spiderguy
Belay Test Passer
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how do you guys feel about lending your gear to yer mates?
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monkey
Belay Test Passer
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Points 17
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that is a major no-no for me. imagine the all the sweat you produce when you climb and you will lend your gear to someone else. 
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that's not the worst part, what about the sweat he secretes on the gear you'll be using after him? ewwwwww....
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning, that gasoline smell . . .
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exactly, imagine the fungus, goodness.
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He who knows what he does not know is truly wise.
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in addition to that, isn't it easier to use the same equipment every time or is it just me?
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hangtight
Belay Test Passer
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i rent my equipment whenever i'm climbing walls. i don't like the hassle of carrying stuff.
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 | limberlinne posted the following on Monday 25th June 2007
imagine the fungus
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oh yeah, that funky stuff, so gross
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning, that gasoline smell . . .
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Skyler
MultiDay Packer
Posts 71
Points 71
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biners or anything that cannot absorb sweat is absolutely fine. everything else is off limits.
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NickG
MultiDay Packer
Posts 77
Points 77
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invest on your own gear, it'll be really worth it
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Your future today is different from your future tomorrow.
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| monkey posted the following on Monday 25th June 2007
that is a major no-no for me. imagine the all the sweat you produce when you climb and you will lend your gear to someone else.
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this and vice versa ugh. get your own bacteria-laden equipment
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We are the riders of the storm . .
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you don't lend your gear period, it's like asking if you should lend your toothbrush
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He who knows what he does not know is truly wise.
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| limberlinne posted the following on Monday 25th June 2007
exactly, imagine the fungus, goodness.
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care to imagine how gym equipment would look like under a microscope? teehee! 
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| nightcrawler posted the following on Thursday 5th July 2007 | limberlinne posted the following on Monday 25th June 2007
exactly, imagine the fungus, goodness. | |
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care to imagine how gym equipment would look like under a microscope? teehee! | |
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I'm not going to mention where, but there is a particular
person that comes into a gym I'm acquainted with, "Sweaty Guy". They of
course have harnesses available and this guy goes and does an Ironman-like workout, then comes in to climb. They have a harness faintly
marked and make sure to hand it to him every time. It's so bad that it
needs to be hung up to dry after every outing. There, my first post.
Jay
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Using someone else's gear is like wan*ing with someone else's pe*is.
The whole point of getting your own gear is so that it fits, is comfortable and grows / stretches with you so that it practically becomes part of you and your assault on the rock.
Don't borrow, don't lend except for hardware like krabs / belays and in fact, don't borrow those either - how do you know if someone else has had a heavy fall / partially weakened the equipment while they were using it. The only thing I'd ever lend / borrow would be a chalk bag!
Also, when borrowing / renting the stuff, you often find it's partially worn-out (in case of shoes with no grip or rubber left on them) or really old style (harnesses from the dark ages).
Just don't do it, save up your beer money for a few weeks and get your own top quality new kit and then protect it with your life.
Alex
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no way! sharing gears would be like sharing germs! that's why i dont tag my girlfriends along when i go climbing cuz some of them rely on borrowing my stuff! i know they're my friends and all, but it's just not hygenic!
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