What would you do with $1000?

You've magically got $1000 and you HAVE to spend it on climbing stuff. What would you spend it on?

Here's what I'd do:

A couple ropes $300
A nice new static rope $200
Another BD C4 #5 and 6 $200
Fish Snake Charmer $50
Bolts $250

Man. Adds up fast...

A Ledge -- then belay beer -- #6 cansalot

I need a South Butt shirt, also.

A full set of offset Cams (aliens if i can find them)
Offset nuts -DMM most likely
probably a #5 cam
and if anything is left a big bro or two cause i dont have any and they are cool

-Jon

I'd spend it on a climbing trip in a warm place until it was gone.

1/10 of my college tuition for a year

ideally, i would bank it and quit working a month or so earlier than i intend to currently to extend my full-time summer climbing season.

if I had to spend the money right now i guess i'd buy DMM I.M.P. nuts ($75), one of those fancy new Arcteryx or BD Chaos harnesses ($125), a set of C3s ($350), C4s #1 through #3, and two #4s ($375). that leaves like 75 bucks, which would probably get eaten up by tax i'm guessing? if this is a magical, tax-free 1k, then i'd buy like, 6 wiregates and a couple dyneema runners with the rest of the dough.

Aaron Martinuzzi wrote:DMM I.M.P. nuts ($75)...a set of C3s ($350),

Why IMPS and not DMM brass offsets?
Why are C3s your micro-cam of choice?

I'd go on a climbing trip and pay for my partner who can't afford to go with me.

Shawn Mitchell wrote: Why IMPS and not DMM brass offsets? Why are C3s your micro-cam of choice?

i've got Peenuts already, which i think are pretty similar to the brass offsets, although they aren't brass. for what it's worth, i've used the peenuts a lot, whether at lumpy, in the flatirons, at eldo, or in the park. why DMM? i just like their stuff. i'm sure BD micro brass or whatever other brand would be just as good.

as far as microcams go, get ready for an essay.

i bought Mastercams rather than C3s initially for several reasons - first, the cost difference; C3s were 70 bucks a piece, the Mastercams were on sale for 48.93, i think. second, i had used TCUs previously and didn't really like the relative "instability" of 3-lobed units. third, i found the action on the C3s remarkably stiff, which sort of threw me off. finally, i went with mastercams rather than Metolius TCUs because the head is narrower and they're much easier for me to handle.

i came to dislike a couple things about the mastercams, however. the first thing i noticed was the sort of poor overlap between sizes. i've got 0, 1, and 2, and i came across placements, not frequently, but often enough, that neither the #1 (too small) or the #2 (overcammed) would fit into nicely. i didn't expect a huge range per se, they are microcams, but i did expect more overlap. also, the head of the cam, not the lobes, has gotten "chocked" in cracks that i've placed the mastercams in. i'm not talking about a perfect splitter tips crack, but rather those seams and cracks that are slightly irregular. the head of the cam is sort of bulbous in such a way that it's gotten hung up on little granite crystals or irregularities in cracks. my seconds are generally not happy in these situations, since the lobes resist being cleaned like a passive piece, but the head is chocked like a stopper. these are definitely gripes, however. overall they've been good cams.

i've climbed on my partner's C3s all fall, and have really gotten along with them. i haven't noticed any vacancies between sizes, and they don't have a head like the mastercams, so the "chock" effect is avoided. they're perfectly stable, and handle a lot better than i anticipated - the stiffness actually sort of makes them a little easier to place, especially at full reach. the only drawback compared to the mastercams i've noticed is that they don't like flaring placements quite as much, i think due to their wide lobes, but i've more than gotten by.

as far as aliens go, i climbed on them several times and couldn't get used to how frickin' floppy they were. i'd pull the trigger and the cam would flex, making it tough to get into tiny seams and fissures. i certainly picked up all the talk about their alleged unreliability, but gave them a chance anyway, and i didn't fall in love with them. i haven't used Wild Country Zeros, though they look very nice based on the couple times i've checked them out at Neptune.

I actually just got a $1,000 Christmas present. What am I going to do with it? Give it to the wife of course.... Married Life!

Thanks for your always thoughtful explanations, Aaron. How C3s came to win your allegiance was of particular interest. I recalled your concerns about Mastercams from another exchange. I've got a set of Mastercams but probably haven't used them enough to notice the problems you mentioned. But I have experienced their tendency to be tricky to clean.

About the brass, was curious why you went square instead of offset, but I guess Peanut sort of covers that niche--in almost identical size range. So now you've got micros in both shapes.

I could use a new rope: $200
Breakfast burritos for everyone at the crag: $200
The tab at an MP beer night: $300
Donate to Access Fund: $300

I too just received a large sum of money in the form of "we'll split your AMGA course with you". That's what I'd of spent it on anyways so good for me I suppose. It can be heartbreaking to see a large sum of money disappear so quickly.

As I just finished my sick new woody, I would buy about $700 in holds, $200 in shoes, and a hundred on some new draws.

cheifitj wrote:A full set of offset Cams (aliens if i can find them) Offset nuts -DMM most likely probably a #5 cam and if anything is left a big bro or two cause i dont have any and they are cool -Jon

Ditto minnus the cam and big bro. + somme gas money.

I'd finally get rid of this f'n cat pic!

Buff Johnson wrote:I'd finally get rid of this f'n cat pic!

You don't need a thousand bucks to get rid of your pic, Buff. I'll take it off your hands for $750.

Easy enough.

Gas money to get to Zion 150. Food for Zion 50. A few more hybrid Aliens for Zion 200. Bivy Sack to bivy in 250. BD ice screws to screw into ice while waiting to go to Zion 350.

Yea, that would be bitchin!

buy a portaledge and deluxe rain fly. if i had anything left over i'd get some offest aliens

scottydo wrote:buy a portaledge and deluxe rain fly. if i had anything left over i'd get some offest aliens

I got a ledge and a deluxe fly, for 1000$ its all yours

As for the OP,

Duh , Plane tickets!!!!