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 dmurray 05 Jul 2020

Hello, I'm wanting to buy a bouldering mat and looking for advice since everything seems to be out of stock currently. 

EpicTV & Banana finger have the Grivel Crash Pad (120x110cm) (£160ish) 
Every other pad in stock at any shop is >£250 and out of budget :/ 

Is it worth getting the Grivel?
Are there other retailers with stock I haven't noticed? 
Is anyone selling a second hand mat in really good condition? 
How long until mats are likely to be back in stock?

Any advice is much appreciated!
Many thanks  

 tjdodd 05 Jul 2020
In reply to dmurray:

Go to outside. They had a few in last week. 

 Si dH 05 Jul 2020
In reply to dmurray:

Looking at the shops I use on t'internet, Dicks have some alternatives in eg a Warrior. 

https://www.dicksclimbing.com/collections/bouldering-pads

Some other places were selling Highballs but at £210 which is way too much, a warrior is better imho.

I've never used a grivel pad but size wise that looks ok? It's slightly squarer than most mid size pads - 110*120 instead of 100*120 or 100*130 - so make sure your boot is 110 wide.

I've been getting emails from various places saying pads are back in stock, but they are obviously selling out again quickly. If you don't want a grivel or a warrior, get yourself on some mailing lists.

Si

Edit: it looks like the warrior is actually out of stock but they have some metolius pads in. I have a metolius as one of mine. They are 3 feet wide instead of 1m (like organics, being American) which is good if you have a narrow boot or big wheel arches.

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 Kryank 05 Jul 2020
In reply to Si dH:

I got a moon Warrior from outside a couple of weeks ago, Just keep checking their website as they get new stock all the time That’s what I did, I checked one night and they had none, then the next morning they had, so I ordered online for click and collect. 
 

good luck and I hope you get one. 

 Stegosaur 05 Jul 2020
In reply to dmurray:

> Hello, I'm wanting to buy a bouldering mat and looking for advice since everything seems to be out of stock currently.

> Many thanks  

Ocun Paddy Kava V2 (Sundance) from Alpine Trek?

 spiderz 05 Jul 2020
In reply to dmurray:

Alpkit ones maybe worth a look, apparently they should be restocked by the 10th

https://alpkit.com/collections/bouldering-mats

 afx22 05 Jul 2020
In reply to dmurray:

The Grivel one is nowhere near as good as the Moon Warrior.  The DMM Highball is ok but if you can stretch for the Moon, it’ll serve you better and for longer.

 GGD 05 Jul 2020
In reply to dmurray:

Here’s an article on buying a first pad which I found useful - https://www.no-thrills.com/best-boulder-pad


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