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Buying a Trad Rack 5-Feb-2014 At 11:03:53 AM nmonteith

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On 5/02/2014 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>Second tier is not a phrase I have come across before in regards to climbing
>equipment, but I get where you are coming from.
>There is generally nothing wrong with using old gear, as long as it is
>used within its limitations (if the piece has any), or you are a shiny&lightweightgearfreak
> above all else!
>;-)
>
>Replacing consumables like slings on cams is a sensible precaution, especially
>if you don't know the history of the pro concerned.

It's not just slings that wear out. Any form of "wire" - either on a nut or a cam, will eventually break. Sometimes with a lack of warning. Wires get bent backwards and forwards over edges and the steel eventually fatigues and fails. This is no a hypothetical situation - I've had it happen with wires and cams that were 10+ years old.