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BriClimbs
Mar 17, 2010, 6:52 PM
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I've recently discovered my new addiction....Anyone ever score decent climbing gear here? Or is it mostly jackets socks tents and ugly boots?
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evanwish
Mar 17, 2010, 6:57 PM
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harnesses, shoes, chalkbags show up occasionally. You gotta be there just the right time though, obviously.
good luck!
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qtm
Mar 17, 2010, 7:17 PM
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Check out http://sac.gearattack.com/items
It tracks the deals, so you can go back and see what they were. If they're still in stock, you can buy them, though not at the deal price.
Climbing gear shows up now and then. I buy random stuff here and there, but don't expect anything too exciting to ever show up.
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irregularpanda
Mar 17, 2010, 7:24 PM
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qtm wrote: I buy random stuff here and there, but don't expect anything too exciting to ever show up.
True, except for the time I got a flashed pad.
Then I got 10 hotwire biners.
Then I got a 60 meter mammut rope.
Then i got another flashed pad.
Then I got approach shoes for my girlfriend......
Sunglasses.
Socks.
A knife for a christmas gift.
A jacket. It never ends.
The addiction grows. I define addiction as any behavior that controls you, as opposed to the other way around. I swear, if steep and cheap sold me a gold-plated statue of a heffalump in hand-to-hand combat with a garden gnome I might buy it, and still think I got a great deal....for some apparent reason.
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qtm
Mar 17, 2010, 7:45 PM
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LoL...
My GF would kill me if I brought another bouldering pad into the apartment, and there's no room for another rope in the bin.
Did buy a knife for a gift a few weeks ago.
I'm not an addict, there's nothing I really *need*. But I have friends with less extensive gear closets who love the site.
BTW, there are add-ons for the browser, the pop-ups are great if you want to be notified of the latest deal.
edited for grammar.
(This post was edited by qtm on Mar 17, 2010, 7:46 PM)
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Rudmin
Mar 17, 2010, 7:51 PM
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I bought the $35 Max Cam
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johnwesely
Mar 17, 2010, 7:51 PM
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Two Pairs of hiking shoes for me.
A pair of hiking shoes for my girlfriend
A Marmot Windstopper Jacket for my girlfriend
twos sets up those fold up plates
Two different Mountain Hardwear Tech Tees
A sleeping bag
And a bunch of other stuff that I am probably forgetting.
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macherry
Mar 18, 2010, 12:14 AM
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yes, i am addicted.
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pendereki
Mar 18, 2010, 12:54 AM
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Also addicted:
Shoes
Ice axe
Crampons
Clothes for me and gifts
Max Cam!
Backpack
eating utensils
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BriClimbs
Mar 18, 2010, 1:11 AM
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irregularpanda wrote: True, except for the time I got a flashed pad. Then I got 10 hotwire biners. Then I got a 60 meter mammut rope. Then i got another flashed pad. Then I got approach shoes for my girlfriend...... Sunglasses. Socks. A knife for a christmas gift. A jacket. It never ends. The addiction grows. I define addiction as any behavior that controls you, as opposed to the other way around. I swear, if steep and cheap sold me a gold-plated statue of a heffalump in hand-to-hand combat with a garden gnome I might buy it, and still think I got a great deal....for some apparent reason.
Hahaha YES. I will be keeping my eye out for crash pads and iconic battle statuettes.
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acorneau
Mar 18, 2010, 1:27 AM
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Not counting some great clothes deals, the climbing gear I've picked up:
10 CAMP Nano's for $4.47 each
Evolve Stryker approach shoes for $40
CAMP helmet for $22.50
La Sportiva Ventors for $40
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BriClimbs
Mar 18, 2010, 2:13 AM
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Well the term "getting lucky" for me now is defined as "scoring" some good climbing gear on steep and cheap. Yesssss.
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jeepnphreak
Mar 18, 2010, 5:15 AM
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BriClimbs wrote: I've recently discovered my new addiction....Anyone ever score decent climbing gear here? Or is it mostly jackets socks tents and ugly boots?
I got my arterix craiging pack form SAC. it retails for 200 but I got it for 45+10 shipping.
I also landed 2 synthetic baboo moisture wicking, some super climber shirts that retail for 80 and get them for $10 each. They hold BO well but keep me dry in the hot summer months
Most of what is on SAC is clothes, but they have had alot of BD trekking poles and knives as of late.
