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dorienc
Aug 28, 2009, 10:28 PM
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tyler_A wrote: I don't really know where to get climbing-specific chalk so would it be fine just to like run to wal-mart and buy some sidewalk chalk and file it down into powder to use? Does anybody else do this?
Never tried it, but I don't think it'd work. Like some earlier posters said, you want magnesium carbonate. Just order it mail order from REI, gearexpress, or any other supplier. You might be able to find gym chalk at your local sporting goods place. I use blocks of gym chalk-i break off a pretty good chunk and drop it in my chalk bag. Gives me more chalk than a chalk ball, but less messy than loose chalk. And I got a lifetime supply when the YMCA quit supplying it in the weight room!
EDIT: Just wiki'ed sidewalk chalk. It's made of calcium sulfate, which wiki tells me is a drying agent. Hmm, why not try it? That's how great discoveries are made. Let us know what you think about it. But of course, stand by for the mandatory rc.com blast'o'shit. I guess everyone here but you or me flashes .14d so they must ridicule anything that doesn't meet their high climbing standards.
(This post was edited by dorienc on Aug 28, 2009, 10:36 PM)
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