On 7-Jan-2020 phillipivan wrote:
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>I’m bemused, however, at your climbing gear priorities, clearly I’m not old enough to
>have those kinds of bonds - push come to shove all climbing and cycling gear would be low on the list.
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>pi.
It's a situation of horses for courses.
You are young and by the time you bundle your family into the escape vehicle, you'd have almost no space left for packing anything else no matter the lable be necessity or luxury!
I on the other hand have an empty nest, and the 'save' items for me revolve more around facilitating upcoming projects, err, excursions!
... Examples being; another Ozy sojourn (with TimP and PeterW), so the esoteric aid gear went in, but not whatever I figure they'd be able to contribute in the way of a rack. While I was at it I also threw in the Silent Partner because they're hard to obtain these days and adds flexibility to my climbing, along with my equally rare Chouinard Hammer as it is excellent for cleaning recalitrant gear and also doubles to protect my harness from rope-burn during abseils.
Cycling gear? Aha, so you have discovered my secret; ie that I do more mtn biking these days than climbing... 'Twas no problem packing it, as the van has a bike rack!
Saving the motorbike along with basic bivy gear, facilitates next winters 6 week trip with some motorcycling mates out to the desert country and Flinders Ranges, plus it still puts a smile on my dial every time I ride it in the meantime; ... and life's a bit short not to take every opportunity to smile when we can!
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