Woodcutter

Great photos, it looks sweaty down below in CA. I'm curious how crowded the nose was?? Don't beat your self up man, you climb like a fiend!

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Sun-tan, Some-tan.... ...............from the software, Adobe.... geddit....? Doh, go to Yosimite why don't you.

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...plus some route suggestions would be good. I've aided ...naught...but want to get up Liberty Crack this summer in reasonable style. I have a biggish rock rack plus some pitons. Plenty of trad experience. ??? Thanks. Jake

Milk jugs are HDPE I think. I have bought it cheap as offcuts from TAP plastics in Seattle, many different thicknesses, easy to work.

10 days ago Stuart lake looked frozen solid, and it's 500' lower, so I'm guessing the lake will be bomber. The road was clear of snow til 1/2 mile before the TH, but didn't look like it was going to melt fast. L-town Ranger station: 509 548 6977

We went up there last weekend (April 13th)It's gated, but clear to the 1st bridge. After that there's continuous snow the last 1/2 mile to the TH.

I 2nd Dave Page, excellent job every time

This is a killer deal on a killer tent. MOre versatile proposition than a firstlight.4lbs, bomb proof, rain proof, everything proof. I'd buy it but then I'd have 2

..can't tell you right now, soz. Give it a few months to ferment & it'll be ready for consumption.

I'm English: Suing is a sign of poor character. My sister fell down a lift shaft at work & didn't sue. If you're dumb enough to screw up, you take the pain & maybe it won't happen again. I think Darwin would probably agree.

That looks excellent Mr (or Mrs) Tvash. I will surely post pics if the gadget works. Thanks again, I'm off and running. Now I just need a laser cutter, and a few hours on the router and some luck. Cool. Jake

http://jakeevans.smugmug.com/Washington/Buffer/28742499_92KJSd one day I will work out how the photo's work on cc

Also Ryan B, the BD article is great, thankyou. Also HIllmap Rocks! It seems that 6 or 7mm nylon is the best bet.

Thanks everyone. It's a cable-stay to hold a lever-arm. But it's holding the lever at the bottom, the cable comes down the lever and under the pivot fixed, large diameter (1") rounded end (really sorry no drawing right now, and is tied off. SO the leverage is great. Assume 200lbs pushing the lever forwards with the lever being 300mm long. The lever is subject to jerky loads. Knotting is the easiest way to fix. Thanks for looking at my problem, I'd get it engineered, but then we're talking real money. Thanks again, you guys are great.

Is it all the same, or is some cord significantly stronger than the rest? I heard about something called tech-cord a while ago? I'm assuming it would be static, but this doesn't really matter. I need to replace some steel cable on a device & cord is the way to go as the steel can't go round corners without stress concentrations & then breaking. Can't be thicker than 5.5mm diam to fit and can take knots. ...AM steel - woven dynema is a candidate. Thanks in advance. Jake

One simply states that the thing is "built-to-last', which it then does. The consumer of today must recognise that part of buying things is the buzz, the vibe, the shopping bug, spending money, it's a fix. Keep the built-to last thing, wean yourself off the shopping buzz, be proud of your old gear. If the business does not need to grow (and they only do under investor/ shareholder pressure), then it can be sized right, make the thing and pay wages. It's not complicated, just don't have to pay sharehoders/ investors/ dividends. ...and you brand yourself as a responsible company, educate your public fully about what this means (and enter into debate), and explain that your thing is full price because you don't pollute the world with bullshit blue & green jackets which will be a different colour next year so you can subsudize the price of the thing. More clear thinking. Inpublic so it can be discussed. Nice thread, I like this one

I think you're driving at: 'Is consumerism interfering with the stoke? Including getting newbies the stoke too?' Yes. Some of it's marketing bollocks which interferes with your normally sane mind. So if you do read the mags, ignore the ads. Try to buy from companies who don't have shareholders, then they don't need to make so much profit (and thus upgrade-shit) Share gear. I won't lend ropes, but you can pretty much borrow anything else I've got (including my wife). There are very good reasons for this. The less gear that is made, the less environmental damage is caused. It lowers the barriers to entry into a sport, and it makes me feel less like a stupid American consumer when I look at my pile of tents/ sleeping bags etc. And I don't really like my wife anyway. Recycle gear by buying used & selling the stuff you don't use Be proud of your old stuff, discipline yourself not to shop if you can afford to. Companies who are small that I like are Cilo & Spark R&D. MSR cos they're local & Second Ascent since they sell used gear (I got a complete BC ski setup for $500, hated it and sold it on Craigslist for $500 a year later - that is a low barrier to entry. White middle class. Architecture degree. Sugar Mamma

Need it in Seattle in 10 days if you have one and want to part with it. I was thinking no more than $300. Thanks

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There's something odd about that photo...It vaguely reminds me of a guy I once knew called Alistair.

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