them crowding up the everywhere.

Or are you too weak? Carry or carry not, there is no "too heavy."

Fuck this ass-backwards hellhole!

That stuff is the shit! Although, I'm not sure if I like it because it's tasty, or more because it comes in that bitchin' wallette. The wallette elevates that gum to a higher plane, for sure. 2 x !

Oh-oh say can you seeeeee by the dawn's earlyyyy liiiiiiight what so prouuuudly weeee haaaaaiiiiiiled at the twiiiiilight's laaast gleeeaaaaa-mmmmiiiinnnnggggg...

Yes, having a blind, aggressive madman at the helm of the nation is certainly snooze-worthy. Please return to your previously-scheduled sleepwalk toward oblivion.

I thought the bail smiley was for getting out of jail.

I think he's saying he wants to give you head, RuMR.

Fuck that; that shit's for girls! I know how to roundhouse kick, unlike that mustachio'd twit Chuck Norris.

There is a place called Ger-Brock in North Portland, on Killingsworth, that was recommended to me by a reputable acquaintance. My wife recently spoke to them on the phone regarding a car issue, and said they were actually helpful and pleasant, which is a good start, I figure. Haven't used them yet, though (fingers crossed, sacrifice at the altar of the car gods, etc.).

You deserve a gold star for your keen perceptive powers. Good work, super sleuth.

BWA HA HA HAAA!!! Is it faster now that you've got the training wheels off, tiger?

Oh God, I gotta quit reading this crap and clicking on stuff. Try mousing over links before you click! Otherwise you're liable to wind up looking at something like...THIS.

Da! Steady pimping in Ford Escort every day! Is good car, nice like American quality! I fix to run on borscht!