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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 8, 2008 - 05:10pm PT
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Saw a 'Dolt' backpack and was wondering...
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2008 - 05:16pm PT
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This was more of a smaller backpack / book bag sized affair...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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I had a Dolt chalk bag.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Actually, Bill "DOLT" Feurer never made backpacks or any software. After Bill died, Don Lauria and Tom Limp purchased in auction the trademark name, DOLT.
Soon afterwards, Tom Limp went into the pack business under the label "DOLT". That company is no longer in business.
Bill F only made pitons, nuts, a few other climbing related hardware items but not packs.
Jack
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2008 - 07:29pm PT
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Currently on ebay - thanks Jack...
[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Dolt-Calif-Internal-Frame-Convertable-Backpack-Case-NR_W0QQitemZ380003920968QQihZ025QQcategoryZ2021QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="new"][/url]
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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yes I remember a simple day pack w/ DOLt label, too
and a simple chalk bag, one of the first commercially
made chalk bags...it showed retailers there was a market for the item, and opened the door to more delux models, such as the ones
made by Strawberry, and I.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Poor Bill. What a sad story.
Make sure you invite your lonely friends over for a little christmas cheer.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
atlanta
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you guys remember the jensen pack? it was state of the art in the early 70's I think. still around?
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martygarrison
Trad climber
atlanta
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amazing that they are still around. timeless.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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yes and fans of those packs seem to like the early karrimor and berghaus stuff as well, also discussed w/ pics on the thread mentioned above
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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should we bump those?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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High-five dude.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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The only "software" I remember Dolt making (as opposed to selling) was the "Doltster" -- a plastic hammer holster I still use. I also had a pair of shoes called "Bill Dolt Blue Boots" but they were identical to "Gollies" made by or for Ellis Brigham in England. Their rubber was a bit like E.B.'s (that Dolt was selling around 1967), but they were all leather like RD's. I ditched them for a pair of P.A.'s that fit and edged better.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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I have a Dolt chalk bag and holster. I always wondered about the chalk bag as it seems out of place for the time. But give Jack's comments now it would make sense.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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the chalk bag helped more than it seems
see,
retailers definitely sold them and
quite often, later anyway
the bottom seam would blow
so the dealers got sick of 'em
coming back and put new brands
in there - cool how that worked.
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scuffy b
climber
up the coast from Woodson
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Mar 10, 2008 - 02:56pm PT
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Thanks for the Blue Boot information, Johnny.
I'd always wondered whether they were the same, but they were
both rare in these parts.
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Gene
climber
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Mar 10, 2008 - 03:05pm PT
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eKat,
Last week I was trying to remember Frostline. Fun do-it-yourself stuff. Thanks for the reference.
GM
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