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OK. Bit of an odd question. I've just just dug my old rack out of the loft after a decade and decided to retire some old gear. Most of it can happily go in the bin or get used for misc non-climbing related use in the garage or whatever. But there is some gear which either looks too good to just throw or might have use other than climbing. I've got some 10 year old slings which don't look like they've ever been near rock. And I've got some very small rocks/peanuts which are showing little tiny bits of rust. I don't want to use them for climbing. I don't want anyone else to use them for climbing (if I'm not prepared to use them then I couldn't in all conscience let anyone else). Anyone got any thoughts about what I could do with them. I would stick them on the for sale forum or eBay with a clear statement that they aren't safe but I'm afraid they would end up on eBay with no mention of their history. Any thoughts? Cheers

In reply to Pbob:

Jewellery-earrings &/or necklace/pendant made from smallish polished brass peanuts could be desirable (I will have the earrings please!). Nik

In reply to Pbob:

Send them to DMM and let them pull test them so that you can find out that they actually would have been ok to climb on.

In reply to Jimbo C:

No. Send them to me. I promise I won't climb with them. Honestly...

In reply to Pbob:

Chuck it all in the appropriate recycling bins!

In reply to Jimbo C:


Will they do that? I have some old old stuff, including a few quick draw tapes that i never used as they were too short. Sometimes wonder how strong they are now..

In reply to Jimbo C:


I was thinking the same, they are sometimes seem at events like with their test rig destroying carabiners for entertainment so may want to destroy some free stuff.

Although, if they prove that it's all bomber they could be doing themselves out of jobs.

In reply to buxtoncoffeelover:

Gerroff, Nik, I want the earrings!
Lx

In reply to Pbob:

Slings are pretty useful for hanging things. Even if you couldn't use them I'm sure a local scout group etc would be able to use them. As long as they know they can't be used for climbing etc obviously

In reply to Pbob:

Old nuts on wire: I larksfoot a chain of them and use them to hang bird feeders off trees - very squirrel proof

Old slings - to hang hammock in the garden for the children

I have old screwgates and snap links as door and cupboard handles, two linked via a wire nut as a bog roll holder. The two Krause are vertical screwed in to a wooden plate, wire clipped between them horizontally. Other nuts in an arc as a clock. As a tech teacher, easy to make these things !

I have a house number outside which is made of a dismantled stainless steel mountain bike rear cassette. Re use them in a non climbing product, otherwise known as 'up scaling'.

In reply to buxtoncoffeelover:

Damn now I want a necklace as well! Just don't have any old nuts though .

In reply to PPP:

If you live long & prosper you will end up with old nuts aplenty. N

In reply to buxtoncoffeelover:

...I've got old nuts, and they still work......






Sorry, couldn't resist.......

ANdy

In reply to Pbob:


Personally, I'd climb on them.


Why not just present them honestly and let someone else decide if you don't want them. They could be displacing worse condition nuts form someone else's rack!


Caveat emptor!

jk

In reply to cuppatea:


Read the label, 22kN probably
jk

In reply to jkarran:



http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/qc-lab-gear-doesnt-last-forever--slings...

Gear doesn't last forever... No surprise!

In reply to jkarran:

Hohoho

I've an old extender that's been my keyring for 20+ years and at the bottom of my gear box some that were bought at the same time but stored dark and dry. It'd be interesting to compare the strength of them.

In reply to PPP:


No, but...

An excerpt from your interesting link: Looking at all the slings and quickdraws we've tested over the years, I'd say there are two main factors that cause a reduction in strength:

Abrasion
UV

Neither of those are likely to be a big issue for unused gear that's been in storage.

jk

In reply to Pbob:

I am looking for small nuts to fashion into zipper tabs. I plan on cutting the wire off so certainly will not be climbed on. Happy to pay for post if you have any you can spare