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climbhigh2005
Sep 26, 2003, 12:28 AM
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OK guys, what are the cheapest but best quality for cheap holds?? thanks!
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socalbolter
Sep 26, 2003, 12:50 AM
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you're asking two different things.
i know that you'd like to get the highest quality for the lowest price, but that's simply not the way it works.
the better materials cost more; better shaping costs more; and the holds themselves cost more when you go with an established company that has any form of overhead beyond begging mom and dad for a corner of the garage to use.
you're better off spending a little more and getting a solid product. once you have a good number (and assortment) of holds you can use some of the cheaper holds for filler.
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tyify
Sep 26, 2003, 2:15 AM
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Morganic Climbing holds are great and very cheap! I love mine..I have close to 50 out of my total of 70 on my 16 foot wall...very nice texture..if you don't believe me ask the company people for a free sample thingy...They are at http://www.morganicclimbing.com
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cragmasterp
Sep 26, 2003, 2:25 AM
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melissa
on my home wall my favorite holds (positive) are large river cobbles that i drilled with a hammer drill. The rocks were free, although drill bits are not (you can get about 10 holes w/ a 7 dollar drill bit) if you have access to a hammer drill. Look for rocks that have a good flat side. You can also use pieces of wood as backing to shim irregular holds. You will crack some drilling (place on soft earth surface or in bucket of sand while drilling and use water to flush rock dust) but it still is a cheap way to make quality holds. my favorite are gritty, round cobbles that won't hurt your tendons. and you just cannot beat the texture.
also, buy oak quarter round molding strips at lowes and cut them into 3"-4" pieces. pre-drill counter sunk holes for mounting and screw them all over your wall for foot jibs. these will end up costing pennies, much cheaper than commercil jibs. Better if you paint these with paint mixed with fine sand to add texture.
My wall also includes many different sized cracks made w/ 2"X8"'s that i went at with a grinder to create smooth contours before bolting them together w/ spacer blocks and backing to create tapering and flaring jam cracks.
Get creative and save some money! Real rock holds rule!
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xanx
Sep 26, 2003, 2:27 AM
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"How fast can you run out of your local gym and how much can you carry?"
5 finger discount... it doesn't get much cheaper than free...
hehe jk...
u can make holds out of wood for, well, the cost of wood. pockets and crimps and pinches are easy, and even flat (angled) slopers, but for those nice rounded slopers i would shell out the dough and buy a few. other than that, you can make any variation you could want of cimps, pinches, and pockets if u have the time and the tools.
good luck
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climbhigh2005
Sep 29, 2003, 9:53 PM
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THanks guys for all the info!
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pbjosh
Sep 29, 2003, 10:04 PM
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Absolutely the best deal I've ever gotten on holds was @ the phoenix bouldering comp.
66 Voodoo holds (approximately 75% new, 25% seconds, of the seconds, maybe 30% required some sanding to remove burrs or flatten the back, no big deal) that ranged in size from the size of a point and shoot camera to some of the largest holds they make, roughly basketball sized, for, get this, $2 each.
Add to that approximately 250 pusher foot jibs for $5 and my friend's garage went from decent home woodie to paradise with excellent hold density and variety.
Take this gym (pre PBC), add those holds, fu%king nirvana :)
http://crag.assimilation.org/...-03/IMG_1690-768.JPG
http://crag.assimilation.org/...-03/IMG_1660-768.JPG
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mountaingoat
Oct 3, 2003, 1:19 PM
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that gym is soo cool. i am jealous.
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