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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 14, 2013 - 09:59pm PT
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As a young lad I took the pain to mark every piece of my gear. Lately I've gotten lazy and this is all that remains of my old rack. It's time to reinvent myself.
How do you make your mark? Show, don't tell...
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Onewhowalksonrocks
Mountain climber
In the middle of the ocean
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May 14, 2013 - 10:09pm PT
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Really! This is what we've come to.
I piss on mine.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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May 14, 2013 - 10:14pm PT
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purple nail polish.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B Arizona
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May 14, 2013 - 10:15pm PT
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It was a pain to mark gear with tape
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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May 14, 2013 - 10:16pm PT
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Come by Sacramento and I'll bar tach the slings on your cams.
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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May 14, 2013 - 10:19pm PT
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Diamond C or Diamond BD
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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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May 14, 2013 - 10:30pm PT
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I have never once labeled my gear! It used to be the price tag and bar code was my distinction...
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B Arizona
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May 14, 2013 - 10:34pm PT
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I have never once labeled my gear! It used to be the price tag and bar code was my distinction...
I've done that also
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jabbas
Trad climber
New River, AZ
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May 14, 2013 - 10:53pm PT
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Quarter inch copper tape and dehydrated urine mixed with baking soda. Just in case those pesky trail dogs get any ideas.
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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May 14, 2013 - 11:10pm PT
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I am still using the same pint of engine paint from Canadian Tire I bought 10 years ago. A dab with a Q-tip stays pretty good. It does wear down over time, but I have had no flaking off issues. I use ugly dark green, since I figure all the pretty colors are likely in high use. I also originally slopped it on to discourage theft, but I have gotten a little more dainty these days.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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May 14, 2013 - 11:14pm PT
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if you had a million dollars you could DAB it on these two Vermin hooks ;)
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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May 14, 2013 - 11:19pm PT
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Does this involve rubbing your scent glands on the neighbor's tree?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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May 14, 2013 - 11:24pm PT
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Painting, or otherwise marking your gear is, like, sooo last century. Just get it electromagnetically keyed to your RFID implant.
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jabbas
Trad climber
New River, AZ
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May 14, 2013 - 11:39pm PT
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Ghost, I like that idea. Get too far away from your gear and your electronic slave device goes off -- that is until all climbing gear evolves into all "carbon fiber undetectable " implements of terror !!
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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May 14, 2013 - 11:43pm PT
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I note who in my circle of climbing friends has the nicest gear, then mark my manky crap the same way. I got a pretty nice rack now.
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MisterE
Social climber
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May 15, 2013 - 12:26am PT
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Skip does stained glass, and has this super-sticky thin copper tape for soldering that we use. I wears down hard and is quite unique.
No-one else has this gear-marking method that I have ever seen in 20+ years.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Topic Author's Reply - May 15, 2013 - 01:22am PT
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Well, I've been doing the non-marking technique for a long time now, and guess what? Cams keep disappearing onto people's racks. So that ain't working anymore.
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rwedgee
Ice climber
canyon country,CA
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May 15, 2013 - 01:25am PT
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DMT has half my gear
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WBraun
climber
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May 15, 2013 - 01:27am PT
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I used to stamp my whole first name on them.
Then fill the stamp with red paint to highlight the marking.
There was no mistake then.
Gear easily gets misplaced all the time when one climbs with many numerous partners.
Thus well placed visual markings make gear sorting quick and efficient afterwards.
I hate dealing with gear to begin with so the sooner I'm done with this junk the better ......
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 15, 2013 - 01:28am PT
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My partners would never have dared to walk with my gear.
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