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spr
Jan 2, 2011, 12:58 AM
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i read once upon a time that there is a place that you can send gear for inspection, cleaning, and recertification... and i was on the website once.... but i can't seem to find them now... any clue or leads for that?
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vegastradguy
Jan 2, 2011, 1:15 AM
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spr wrote: i read once upon a time that there is a place that you can send gear for inspection, cleaning, and recertification... and i was on the website once.... but i can't seem to find them now... any clue or leads for that?
uh, what type of gear? there isnt any...recertification process for any climbing gear that i know of as any gear produced with certification maintains it forever, really- that is, unless the manufacturer recalls it for one reason or another.
there may be a recert process for work safety stuff that im not aware of, but nothing i can think of for climbing gear.
that said, you can certainly send any gear you own back to the manufacturer for inspection if you think its damaged, and sometimes they'll repair it, other times replace it. sometimes for free, other times not so much. just depends on the gear and the manufacturer.
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spr
Jan 2, 2011, 1:22 AM
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i guess not "recertification", per say.. but a place to send gear out to for cleaning and inspection.... my roomate has some ropes he was to get cleaned and inspected and he is too lazy to do it himself.... and i sure as hell am not going to take care of HIS gear (or climb on it until it is taken care of, for that matter)
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vegastradguy
Jan 2, 2011, 2:35 AM
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yeah, theres no place that i know of that will clean and inspect your ropes- im pretty sure the manufacturers wont do it. this is true for all soft goods. pretty much only hardgoods can be cleaned/inspected/repaired by manufacturers. softgoods- thats all on the owner.
fwiw- the cleaning part isnt really a big deal for ropes- they dont need to be cleaned often (if at all). general inspection is semi-important if he doesnt know how to do it. otherwise, most folks just handle their ropes enough to only need to do a bend test about once a season or so.
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USnavy
Jan 2, 2011, 2:53 AM
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spr wrote: i read once upon a time that there is a place that you can send gear for inspection, cleaning, and recertification... and i was on the website once.... but i can't seem to find them now... any clue or leads for that?
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spr
Jan 2, 2011, 3:05 AM
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what i head of was a 3rd party... a company that cleaned and inspected any gear.
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vegastradguy
Jan 2, 2011, 5:45 AM
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spr wrote: what i head of was a 3rd party... a company that cleaned and inspected any gear.
you probably heard of Yates- who will resling/repair cams and the like for you.
sorry, for ropes, you're s.o.l.- nobody is going to do that for you.
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gunkiemike
Jan 3, 2011, 2:58 AM
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C'mon people, what's wrong with all of you? He's askin' for it:
SEND IT TO ME; I'LL TEST IT FOR YOU.
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bill413
Jan 3, 2011, 3:35 AM
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gunkiemike wrote: C'mon people, what's wrong with all of you? He's askin' for it: SEND IT TO ME; I'LL TEST IT FOR YOU.
Will you recertify it?
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tower_climber
Jan 3, 2011, 3:45 AM
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In reply to: Will you recertify it?
I will. I only charge $300 per rope. I'll even give it a stamp of approval.
The ink from the stamp might mean it needs to be tested and recertified though. I'll give you a 50% discount for any subsequent test.
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bill413
Jan 3, 2011, 1:59 PM
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tower_climber wrote: In reply to: Will you recertify it? I will. I only charge $300 per rope. I'll even give it a stamp of approval. The ink from the stamp might mean it needs to be tested and recertified though. I'll give you a 50% discount for any subsequent test.
Although your initial pricing seems steep, I suppose one has to pay for a quality job. Your subsequent pricing seems quite fair.
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dan2see
Jan 3, 2011, 4:03 PM
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tower_climber wrote: In reply to: Will you recertify it? I will. I only charge $300 per rope. ....
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