just finally getting to tipping the backpack upside-down and i was wondering how everyone cleans the trusty equipment that they trash/in particular,how do you get the grit out of biners and such?/compressed air or water?/do you then lubricate them(graphite?)?/ any other great tips on how to get the most life out of my stuff?
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penmartens
Ok I ws going to leave out the story of my first (locking) carabiner ever bought but since you brought it up. . . It was in about 1822, about half way through my climbing career, when I was browsing in the General Merchandise Store I stumbled across this ‘biner with a screw on it. I think it was about the first one ever made. It has what appears to be an aluminum sleeve. It served me well on rock but begs to be left behind in canyons. It is rather testy in nature and sticks even with the mention of the 4 letter word ‘sand’. It also doesn’t take much adreneline to stick it but a lot to unstick it after the excitement. It doesn’t get used much but yes, I still carry it in my gear bag. Penny
Ryan
Don’t coddle the equipment. -Ryan
Seriously, I tend to clean soft goods (backpacks, shoes, etc…) by shaking them out when I get home and they are dry. That gets them reasonably clean and ready for the next trip. Clothes (of course) I wash.
Carabiners and such I have never had a problem with. They seem to clean themselves when I do canyons with swimming… Keep in mind though, Penny probably has the first carabiner she ever bought, while I am not sure I have one from last week. So, I’d consider her advice better for long term viability of gear…
penmartens
Dave, I am not an expert on gear cleaning but tend to go with canned air on biners if the sand went in dry, grinding on sandstone, wind, dropped in sand. I tend to use running water if it went in wet, swimming, dropped in mud. If the air doesn’t work, I use water. If I have a lot of gear to clean (like last week ) I use water. It is kind of like that saying, “Drive as fast as you are willing to pay for” Clean what you are willing to lose. Of course, after a canyon it can handle about anything. I am expecting Ryan to chime in with something like “Don’t coddle the equipment. Penny
neil wilkinson
Holding the biner under clean water (i.e. – sink full of water) and simply operating the lock and gate back and forth multiple times tends to remove 90+% of the sand. YMMV
davewyo1 davewyo@hotmail.com> wrote: just finally getting to tipping the backpack upside-down and i was wondering how everyone cleans the trusty equipment that they trash/in particular,how do you get the grit out of biners and such?/compressed air or water?/do you then lubricate them(graphite?)?/ any other great tips on how to get the most life out of my stuff?
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