What Style Climbing Hooks?

[SkwerI]

New guy buys the first round!

 

[xtremetrees]

Hey would those straps bust out if a log drug off the side of a tree and you had to kick in to stop the fall.
I dont think Id want leather straps on the uppers of my spikes. It would get old and wore out.

 

[MasterBlaster]

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[JonnyHart]

Steel Buckinghams with caddies.
I want to get some aluminum or titaniums though.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I wanna skip those and go straight to carbon fiber.

 

[Frans]

I haven't noticed any real weight difference in the t2s over the regular alum. ones.

 

[will]

my looks in this way
I use they on pine, and populus tree so far and they work good

I made they alone-because in Pl I cannot find any spurs....

Dude these are awesome! i made my first set and they looked scary as hell. now im on kliens and custom leather, cant stop tinkering.

 

[KGmyrek]

thx Will


My friend going tomorrow to USA, so I have opportunity to bay some spurs.

I thinking about "Buckingham Titanium Spurs with Steel Cushion Wraps" - is this good choice ?? or maybe I should thing about something else??
help....

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hey would those straps bust out if a log drug off the side of a tree and you had to kick in to stop the fall.
I dont think Id want leather straps on the uppers of my spikes. It would get old and wore out.

I oh so much miss this fella's sage posts.

not really...

 

[brendonv]

Where'd he run off to?

 

[MasterBlaster]

The looney bin? War? Who knows...

 

[NickfromWI]

Where does one get the american gaffs for the geckos? I'm not to fond of these bent things I have on mine...

 

[MasterBlaster]

Everywhere I've looked they've offered the option.

 

[NickfromWI]

Wow! I never knew the option existed until like 30 minutes ago. I'll go have a look-see.

love
nick

 

[SkwerI]

thx Will


My friend going tomorrow to USA, so I have opportunity to bay some spurs.

I thinking about "Buckingham Titanium Spurs with Steel Cushion Wraps" - is this good choice ?? or maybe I should thing about something else??
help....

Yes, the Titanium spurs are very nice. I have owned mine for 2-3 years. They are very light.

 

[Frans]

Yes, the Titanium spurs are very nice. I have owned mine for 2-3 years. They are very light.

I think they are fine also. But after installing the pads, I don't notice any real weight savings.

 

[THillMaine]

Caddy Pads

Where can you get the caddies for kliens? Sherrill Didnt carry them last time i checked..

 

[RIVERRAT]

thx Will


My friend going tomorrow to USA, so I have opportunity to bay some spurs.

I thinking about "Buckingham Titanium Spurs with Steel Cushion Wraps" - is this good choice ?? or maybe I should thing about something else??
help....

I would not recommend buying the Titanium Buckinghams. They perform no better than the steel ones & cost near twice as much

 

[pantheraba]

Where can you get the caddies for kliens? Sherrill Didnt carry them last time i checked..

Try here.....

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=21132&catID=33

They are very comfortable.

 

[High Scale]

I tried a pair of carbon fiber Geckos, comfortable but not happy about the tiny little gaffs on them, I kept slipping out.










No funny comments.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Were they pole gaffs? Yes?

 

[No_Bivy]

CArbon gecks on the way

 

[lumberjack]

thx Will


My friend going tomorrow to USA, so I have opportunity to bay some spurs.

I thinking about "Buckingham Titanium Spurs with Steel Cushion Wraps" - is this good choice ?? or maybe I should thing about something else??
help....

I still use the steel Bucks with the steel velcro/steel wrap pads, which I find comfortable.

 

[High Scale]

Were they pole gaffs? Yes?

Yes, I should have made that clear.

I am used to the dirty long gaffs on my kliens, the Geckos however were extremely light and comfortable.

 

[KGmyrek]

Where can you get the caddies for kliens? Sherrill Didnt carry them last time i checked..

you can find it also here
http://www.wesspur.com/Spurs/spur_pads.html