
Well the holidays will be here soon. Almost any outdoor-related gift will win over the climber in your life. Here are some notable exceptions (i.e. don't waste your cash on these)...

The Selk Bag is a sleeping bag with legs and arms, so you can walk around camp in it. , 'nough said.

Figure 8 belay devices: These heavy, rope kinking, pain-in-the-butt belay devices have been outdated for 20 years. Why are they still sold?

A $35 chalk bag "Made with technical Schoeller softshell fabric" and "injection molded belt [buckle]". What an overbuilt waste.

I love Metolius, but they need to stop making their nut tool. This thing is heavy, overbuilt, the built in carabiner doesn't work well, and it's twice as expensive as a comparable nut tool.
That is all, for now.

I think Ryan has almost all of these things, including the earrings. Ask him about his sleeping bag sometime.
ReplyDeleteI would wear the sleeping bag and the earrings to work. Just sayin'
ReplyDeleteWho needs a lightweight nut tool for a little scratching? Isn't that what those things are for?
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