In reply to The Ex-Engineer:
> (In reply to Barney_GT) If you add a pair of Petzl Caritools to the Corax you'll be sorted for Winter and also for trad use.
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Is that not very awkward when climbing thrutchy pitches or chimneys as the Caritools stick out?
To the OP: Personally I think four gear loops is more than enough.
Last week I climbed the West Buttress Eliminate - A long, very well protected E3 on Cloggy.
I took a massive rack, with a full set of cams to 4", Two sets of wires, 14 quickdraws and some hexes. In addition to this I had my Belay plate and an extra screwgate. I had no problems racking all this on my BD Harness that has only 4 average sized gear loops.
If the route I was doing required more gear I would probably resort to Yosemite racking, or more likely rack my quickdraws on a bandolier.
HTH