Necronomicon Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 Gear was organized, and placed into two large and two smaller plastic tubs. Respectively, they contain: climbing hardware, ropes, and personal gear, boots and clothing, food, and cooking equipment and assorted camping gear. Sleeping bags and bivy sack are stored seperately. Two packs are included, the smaller contains two ropes. Quote
Dru Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 gear was thrown on floor of gear room in messy pile. till next time. Quote
tomcat Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 Dru said: gear was thrown on floor of gear room in messy pile. till next time. Â I currently use the same system. Quote
Distel32 Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 instead of putting my clothes in my closet and gear on the floor, I figured my gear is more expensive, so it's in the closet and my clothes are on the floor. Quote
klenke Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 Regarding maps, topo s/w print outs, and sundry other paper items, I have created an Excel file on my computer that lists those maps, etc. that I have. I update the list whenever I make or buy a new map. When I'm going to do a climb or want to look at a map for some reason, I check to see if I have it on my Excel file first. If I do, then I look for it in the drawer. It usually doesn't take me very long. I try to keep USGS maps and Greentrails maps and Topo! maps grouped together for easier locating. Whenever possible, I also try to keep the map titles near the front of the drawer so I can more easily read them. For maps I keep rolled up (printed side inward), I write on the non-printed side on the rubber-banded roll what map that is that I have rolled up. Saves me unrolling it. Quote
philfort Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 Re maps: I built a thing of map drawers with some wood (frame), particle board (drawers/shelves) and long L-shaped plastic things (screwed in on the sides to support the sheets of particle board). Works pretty well, except it's a bitch to move 'cause it's big. Â Maybe overkill, but I like maps, and I have a lot, so it made sense. Quote
snoboy Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 jordop said:Curently, a large tuperware bin is used as a storeall, but then to look for a map one must empty out the ENTIRE bin and then repack it. Quite a stumbler Any ideas  And this is a problem how?  I love looking at my maps. Quote
skyclimb Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 tell me about that shit. Friends ask why i look like i slept in the back of a car, "well my gear ain't wrinkled" Quote
jordop Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 snoboy said: jordop said:Curently, a large tuperware bin is used as a storeall, but then to look for a map one must empty out the ENTIRE bin and then repack it. Quite a stumbler Any ideas  And this is a problem how?  I love looking at my maps.  So do I, but I have way too many and to search through all the remote crap to find Whistler is a pain. That and I was being moronic Quote
obsydian Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 I just print out a new map from my Washington Topo CDs, nice to have a color printer at work Quote
Squid Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Dru said: gear was thrown on floor of gear room in messy pile. till next time. Â gear was thrown on the bed in a messy pile. push it aside at bedtime (use rope as pillow). If getting night-time visitors, quickly shove it all in the closet (on top of the pile of clothes) and make the bed. Leave the rope on the bed, just in case. Quote
Dru Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Squid said:Â Â gear was thrown on the bed in a messy pile. push it aside at bedtime (use rope as pillow). Â according to my copy of the latest Climbing Gear Guide, Dr. Pushpill indicates that using ropes as a pillow is medically unsound, as head lice can migrate to the rope and cause unseen damage to the core. You better retire that rope immediately!! Quote
JoshK Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Gear is currently strewn around garage. Large stinky pile of clothing was further aided by addition of really wet stinky clothing from my dramatic winter ascent of the might mount si today. Stench is increasing rapidly... Quote
erik Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Necronomicon said: Gear was organized, and placed into two large and two smaller plastic tubs. Respectively, they contain: climbing hardware, ropes, and personal gear, boots and clothing, food, and cooking equipment and assorted camping gear. Sleeping bags and bivy sack are stored seperately. Two packs are included, the smaller contains two ropes. Â necro, you seem to be pushing the envelops of reality this winter. has 'dog' blessed you with such alpine wit and demour.....that no project goes unpunushed, nor will any moutain lash back towards your rabid ascents to glory! Â cheers! Â Quote
PullinFool Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Big empty feta tins for $2 at Georgia's Greek Restuarant, hold gear well, and fit into the storage compartments well (tall, rather than wide, and durable [just duct-tape the rough opener edges]) Quote
rr666 Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 I used to be anal, and after every climbing day, sort my rack, and put everything away neatly. Now I just have a couple of big rubbermaid boxes that I throw everything in. Makes packing for a trip easy, just grab the boxes, everything is in them. As far as maps, I usually end up buying new maps just about every year. Haven't found anything that works for me, but creating a map drawer somewhere probably would not be a bad thing to do. Quote
Necronomicon Posted March 10, 2003 Author Posted March 10, 2003 erik said: Necronomicon said: Gear was organized, and placed into two large and two smaller plastic tubs. Respectively, they contain: climbing hardware, ropes, and personal gear, boots and clothing, food, and cooking equipment and assorted camping gear. Sleeping bags and bivy sack are stored seperately. Two packs are included, the smaller contains two ropes. Â necro, you seem to be pushing the envelops of reality this winter. has 'dog' blessed you with such alpine wit and demour.....that no project goes unpunushed, nor will any moutain lash back towards your rabid ascents to glory! Â cheers! Â You have no clue. Since September: Â Colfax Peak: no ice Rideout: climbed part of -5 gully, route missing ice pitch Colfax Peak: no ice The Sorcerer: high winds dumping spindrift down route Canadian Rockies: partner gets sick on day three, home we go Lady Killer: actually climbed 2p WI3 Peak 1953(B.C.): ugly, too warm Colonial Peak: ugly, not hardman Rideout: high avi Big Four: dumping snow Squamish: gee gosh, climbed four pitches!!! Â Grueling approaches included where applicable. Quote
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