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BriClimbs
Mar 18, 2010, 6:12 AM
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Ahhh after a long and grueling finals week, I treated myself to a 25 dollar kavu fleece jacket. First steep and cheap purchase! Have a kavu day!
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bill413
Mar 18, 2010, 1:46 PM
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don't forget the allied sites - Militia Whiskey (clothes) & Chain Love (bikes) (I think I've got the names right).
I've been pleased with what I've ordered.
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MS1
Mar 18, 2010, 2:04 PM
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Yeah, Chain Love is good too.
From S&C I've snagged cheap approach shoes (LS Cirque Pros for $40), as well as a bunch of good technical clothing. Get the little browser widget and you won't miss the good stuff. There is a LOT of crap on there but when it is worth it, it is really worth it.
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qtm
Mar 18, 2010, 2:12 PM
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WhiskeyMilitia.com is more than just clothes, it's surf, board and skate. But like steepandcheap.com, you tend to see a lot of clothes and sunglasses.
Chainlove.com I don't watch, but it's probably the same as the others, lot of clothes and sunglasses and a few good deals here and there.
gearattack.com tracks all three (at once, separately, as well as historical).
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pfwein
Mar 18, 2010, 2:39 PM
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bonktown.com
just like the name
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cush
Mar 18, 2010, 4:42 PM
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dealofday.org tracks 6 sites.
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Wunderkind
Mar 18, 2010, 5:44 PM
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Here's the full list:
www.steepandcheap.com - camp, climb, hike
www.tramdock.com - ski
www.whiskeymilitia.com - skate, surf, general steeze
www.brociety.com - snowboard
www.chainlove.com - mountain bikes
www.bonktown.com - road bikes
If you watch Backcountryoutlet.com or Departmentofgoods.com, you can tell what is coming up on the one deal at a time sites. When there are 150 quantity of a snowboard on the outlet site, it means they are probably going up on Brociety soon (for example). Same goes for climbing gear - there was an unusually large quantity of those Maxcams on Backcountryoutlet.com before they went up on Steepandcheap.
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brokesomeribs
Mar 18, 2010, 8:17 PM
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Only climbing related purchase I got was a pair of LS Vipers for about $55. Should have bought 2 pairs, in retrospect.
Also got a ton of Stoic gear (hardshell jacket and bibs, softshell, wool hoodie which i'm wearing right now), another Norrona softshell, and a bunch of random crap like socks, LED lights, etc.
I've gotten a bunch of stuff from Tramdock: 2 pairs of powder skis and 1 set of binders, a Dakine backpack, a bunch of smaller gifts like gloves, ski wax, etc.
Backcountry.com has been the bane of my checking account for 2 years!
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Alore
Mar 20, 2010, 2:12 AM
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Not sure if anyone has said it yet but www.gearscan.com is the best website to use... It has all of the 'cheap'websites in the same window.
(This post was edited by Alore on Mar 20, 2010, 2:13 AM)
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Hennessey
Mar 20, 2010, 6:18 AM
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BriClimbs wrote: I've recently discovered my new addiction
Where the hell have you been?
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USnavy
Mar 20, 2010, 7:10 AM
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BriClimbs wrote: I've recently discovered my new addiction....Anyone ever score decent climbing gear here? Or is it mostly jackets socks tents and ugly boots?
(This post was edited by USnavy on Mar 20, 2010, 7:14 AM)
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Hennessey
Mar 21, 2010, 7:14 AM
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Steep and Cheap had a wicked sale two weeks ago. 70-90% off everything. I think it was a one day sale, but I got over a grand in clothes and a little gear for about $150. Nothin that I really needed, but alot of suckers on ebay needed it.
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bcski360
Mar 23, 2010, 9:48 PM
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IM also totally addicted !
I have been using http://www.cleansnipe.com it tracks all six of backcountry's sites - steep and cheap, tramdock, chainlove, ect pluss like 20 other deal of the day sites.
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Hennessey
Mar 24, 2010, 7:17 PM
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bcski360 wrote: IM also totally addicted ! I have been using http://www.cleansnipe.com it tracks all six of backcountry's sites - steep and cheap, tramdock, chainlove, ect pluss like 20 other deal of the day sites.
Sweet site. Thanks. Also try http://dodtracker.com
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Kartessa
Mar 24, 2010, 8:57 PM
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I hate you for posting this site.
I was totally content in my little bubble of Canadiana, ignorant to what is dirt-cheap south of the border.
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