Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Nothing like consuming beverages from untreated aluminum containers! Alzheimer's, anyone? Wait, what were we talking about ..? Who are you people? What is this place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 24, 2003 Author Share Posted February 24, 2003 aluminum does not cause alzheimers i forgot what does anyways you could always have it bronzed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 It's a moot point anyway, as even the mighty google has failed to turn up any beta about #11 Hex mugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 24, 2003 Author Share Posted February 24, 2003 OH MY GOD GOOGLE MISSED IT!!!! try www.number11hexcoffeemug.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoboy Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I have an oldish # 10 , and a new #11 that I take on alpine routes. I would love to find a #13 for hanging on the wall though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Dru said: OH MY GOD GOOGLE MISSED IT!!!! try www.number11hexcoffeemug.com Well, how 'bout that? Those things are killer; it looks like they do a kick-ass job. Not as expensive as you might expect, either, although twenty bucks isn't exactly chump change. Did you see the Lost Arrow money clips, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whillans Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 do they make a bong out of bong bongs though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Yeah, being an old fart tightwad I've got all that stuff still: foxheads, hexes (including some of the non-hexcentric) slung on perlon and 1" tube, Chouinard stoppers ver. 1.0 (does anyone else still think in old stopper sizes, complete with half sizes?). I used to have something called a Nychock, sort of like a hex but made from round black nylon stock and slung with 1" tube. It was essentially useless, but there was one particular place it was perfect at the crag I started climbing at. There's also an old smc camlock on the battered biner of old wireds that sleep in the attic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobinc Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Off, I have to admit I do have V1.0 stoppers and use them. I even have doubles of some of the 1/2 sizes. It's a habit hard to break when you grew up using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacier Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 lessee - mid-80's era hexes and a couple of kong ovals and rei/omega locking D's of the same vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 26, 2003 Author Share Posted February 26, 2003 those old Ds and Ovals make great Funkness biners I have 2 British make 1970's? D's with weird triangular crosssection that used to be on the top station of Drifters Escape make good brass knuckles too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 I finally got around to taking a picture of my old gear collection. I got them from a guy who climbed in college ten years ago and in turn got them from his father. There are Chouinard, Eiger and SMC pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Parker Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Haven't heard anyone mention saddlewedges. I have 3 of those. Also have a few wart hogs. I learned to ice climb on snargs and have a few other pound-ins by Salwea. Also, have smc camlocks, an "amigo" made in mexico, old chouinard ice screws, homemade ratchet for same, and some older hexes slung with wicked old perlon. It's all at the bottom of my climbing trunk "in case I ever need it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted January 29, 2005 Author Share Posted January 29, 2005 Since I made the post above that started this thread I have placed both my #6 and #7 TriCams on lead. The pivot factor is notable but they are sure lighter than tube chocks or #5 Camalot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirp Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Anybody still have any Slider Nuts? Those brass dovetailed wedgies with silver solder on one side were nifty but... take even a small fall on them and good luck removing them. Lowe/Byrne Ballnuts are hella superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 My buddy Mark has a set of three slider nuts that he let me borrow once. Once they are set in a parallel sided crack, they are set! They aren't nearly as adaptable as LoweBalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Tube chock (# 6 for reference)... I have 5 of these in various sizes. The good for alpine offwidths... leave big green at home. I have no idea how old these are but I would guess older than me. Some one needs to start making these again... Fern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Oldmanrock might recognize this… I tried them out this weekend… those of the old school will perennially be badass in my mind. I don’t know how you guys did it. Thanks again and let me know if you find any other good stuff lying around . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 is there anything more fancy about them than just being a chunk of Al tube with the ends cut at an angle? You could make your own with a vice, a hacksaw, and a hand-drill no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I don't know... I'm a chemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogen Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Those boots are awesome!! What did you climb in them, and how were they? By the way, I'm looking for an old wooden ice axe to go with an old fiber climbing rope I have. Its just for casual living room display, so it doesn't need to be too special. Do you have you anything you could part with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Yes I have some but I'm not parting with any of mine. Try ebay and bring your credit card. Speaking of... any one with a wooden ice axe willing to part with it... PM me with item and price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I'd sell you my wood shafted axe, but then what would I use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogen Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I'd sell you my wood shafted axe, but then what would I use? I got my old fiber rope by trading a new rope for it! The old guy who originally had it said he used it on Mont Blanc once, many years before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I'd sell you my wood shafted axe, but then what would I use? I'll buy you a new one... your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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