So I’ve found an old set of 6 quickdraws I was given when I started climbing.
They're probably nearing 20years old, but I know the guy who gave me them very well, and trust he wouldn’t have given me them if he didn’t think they were safe.
However, they’ve been sat in a chest for 5years and I’ve never used them. In fact, I completely forgot I had them.
My main concern is the snapgates themselves. I have every intention of binning the slings/dogbones (whatever you want to call them) and replacing them with varying length, brand new, slings. For a scrambling rack. But when would you stop trusting a piece of metal that looks and feels sound, without some extra form of testing?
If the main advice is bin it all and start over, then so be it. But I thought I may aswell see the overall feeling that some more experienced people have, before throwing away, possibly, perfectly good gear.