Kit Housekeeping

[Rob Murf]

After reading about your LOLER inspections ( which we dont have here) it re reminded me of my poor record keeping re my kit.

What do u use to keep tabs on climbing equipment as for as age ,use ,coc or ce etc.?

Do you use a standad pro forma?

What do u do ?

Thanks in advance !!

[DrewB]

hey Rob weve just starting using the free Petzl download on PPE checks. not sure if its up to LOLer but its better than the old system of nothing out here.

[alex_m]

re: drewb's post - you can download the forms from here...

 

PPE checking - Downloads - Petzl

 

on the right hand side next to each climbing accessory is the form and checking process on pdf format.

[Tom D]

I get my kit lolered, but tbh I don't have a formal weekly check in place, we thend to inspect things visually before each climb.

Or so I'd like to think, whilst about 30 foot up a beech yesterday I noticed that one of the bow shackles on my treeflex had loosened, considerably, maybe four or five complete turns!! had this opened i would have almost certainly fallen.

I will post a thread on why it failed shortly. Maybe a more regular formal in spection would have picked this up, maybe not, but the point is , had someone else been wearing it and fallen I'd be in the s==t.

[Rob Murf]

Hey Tom I hear you !!

A similar thing happened on my harness( a Glide i think) with on of the bow loops that hold the bridge on my harness coming lose( which was sewn as well). It could have been nasty too!

Yeh i regularly inspect too but i missed this.

 

Ps Why would anyone else be wearing your harness ...these things should be personell..including ropes etc.

[Peter]

Ps Why would anyone else be wearing your harness ...these things should be personell..including ropes etc.

 

Why?

 

Harnesses and ropes are just tools, just like chainsaws or trucks. I dont really care who uses my kit, if they break it they replace it. Simples!

[Tree Man Tom]

Why?

 

Harnesses and ropes are just tools, just like chainsaws or trucks. I dont really care who uses my kit, if they break it they replace it. Simples!

 

[skyhuck]

Why?

 

Harnesses and ropes are just tools, just like chainsaws or trucks. I dont really care who uses my kit, if they break it they replace it. Simples!

 

No,no,no,no,no!!!, what if they don't break it, BUT do abuse it:sneaky2: then it breaks when your using it

[Peter]

Well, obviously I wont be lending my gear to anyone whos going to abuse it. But its the same rule for my crane truck as it is for my climbing gear. Id happily let you use either, but there are plenty of people to whom I wouldnt lend my toe nail clippers.

[Mesterh]

We always had an unspoken rule that no one use's anyone else's PPE, climbing gear or top saw, still happened now and then but a slap was always in order