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euroford
Aug 30, 2002, 2:01 AM
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i use webbing, ropes, biners and miller OSHA rope grabs to lower 3/4" PVC spray racks over the sides of buildings from the roof to perform ASTM field static water testing. when i don't have a swing stage or a boomlift. if the curtain wall has a problem and leaks i throw on my trusty Petzl navaho complete harness, jump the parapet and rapell down to check it out.
people just freak out when you rapell past there office window
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orangekyak
Aug 30, 2002, 2:25 AM
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Three uses I like to consider unique ...
1. Couldn't find belt in mid-road-trip car mess so grabbed a biner to clip middle two belt loops together on jeans. did the trick. actually quite fashionable.
2. Sectional (a.k.a. "L") couch sections slide apart on hardwood floor. 20 feet of webbing + equalized lashing of couch legs together keeps sections snug even when g/f and i are "test" it.
3. Webbing is lighter and takes up less space than cordage, making it excellent for manh things while backpacking. I use webbing and those cheesey "100lbs safe working load" keychain fake beaners (very light) to rig bear hangs. It never gets caught on branches and easier on the hands than small-diameter cordage when hauling up a big load of cheese and ramen noodles. ummm cheddar.
Millions of uses for webbing on the trail
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basecamp_junkie
Aug 30, 2002, 3:32 AM
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I got really desperate once on a trad route and used one of my nut tools as a hook for an aider....worked really well actually.
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I once dressed up like Batman and had to use a nut tool to get into my tights
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hugepedro
Aug 30, 2002, 8:17 PM
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Doggy-cam.
Fire a cam into a crack, clip to doggie's leash (leash is 8mm cord with biners), and doggie goes no where.
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newtons_law
Aug 30, 2002, 8:26 PM
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I had mistakenly left my belt at home. I was away for a month and rigged one up out of a 4 foot sling and a locking biner.
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drector
Aug 30, 2002, 9:17 PM
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I used an old retired rope to rig a 2-1 haul system... to take the hardtop off of my '74 Bronco. My ascenders were great for doing the hauling.
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timmyclimber
Aug 31, 2002, 12:04 AM
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I lost a strap to my rainfly at a guy-out piont so i tied a piece of webbing.
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euroford
Aug 31, 2002, 2:51 PM
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hugepedro: man thats a killer idea! i'm going to head out and buy the dog a cam today...
thats so dang brilliant they should sell cams at pet stores, i have a million occasions running through my head where that would have worked really well.
besides, i'm a tool nut and i've been looking for a good excuse to buy a cam.....
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rockwarrior
Aug 31, 2002, 5:04 PM
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I myself did not do this but i saw it at the gunks. I was walking down the path to some bouldering and i saw a cam set about 6-7 feet up and directly below it were one or two quickdraws. After that a budgie system hooked to a baby seat. That lucky kid was bouncing all over the place having a blast. It was awesome To be 100% truthful I really wanted to ask if I could have a try but my better part of wisdom told me not to.
Rockwarrior
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wlderdude
Sep 2, 2002, 3:13 PM
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I used climbing webbing to make tie-downs for the roof of my car. My brother uses it to hang surfboards from the celing of his room.
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rado
Sep 3, 2002, 9:19 AM
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I used a carabiner to attach my photo bag to my belt during my travel to Brazil, making it harder to steal the whole bag.
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Some friends of mine were driving on icy road during an approach trip. At some point, driving up the hill, the car stopped and started to slide back slowly. They used two climbing ropes to tie the car to some fence near the road to stop it. Then they used their ice-axes to crash some ice on the road which allowed them to move on. I was not in that car, but I believe their story was true.
Rado
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wlderdude
Sep 3, 2002, 8:11 PM
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I was a the base of a climb and a guy on the climb next to me couldn't get his shoes off one those older locking biners that always get stuck. He didn't want to climb "shackled" like that, but no abount of armstrength was getting the screwgate undone.
I had just bought my first cam, so I shouved it in a crack and used it to load the biner and free the screw. Sure, a tree would have worked, but I was anxious to use my new cam!
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mugnyte
Sep 3, 2002, 11:41 PM
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nothing so amazing:
10ft crag booty sling + keychain biner = dog leash.
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camsticker
Sep 4, 2002, 12:11 AM
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I have #7 and #8 nuts that I use to tie my dog up when hiking or camping. I also use an old (booty) daisy chain for a dog leash.
Let's see...webbing for tie downs in the truck, I once used my climbing helmet while doing some work at a copper mine...I had forgot my hard hat
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krakhedd
Sep 4, 2002, 12:17 AM
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my van has a twenty-seven gallon gas tank, so filling up sucks. i use an old 2 foot sling and girth hitch the handle(if the handle doesn't have the hands free device).
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iridesantacruz
Sep 4, 2002, 7:04 PM
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i couldnt find a bag for my gym cloths, so i used my rope bag.... though thank god it was for bringing there cuase it woulda smelt quite bad..
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climber_dude
Sep 5, 2002, 7:38 AM
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usr the sheath of excess or retired rope and use it as a pen cover it looks really cool
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chunkymunky
Sep 5, 2002, 11:04 AM
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I once used my harness to hang out the window to install some shutters on this lady's 3 story house. don't tell her I tied my rope to the 4-post bed.
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betaben
Sep 5, 2002, 12:26 PM
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I've used a nut tool to retrieve keys from inside a locked car. works great just like a slimjim.
Also used a silver tri-cam, a piece of webbing and a fish behemoth duffel to do some car skiing. Place the tricam in your reciever hitch, hook webbing to pro and the duffel using biners. hop in (wear your climbing helmet) and have some drive your vehiicle in giant figure eights and s curves until you can't take it anymore or flip over.
What a blast.
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tylerphillips
Sep 5, 2002, 4:29 PM
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I personally think the use of biners as key chains screams out "LOOK AT ME I CLIMB! AREN'T I COOL". You probally put them on your backpack in college to meet the ladies too
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tylerphillips
Sep 5, 2002, 4:31 PM
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You can use webbing in the bedroom If your into some S&M
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tradclmbr
Sep 5, 2002, 5:12 PM
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retired harness, slings, rope ........hours of fun with the right person!
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climbjs
Sep 5, 2002, 5:18 PM
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I lowered my couch from the 4th story of my apt building, using my harness, rope, and grigri.
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rocknpowda
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Pulled down some firewood using a set of jugs a pulley, some enginuity and . . . . TIMBER!
Then we tried to set up a zip line, which happened to go over my car, with a dynamic cord, pulled tight with jugs. I was the guinea pig who got to jump out of a tree from about twenty feet up and see just how tight it was. Lets just say I fell but not straight down, it was more of a downward angling fall at such a rate that i had to run across the hood and roof of my car. Static line yes, dynamic no.
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