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Sorry but I am very happy with my gear rack at home and I just had to share it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72843715@N06/7183347306/

Has anyone else got photos of their set up at home?

In reply to DanMc:

I just could not be bothered to pack/unpack every time I went climbing.

Mine is in my sack ready to go

But if it makes you happy

In reply to DanMc:

Not going to lie here. . . I LOVE it! (I have serious ocd regarding my racks order!)

In reply to DanMc: Seems to have spent more time hanging up his shiny, unscratched gear than climbing with it

Pete.

In reply to DanMc:
UV damage?

In reply to DanMc:
Maybe you should send a submission to ratemyrack

In reply to Ian Hinkins:

My thoughts exactly! I prefer stuffed in my crag sack, under the bed.

In reply to Petarghh: I do admit that is true. But as I can't get out often the least I can do is display my gear

In reply to DanMc:


Mind you don't end up on the register then!

In reply to DanMc: Thanks for the reminder, I should probably sort it out, the climbing cupboard is overflowing and spilling out into the hallway

I am very jealous... that's awesome.

In reply to DanMc: Impressive, would look even better with a couple of zeros

Too shiny and clean!

Mine is racked on a length of cord in the boot of the car ready to go at the drop of a hat. Belay plate, some screwgates and slings never leave the harness gear loops.

In reply to Ian Hinkins: That's the first thing I thought too, keep it somewhere dark.

In reply to DanMc: New to climbing are we?
I bet it doesn't look like that in a few years when you own your own house....but for now, enjoy.

In reply to DanMc:
Did you used to play dungeons and dragons? My rack is still in the boot of my car from last week. Next to the oil.
Seriously mate you wanna get you priorities straight, if you have shelf room to spare like that you need to fill it with beer

In reply to blanchie14c:
It's a shelf not a fridge where beer should be

In reply to DanMc:
Wow I feel inferior I just chuck our few bits in an ikea plastic box.

In reply to DanMc: I like it Dan, I cherish my rack and what it enables me to do. I have thought about making something like that but whenever I've had the time I either can't be arsed or I go climbing

In reply to DanMc: so you are not ready to go climbing on a second notice? mine gear is in a bag by the door always ready to go ....

In reply to Howardw1968:


Fixed that for you.

Keeping your gear on a shelf is almost as bad as keeping beer in a fridge.

In reply to DanMc: I want to keep sneaking in and swapping a couple of the cams round to f*ck with your head

In reply to Double Knee Bar:

Totally agree. Once your kit is dry, it goes in a bag, in a cupboard, away from the light. leaving it hanging anywhere where it can get sun on it is a bad idea.

In reply to DanMc: waay too organised! You have too much time on your hands...

In reply to Fredt:

Can you also fix the hole in my wallet that money keeps disappearing through and make the day 28 hours so I have time to climb?

In reply to Ian Hinkins:

Seriously? A weeks climbing in Spain would see more sunlight that ten years in the UK

In reply to blanchie14c:


I'm pretty certain that's bollocks, but why risk it anyway?

In reply to TobyA: you wouldn't say that if you were here this spring, its never stopped raining here for weeks!

In reply to Ian Hinkins:
UV damage?

I'm pretty sure that glass has a fairly high UV absorbance across the ranges that are likely to do any damage, when working with UV you tend to have to avoid glass optics as the transmission is rubbish (Quartz is better).

In reply to DanMc:

Is that the new Pünta range from Ikea?

In reply to DanMc: Love the organisation. But shouldn't slings be protected from UV or is that just the hyper-cautious brigades line?

In reply to DanMc:
I do try and keep my gear organised but it always ends up left in bottom of a rucksack in my boot! Although it is nice being able to jump into your car last minute without running around the house looking for my missing climbing shoe.
Don't know if the UV thing will be a problem as modern glazing is disgned to minimise UV rays passing through to help prevent fires. Though saying that if I do happen to store my gear it's always in a cool dark cupboard.

In reply to DanMc:
Nice rack Dan, shame you can't get out at a moment's notice like the other gloaters. It does look like a pain in the bum to get off though.

I didn't realise these UV caution comments were serious! A bit of tat left out in the sun all the time does need regular replacement, but inside a house with much less light and no UV rays coming through is quite a different matter.

In reply to Voltemands:

I only use slings and gear that could suffer from UV damage if climbing at night.

My standard daytime rack is wires, carabiners and a number of bike chains linked together to form a rope. I attach the chain round my waist using a chain tool (available from most bike shops) as I am worried about UV damage to my harness.

Safety first kids. Be careful out there.

In reply to metal arms:


And the moon is not out. My cousin once told me that you mustn't leave your clothes on the line overnight because the moon will bleach them

In reply to Cake:

Don't be so ridiculous. It's the stars.