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dingus
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Just noticed one advertised on the ^^^ banner.
Thirty five bucks? For a chalk bag??????
What does a $35 chalk bag sport that say a $15 one lacks?
Would you pay $35 for a CHALK BAG?????
REALLY!!!!111????
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I must confess...I bought it last summer @ Rock & Ice. paid in full.
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Excellent. What do you like about it? I'm curious - does it have any sexy features, something no other chalk bag sports?
Or is it your basic chalk bag in terms of features?
What's it made out of?
I'm just wondering what a climber gets for the moolah?
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attaboy dingus, ddt loves you: you just boosted the site's click-thru rate by a jillino percent.
the arc t bag is made ouf of (get this) schoeller soft-shell and sports a plastic church key.
no kidding.
end of civiilzation as we know it.
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Mar 25, 2009, 11:34 PM
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It's the only thing to accessorize a $160 harness.
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Fair Question. I have pretty beefy mitts, and the bag has a really large and stiff opening, it's made of a bunch of synthetic materials, has a nice zippered stash pocket big enough for car keys, rap rings and a power bar. Not to mention a built-in bottle opener. I agree $35 is quite steep - but compared to the Mammut "Starter Kit" chalk bag I was using prior, the Arc'Teryx is amazing.
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good for you, aj.
the consumer economy is in the tank, outdoor is getting hit harder than anyone, and the redeployments to afghanistan will only underwrite so much more federal investment in in petroleum-based technical apparel.
plus you bought it at a local retailer.
now if only you'd do yer shopping in california, maybe my state could generate enuf sales tax revenue to start funding education once again.
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k.l.k wrote: attaboy dingus, ddt loves you:
Hehe... uh, no.
Thanks for the reply austinj.
Plastic bottle opener and schoeller fabric, check.
As an aside I have big mitts too and for a long time it was almost impossible for me to find chalk bags that I could get my entire hand (including the wrist) into the bag.
I had friend in the biz make me a couple, plus I bought one off the shelf from him. I'm about to retire my last Tuttle. End of an era for me. I bought it in the mid-90s and didn't use it till 2004 or so!
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Mar 26, 2009, 12:16 AM
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k.l.k wrote: the arc t bag is made ouf of (get this) schoeller soft-shell and sports a plastic church key. no kidding...
Cool. I want one. 
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curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: the arc t bag is made ouf of (get this) schoeller soft-shell and sports a plastic church key. no kidding... Cool. I want one. Curt
When I clicked that ad and read the features, you were the first person I thought of. I presumed that folks there still remembered you in some distant, hating-the-in-laws-but-recalling-them-too sort of way, and had you in mind.
I actually paid a jillion bux for my current model. BBZ I picked up at "Bleau when I'd forgotten my own. Hideous, retro-80s neon pink and turquoise. Massive, cement-mixer volume.
Looks a lot better now that it's sun-faded.
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I also would not pay $35 for a chalk bag, (nothing against arcteryx) and in fact my solution for a chalk bag was to make my own. Bigger opening, stiff rim to keep it open, and for mine carhartt brown duck cloth exerior - whats not to like?
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$35 for a chalk bag?!!!
I would guess that thing has a built in hoo hoo !
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It seems most of the replies here are coming from men. We don't get it.
A couple of years ago, I was at the gym with my 6-year old granddaughter. She said, "Look at that girl's chalk bag." I looked at it and didn't notice anything special. She then told me to look at mine. I was still clueless. She finally said that the girl's chalk bag was a pretty yellow with nice flowers on it and mine was "just black". Her older brother never noticed anything like that while climbing with me at the gym.
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Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time.
Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux.
What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price.
The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key.
Frickin genius.
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k.l.k wrote: Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time. Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux. What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price. The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key. Frickin genius.
I gotta get one--by the weekend.
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If you hang it on the front, it keeps your nuts dry.
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I love you guys!
Cheers
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I got the Gold one...
Dear Curt Shannon,
Thank you for shopping with Mountain Gear. We have received your order, and it is being processed. Please see below for the details of your order.
Bill to Name & Address:
Curt Shannon
Gilbert, AZ
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Item Description Item # Qty Price Status
C80 Chalk Bag
Ships next business day 210031GLDLG 1 $34.95 Pending
Stimulating the economy--one chalk bag at a time.
