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  1. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Is the acetone degrading the case? I'm always leery of the stuff. Grandad was a union painter for years, always used mineral spirits, said that Acetone causes nerve damage. Turns out he was right, that's why most women's nail polish remover specifically says "Acetone Free" Also, I used a bit to...
  2. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    I'm in AZ, so a lot of folk will foofoo me. I'm at 6200ft, how many folk are that high, all the time? I've seen temps at -15°(Freedom) and 103° (still Freedom). I've never noticed my bar oil letting me down. Unless it was our damned shagbark cedar, which only the old Macs with the aux oiler dont...
  3. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Man, I don't know any more. As my wife pointed out, I climb with a lot less on my harness than any climber we know. I saw guys at the local TCIA competition with a metric phukthat of junk on their harness that they never touched, except to move out of the way. My general rule is that if I...
  4. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Hmm. Block and park. I've overlooked that one for years apparently! Might get to try it out soon, on the big spar my cousin and I left Wednesday. Most of that has to be rigged down, till I know I won't murder the leech field. Anywho, thanks guys, I leart me something!
  5. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Big fan of my sussies, I've got the Monkey Beaver set, on the MB 2.0 harness. It's a Cadillac of a harness, but those suspenders are something of a must
  6. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    They do come off of my glasses sometimes, when they get caught up in my hair while I'm taking my glasses off. Usually they're still right behind my ears.
  7. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Here's the promised link to the hooks. I love them because I don't have the patience to have my frames properly fitted, and I sweat a lot. But it's Arizona, most folks sweat a lot lolz. I can't even guess how many times they've saved my daughter's glasses too.
  8. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    That's dumb, and you are correct that in that case the "PPE" is only making matter worse. I guess we should be happy he's not relying on a large umbrella to "parachute" down.
  9. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    I'm not the one bashing the concept of PPE. I defended the principles. Yep, no helmet in my profile pic. No saw either. I don't typically wear a helmet on rec climbs. It can also be dadgumed hard to see a phone screen with polarized lenses. Excuses are like aresholes, some folk have one, some...
  10. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Git you some hooks brother! They're a few bucks for like a dozen or some crap on Amazon. I'll have my beloved find the link and post it for you
  11. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Same prescription. One pair is ANSI rated. Total out of pocket cost for both pair, $240. Impossible? Or just youthful inexperience showing? Also, y'all see them little green things on my clearies? They're a little silicone hook, slides onto the arm of the glasses and keeps them from falling...
  12. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    I love my unicender! But again, not essential for someone who learned with a Blake's hitch. Also not essential, but I love rope bags. My quality of life has improved significantly since I started bagging all my ropes.
  13. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Do you cut without eyepro? PPE isn't just for the just in case. Stay in school kid, because if you keep that attitude, you'll die. Most of the people who will read that crap you wrote, have been doing this job since you were a gleam in daddy's eye. Listen to what they have to say, I'm sure you...
  14. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Marc, you and many others, may find interest in the YouTube channel HowKnot2. He break tests climbing gear, mostly rock climbing, but there's lots of cross over as well as some arborist specific content. I like my Massdam, it recently rescued my wife's Hyundai after the winch battery refused...
  15. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    You will not regret it Cory! Especially if you do pine needles at all! I really didn't think that a rake could be improved upon, but that fancy expensive rake is really something else.
  16. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    I'm with WoodCutr on the groundskeeper 2. That rake is honestly amazing, and that's saying something for a rake!
  17. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    Arguably, yes. The akimbo is new(ish), tree work is not.
  18. Kaveman

    What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

    My little yellow notch pocket wedge is one of my favorites. Also, it's my youngest daughter's favorite teething toy. Other than that...My wife likes quick slings and ziplines, but I consider those essential. Silly as it may sound, one of my favorite non essential prices of gear is the whistle...
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