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I need to replace the software on several of my quickdraws, due to age*.

Gone, it seems, are the days of just being able to walk into a climbing shop and buy them off the peg - at least for anywhere local to me.

Does anyone know of anywhere that's got a good deal on at the moment - multi packs for preference (I've seem a couple of manufacturers websites that have packs of 5).

Probably 12-15cm length.

Trying to search online is a bit vague and brings up lots of hits on stationary and games!

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Should add, I have a load of the Petzl String rubber keepers, so ones without the retainers would be ideal.

* I'd still be happy with most of them for personal use, but I do some instructing and can't risk an incident with out of date equipment with a group.

Bristol has supplies: Dicks climbing

https://www.dicksclimbing.com/products/dmm-11mm-dynatec-quickdraw-sling (various lengths)

and Bananafingers just down the road also has supplies

https://bananafingers.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/index/?cat=4816&produc...

Trad or sport QDs? For thin dyneema tapes, I usually use Rock & Run as they are one of the few shops who still do 'multi-packs'. 

Trad, mainly - occasionally a bit of sport, depending on location. Can't really see the difference - I've used the ones I've got for both many times over many years.

R&R don't do just the slings.

https://rockrun.com/products/dmm-dyneema-sling-11mm-x-18cm-5-pack?srsltid=A...

(I didn't downvote you btw)

https://dmmwales.com/collections/slings-lanyards/products/dynatec-qd-11mm

I realised a couple of years ago that some of my QD tapes were going on 20 years old so coughed up to replace them all - surprisingly nice having all new shiny tapes, even if the old ones were almost certainly fine! I just googled a lot, I ended up buying from Banana Fingers as I wanted the fat Petzl ones and they had the best price. 

I find the biggest problem is getting the QD colour coded by length, but that is my issue.

If the slings are 20 years old - new QD with krabs may be a good deal., 2 krabs & sling cost less than 2 krabs!

Ah - seems I looked in Climbing/Quickdraws but they were hiding in Climbing/Slings.

Obviously.

Thanks

They're all such boring colours generally, these days - all mine are funky patterns/colours.

No need to replace the crabs - unless I find any gate issues.

Will still have to send the Mambas back to DMM for re-slinging...

I'm not sure if DMM will do them anymore but anyway, I reslung mine myself using tied tape knots and bits of old road bike inner tube over the tape. Works well.

I am down to my last 45+ year old Clog krab in active use

The old spec Al appears "softer" than the modern stuff, so wires and bolts really cut into them when you fall.