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Since you pulled up that list, I feel compelled to mention that there's a video out there of the krieg guy saying he made that hanna montana chalk bag for $100
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Mar 26, 2009, 1:00 AM
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My yoda bag doesn't need a bottle opener.
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chalk is for pussies.
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curt wrote: carabiner96 wrote: chalk is for pussies. You can put your chalk wherever you like. Curt
dammit.
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carabiner96 wrote: curt wrote: carabiner96 wrote: chalk is for pussies. You can put your chalk wherever you like. Curt dammit.
There's the rub.
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curt wrote: I got the Gold one... Dear Curt Shannon,
Thank you for shopping with Mountain Gear. We have received your order, and it is being processed. Please see below for the details of your order.
Bill to Name & Address:
Curt Shannon
Gilbert, AZ
(Full address hidden for privacy.)
Item Description Item # Qty Price Status
C80 Chalk Bag
Ships next business day 210031GLDLG 1 $34.95 Pending Stimulating the economy--one chalk bag at a time. Curt
you got ripped off... you can buy the C80 at MEC here in canadia for $25 canadian... which is like $20 'merican.
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Johnny_Fang wrote: curt wrote: I got the Gold one... Dear Curt Shannon,
Thank you for shopping with Mountain Gear. We have received your order, and it is being processed. Please see below for the details of your order.
Bill to Name & Address:
Curt Shannon
Gilbert, AZ
(Full address hidden for privacy.)
Item Description Item # Qty Price Status
C80 Chalk Bag
Ships next business day 210031GLDLG 1 $34.95 Pending Stimulating the economy--one chalk bag at a time. Curt you got ripped off... you can buy the C80 at MEC here in canadia for $25 canadian... which is like $20 'merican.
dammit.
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Johnny_Fang wrote: curt wrote: I got the Gold one... Dear Curt Shannon,
Thank you for shopping with Mountain Gear. We have received your order, and it is being processed. Please see below for the details of your order.
Bill to Name & Address:
Curt Shannon
Gilbert, AZ
(Full address hidden for privacy.)
Item Description Item # Qty Price Status
C80 Chalk Bag
Ships next business day 210031GLDLG 1 $34.95 Pending Stimulating the economy--one chalk bag at a time. Curt you got ripped off... you can buy the C80 at MEC here in canadia for $25 canadian... which is like $20 'merican.
"Ships within Canada only." FAIL
travel AZ ---> MEC >$15
I have the BEAL Clic-Clac chalk bag that has some sorta spring steel in the top so it pops open and closed like those snappy bracelet things. Had to order it from freaking spain.. still less than 35 bucks :)
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Johnny_Fang wrote: curt wrote: I got the Gold one... Dear Curt Shannon,
Thank you for shopping with Mountain Gear. We have received your order, and it is being processed. Please see below for the details of your order.
Bill to Name & Address:
Curt Shannon
Gilbert, AZ
(Full address hidden for privacy.)
Item Description Item # Qty Price Status
C80 Chalk Bag
Ships next business day 210031GLDLG 1 $34.95 Pending Stimulating the economy--one chalk bag at a time. Curt you got ripped off... you can buy the C80 at MEC here in canadia for $25 canadian... which is like $20 'merican.
are we really that much more awesome than them these days?
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2.5 Canadians for 1 American exchange rate yes we are THAT AWESOME!
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dingus wrote: carabiner96 wrote: curt wrote: carabiner96 wrote: chalk is for pussies. You can put your chalk wherever you like. Curt dammit. There's the rub. DMT
Sweat happens...grip and friction are important! It's all about the right thing at the right time 
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curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time. Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux. What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price. The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key. Frickin genius. I gotta get one--by the weekend. Curt
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Is that zippered pocket big enough to hold my chalk sticks?
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climbsomething wrote: curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time. Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux. What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price. The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key. Frickin genius. I gotta get one--by the weekend. Curt It will be photographed.
Like this?
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curt wrote: climbsomething wrote: curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time. Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux. What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price. The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key. Frickin genius. I gotta get one--by the weekend. Curt It will be photographed. Like this? [img]http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee348/kl_k/nuevo/IMG_0030.jpg[/img] Curt
Not my fault you were wearing that hideous orange/navy blue deal with those tights.
