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uhoh
Mar 30, 2009, 3:29 PM
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I'm torn between Rose Tat and Big Wall Jim.
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krusher4
Mar 30, 2009, 3:36 PM
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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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