Buying climbing equipment!

[Mozza]

Now then, Ive been climbing around 18 months and now i want to buy my own kit, This might sound daft but is it always best to buy brand new when it comes to climbing gear??

A mate of mine i used to work with has a kit for sale thats about 2 year old but im thinking i dont know whats happened to that kit in 2 years, Know what i mean??

 

Just after opinions on the matter really

 

Cheers

[tree monkey]

Buy new imo you can trust it and you will soon wear it out yourself.Try before you buy if possible.

[Trav013]

Depends, does your mate look after his gear? keep his rope in a rope bag? these sort of things, inspect the gear if it look alright then it might work out cheaper for you.

 

Some of my gear I bought from fellow work mates but I knew the way that they treated the gear, some gear brand new is cheap aswell. Shop around but having your own kit is the way foward for sure.

[Alasdair]

imo buy brand new so ur taking it out the box / bags when it comes to safety best to buy brand new

 

speak to jonesie on the site ive just bought kit off him

[Giles]

Buy new all the time mate

[Mozza]

Cheers guys ill try and track down Jonesie

[Mozza]

Got my own kit now, Well happy!

 

Big thanks to Jonsie and to Peter for picking it up for me, Cheers guys!

[Jonesie]

No problem just give us a ring if you need anything else.