We tried to hook you up.
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k.l.k wrote: curt wrote: climbsomething wrote: curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time. Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux. What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price. The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key. Frickin genius. I gotta get one--by the weekend. Curt It will be photographed. Like this? Curt Not my fault you were wearing that hideous orange/navy blue deal with those tights. We tried to hook you up.
fixt.
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curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: Not my fault you were wearing that hideous orange/navy blue deal with those tights. We tried to hook you up. fixt. Curt
Not hardly-- it's still navy blue and carrot.
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i still use my crown royal chalk bag made by tattooed_climber.
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k.l.k wrote: curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: Not my fault you were wearing that hideous orange/navy blue deal with those tights. We tried to hook you up. fixt. Curt Not hardly-- it's still navy blue and carrot.
It was actually Forest Green and Carrot. I may still have it.
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macherry wrote: i still use my crown royal chalk bag made by tattooed_climber.
I remember him offering to make those. I've got a RC bag but haven't gotten around to putting it together.
I made a chalkbag out of a Maker's Mark Bourbon faux leather bag a few years ago but it looked so nice I couldn't bear to put chalk in it.
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curt wrote: I may still have it.
That's why God made lighters.
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k.l.k wrote: curt wrote: I may still have it. That's why God made lighters.
Agreed. This chalk bag is much better and I know I still have this one.
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Best chalk bag I've ever owned. Zipper top. I never have to deal with chalk spills again, and the bag is pretty big with a sizeable pocket on the back for keys, tape, etc.
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whoa, I just realized that we got a couple of those very chalk bags for a wedding present last year. They're in the basement languishing away; I never even realized they had a bottle opener on them.
Still not as cool as the champagne that curt got us, though.
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camhead wrote: I never even realized they had a bottle opener on them.
Better check the model: Arc T is thorough, and they have others at different (i.e., lower) price points.
That company has done some serious, thoughtful study of luxury branding. I'd really like to trash them a good deal more, but I also have to admit that they've fairly consistently offered some of the most elegant design in outdoor apparel.
Although I'm not terribly impressed by the chalk bag, since it's a recycled early '90s design with a cheap-ass plastic churchkey tacked on. Sort of a luxury version of a Berkeley art car.
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k.l.k wrote: Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time. Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux. What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price. The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key. Frickin genius.
Correction: it's made in the Philippines.
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Khoi wrote: k.l.k wrote: Yeah, but those are all mom-n-pop ops designing small-run and one-offs in their garages. except maybe for rhb, but those also look pretty one-at-a-time. Edit to add: You can get that Rose Tattoo one from groovee for only 25 bux. What Arc T has done here, and it's brilliant, really, is create a big run item with mass sourcing and chinese production, that sells for a custom-made price. The real hook, here, is the plastic church key. Anyone could, of course, tack a lightweight one onto a chalkbag, but Arc T either sourced or (heaven help us) designed a dedicated chalkbag church key. Frickin genius. Correction: it's made in the Philippines.
Thanks for the catch. I can no longer keep up with outsourcing patterns, now that Indonesia, Vietnam and the Phiippines rotate in and out of the picture with the change of contractual seasons.
Now all we need is for the free-lance designer who first sketched the churchkey to step up and contribute some of the original CAD documents to the thread.
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k.l.k wrote: camhead wrote: I never even realized they had a bottle opener on them. Better check the model: Arc T is thorough, and they have others at different (i.e., lower) price points. That company has done some serious, thoughtful study of luxury branding. I'd really like to trash them a good deal more, but I also have to admit that they've fairly consistently offered some of the most elegant design in outdoor apparel. Although I'm not terribly impressed by the chalk bag, since it's a recycled early '90s design with a cheap-ass plastic churchkey tacked on. Sort of a luxury version of a Berkeley art car.
I think that the buckle that attaches the belt to the bag doubles as a bottle opener. I'm not sure, though. I'll get back on whether it works on a beer bottle later tonight after I'm done writing for the day; hehehe.
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I got one and love it. I got big mitts so I like the big size. Verve had (has?) a really nice bag with a large opening also.
oh, btw, I wouldn't pay $35 for it either. eBay!!!
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How about this bag?
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I'm torn between Rose Tat and Big Wall Jim.
