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marmot
Sep 10, 2002, 8:21 PM
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Lucky guy!
Those of you with the FRS (and other radios) that are worried about the belt clips, you can get chest harnesses or sturdier belt holsters that should fit on your harness. I've seen them at http://www.cabelas.com and http://www.searchgear.com. Search on "radio case" or "radio harness". Any place that sells gear for search and rescue or public safety (police, fire, etc) organizations probably has something that'll securely hold the radio. Of course, depending on the radio, it may cost more for the case/harness than the radio (until you have to replace two or three that have fallen and "exploded" on impact.
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pordxdica
Sep 14, 2002, 12:45 AM
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If you climb in places where you get a cell signal, try a nextel radio/phone. They have good phones that will be protected from high falls. My friend got pissed at his phone for ringing all the time and tossed it about 100 ft away. It probably went about 70 ft in the air. There wasn't even a scratch. I've dropped/thrown mine several times on rocks, concrete, and once on my belayer. Still works fine.
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maskokalover
Sep 18, 2002, 4:06 AM
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that belayer must feel like §hit...
thats all i gotta say...
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Cheers!
~mark
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rickoldskool
Sep 18, 2002, 5:48 AM
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Hmmm, I cringe, and I only fell twenty-five.
It hurts.......ALOT......
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noosphere
Sep 18, 2002, 5:09 PM
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Ohhh, ouch
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dharmacase
Sep 19, 2002, 10:13 AM
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That guy is one lucky sonvabeeich, in late july i fell 30 and landed on my feet shattering my right foot, i thought i was lucky......jeezuzz
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beaner
Sep 22, 2002, 4:17 AM
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REI sells a decent hardcase for a small camera - your radio might fit in it. One of my friends carries his digital camera in it when we climb and it has lasted through some brutal abuse with no scratches.
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spoon
Sep 22, 2002, 4:28 AM
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That guy does have 2 years of rehab to go through, but he's also got about 200 years of free beer from his belayer, assuming the guy didn't kill himself out sheer embarassment for letting his leader deck.
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ktwo
Sep 22, 2002, 5:42 AM
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Man, that is one lucky/unlucky dude!!! About the radio's... to heck with all your fancy and expensive ideas, I have something that will cost you $5, is disposable, and you probably already have some:
DUCT TAPE!!!!!!
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djmacedonas
Sep 24, 2002, 8:01 PM
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The radio that you are looking for is the Uniden EcoTrek... It has a biner-like clip antenna and works nicely on a gear loop... and I found mine on sale for a mere $10 each!
Good Luck,
DJM
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iridesantacruz
Sep 24, 2002, 8:22 PM
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yeah well hes one lucky s.o.b.
chris
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djmeat
Sep 26, 2002, 4:45 AM
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This is not what I need to be reading the night before I go shopping for my first pair of climbing shoes.......
Why am I even looking in this section???
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lilclimber18
Sep 18, 2005, 7:08 PM
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WOWWW
thats crazy.
we all should learn a lesson from this one - make SURE you know what your climbing partner is doing / saying - at all times!. otherwise you could end up in a mess.
its crazy that the man survived. he will have a bada** story to tell!!
i dont know when this thread was made, but whenver it was, i hope the guy is doing well...
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