First climbing kit - any good?

[Joe]

024-7685-6846 thats it me reckons, mine cost me round 300 (not including PPE) but they'll make a deal with you to throw it in if u wish, they're a good bunch

 

i have found that tudor are not that cheap and they have a very limited range or arb equipment but that ^ is the right number for them. i think you would probably be better to ring up somewhere like honey bros and get them to do you a good deal.

 

it looks nice quite a nice little list you have there for a first kit:001_cool:

[lumberjack2]

from what iv heard and seen people use, tree magic harnesses are good, i use a butterfly which is ok, can be uncomfortable in some awkward positions, but is yet to try and castrate me so all good

[Red.Squirrel]

This may seem like a stupid question but have you tried the sequoia harness?

I havent any experience with it my self but I know what its like to buy a harness you havent tried before hand

 

If you have and you like it then no worries it just sounded like you werent sure about it.

 

I have used the sequoia before and liked it, reminded me of my old rock climbing harness, just gotta double check with one of the lads on my course what size I need. Gonna try his on.

 

Thanks very much everyone for the replies:marchmellow:. I know Honey Bros does a quote service if you're ordering quite a lot, and to me this seems like quite a lot. Just needed some sort of reassurance that I'm not doing anything crazy buying this lot. Guess I just gotta take the plunge and get out climbing.

[Joe]

from what iv heard and seen people use, tree magic harnesses are good, i use a butterfly which is ok, can be uncomfortable in some awkward positions, but is yet to try and castrate me so all good

 

i know yeah, but their range is very limited, and i agree with you, i have a tree magic but it was a lot cheaper from honey bros than it was tudor, and i tudor only stock 13mm main lines, which is not what he's after.

[lumberjack2]

i know yeah, but their range is very limited, and i agree with you, i have a tree magic but it was a lot cheaper from honey bros than it was tudor, and i tudor only stock 13mm main lines, which is not what he's after.

 

fair point, i got mine discounted you see, because i got it throught the college like, call it student discount if you will. But You can knock em down a fair bit, i got em to give me free braces:001_tongue:.

[Alasdair]

if you havent already bought it give jonesie on the site a call and see what kind of deal they can do for you mate. i would also get some spikes.

[dougie44]

Cheers for the responses guys. I do have CS38 and chose all the kit myself and mostly by experience of having used it at college, just wanted to see if anyone could spot any obvious flaws that I may have missed in my naivety.

 

As Phenom said, I could just do with the practice and needed a good excuse to get the kit so thought I'd take on the job and use that as the push I needed. It's not a serious job in the slightest, more just a give it a go cause they want it coming down anyway. Money isn't too much of a problem, I'm pretty good when it comes to saving and management, just don't wanna buy something that a cheaper version I may have overlooked could do better.

 

How come you wanted to know if they'd advised me what to get dougie?

 

i was only curious if they "advised" about the gear. i've read all the posts with interest. the point i was trying to make was patience my boy. i understand your enthusiasm to get in there, but don't go spending your money unless you've an iron clad job to go to. i didn't see a first aid kit in there.

[Khriss]

Dont forget yr cable strop mate-an stick a carabiner on both ends-makes them easiler to use -dont bother buying spikes-most companies should lend you theirs-so dont waste yr cash ( like I did) couple of tapes and carabiners fr a re-direct are useful. Keep at it.

 

K

[Red.Squirrel]

i was only curious if they "advised" about the gear. i've read all the posts with interest. the point i was trying to make was patience my boy. i understand your enthusiasm to get in there, but don't go spending your money unless you've an iron clad job to go to. i didn't see a first aid kit in there.

 

Me and patience simply do not go I'm afraid . The climbing kit is mostly if not completely for pure practice, a lot of the guys from my course go climbing during the week so it would be cool to join them. There's also quite a few tree's around mine that I've already planned my route up so any jobs I can do with it are purely a bonus and maybe will pay for some of the less essential bits of gear.

 

I have actually been looking at first aid kits but was a bit reluctant to get one as most do not say what's inside and I could most likely make one up from everything at home. I guess it may make a decent topic to ask what everyone has in their first aid kits, see who's in the duct tape can fix everything camp .

[Gavin]

Hi guys, I was hoping you could give me some advice for my first climbing kit. I have nothing to start with so am buying the whole lot in one big bulk. I'm currently studying at Myerscough but got a couple of small jobs lined up for friend of friends so decided I might as well take the plunge and get everything I need.

 

This is the list that I've come up with from Honey Brothers:

 

Petzl Vertex Vent c/w Husq Attch

 

Petzl SEQUOIA Harness

 

Yale XTC-FIRE Rope 35m

 

3 x Edelrid HMS Triple Lock Karabiner

 

Adjustable Lanyard 3m (with the crab, pulley, cord, etc)

 

Marlow Boa 9mm Friction Cord 4m

 

Throw Bag with Throwline

 

Silky Zubat 300 Saw & Sheath

 

Webbed Cambium/Friction Saver Length: 1.3 Metre

 

Total inc VAT £524.57

 

Was hoping if anyone had any suggestions or recommendations on what to take away/swap or if what I've picked is likely to fall apart from experience. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers guys.

 

Edit - Forgot to mention, if anyone from Honey Brothers is on here, student discount? Don't ask, don't get

 

get yourself one of those little throw line bags and clip it to your harness

good for stashing things. in mine i keep safety specs first aid kit etc even my fags .

well some times you just dont want to come down for one.

also kit yourself out with some good quality long sleve base layer shirts