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Gravitron5000 wrote: If you hang it on the front, it keeps your nuts dry.
for 35 bones it better give me a 'happy ending' when I'n done climbing for the day.
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lena_chita
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Mar 30, 2009, 5:00 PM
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robdotcalm wrote: It seems most of the replies here are coming from men. We don't get it. A couple of years ago, I was at the gym with my 6-year old granddaughter. She said, "Look at that girl's chalk bag." I looked at it and didn't notice anything special. She then told me to look at mine. I was still clueless. She finally said that the girl's chalk bag was a pretty yellow with nice flowers on it and mine was "just black". Her older brother never noticed anything like that while climbing with me at the gym. Grandpa.calm
You just described my two kids.
My daughter would be totally for getting that chalkbag, if she were to see one.
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gunkiemike
Apr 2, 2009, 7:40 PM
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Isn't this the same Co. that brought us the $70 ROPE BAG?
(I've paid less than $70 for the friggin' rope!)
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mikewong
Apr 7, 2009, 6:11 AM
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curt wrote: k.l.k wrote: In reply to: the arc t bag is made ouf of (get this) schoeller soft-shell and sports a plastic church key. 'Plastic' bottle opener seems pretty lame! I think I'll just use my 'metal' nut key to open the brew instead.
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dingus
Apr 7, 2009, 2:00 PM
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gunkiemike wrote: Isn't this the same Co. that brought us the $70 ROPE BAG? (I've paid less than $70 for the friggin' rope!)
They out gucci patagucci, and THAT AIN'T EASY!
DMT
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camhead
Apr 7, 2009, 3:29 PM
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So, does anyone else get the feeling that this entire sport– pro sponsorships, expeditions, pro-deals, etc.– rides on the back of six-figure and up yuppies who think nothing of dropping $35 on a chalkbag, $70 on a rope, or $120 on a sweatshirt just for a weekend of guided toproping?
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dretket
Apr 7, 2009, 3:52 PM
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To an extent...yes. I worked in a gear-shop, and nothing pissed me off more than some guy coming in and dropping 500 bucks on an arcteryx shell just to wear around campus. But in the other hand, I can see why people justify the cost. I personally love arcteryx. I think they make an excellent product that wears like iron. After spending 8 hours in a hard rain mapping geology in the middle of no-where, I was pretty happy I had that proshell.
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dingus
Apr 7, 2009, 4:45 PM
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Well a continued downturn in retail will likely curb folks enthusiasm for high dollar name brand outdoor gear. Soon it will become cool again to have a plastic pancho and army surplus pants. The high price folks are going to have to tighten the belt to survive. Maybe they already have.
But maybe the economy will turn around before we lose the best gear mfgs. Face it - climbing gear is 100% luxury item.
DMT
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dretket
Apr 7, 2009, 9:03 PM
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For sure man. I still go back every once and a while and put in a shift at the store. Because of the economy, this season has been horribly slow. You go into a outdoor store, and pretty much everything is a luxury item.
(This post was edited by dretket on Apr 7, 2009, 10:02 PM)
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Khoi
Apr 7, 2009, 10:01 PM
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camhead wrote: So, does anyone else get the feeling that this entire sport– pro sponsorships, expeditions, pro-deals, etc.– rides on the back of six-figure and up yuppies who think nothing of dropping $35 on a chalkbag, $70 on a rope, or $120 on a sweatshirt just for a weekend of guided toproping?
If you consider a $70 rope to be splurging on rope, then I want to know where the fuck you're buying your ropes!
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shockabuku
Apr 7, 2009, 10:18 PM
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camhead wrote: think nothing of dropping ... $70 on a rope, ...
Geez, I wish.
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camhead
Apr 8, 2009, 12:29 AM
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shockabuku wrote: camhead wrote: think nothing of dropping ... $70 on a rope, ... Geez, I wish.
damn. type. I meant to say ropeBAG. durr.
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hafilax
May 4, 2009, 11:25 PM
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I just got this chalk bag for my birthday and it's ver' very nice!!
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hafilax
May 6, 2009, 6:03 PM
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billcoe_ wrote: hafilax wrote: I just got this chalk bag for my birthday and it's ver' very nice!! Is it a TRAD! chalk bag or a sport one?
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