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Loren Trager
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Aug 21, 2011
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Flagstaff, AZ
· Joined Jun 2011
· Points: 165
What's your favorite brand/style stopper? Any particular type of metal (or plastic)? Any thoughts on using tricams passively in place of large nuts on a trad rack? And, who makes the best micros?
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tooTALLtim
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Aug 21, 2011
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Vanlife
· Joined Apr 2007
· Points: 1,811
BD #4 RP for sure. That thing has made me feel safe and backed it up by catching a few big falls! I also like: Metolius Brassies, the BD line in general, and the DMM nuts. For micros, I'd either go BD or Metolius.
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Jeff Stephens
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Aug 21, 2011
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Carbondale, CO
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 80
#7 HB Offset. Hands down. I carry an extra one at all times. Works on every pitch. Made by DMM now.
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Joe Huggins
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Aug 21, 2011
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Grand Junction
· Joined Oct 2001
· Points: 105
I'll tell anybody that will listen that Sentinel nuts are by far my favorites. They are totally basic, straight sided, with long cables. I think Tom Frost himself still makes them.At the scary crux of Rincon, you can use the long cable to snake in a bomber overhead for the hard move. They've literally saved my ass a few times.
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timt
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Aug 21, 2011
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Wheat Ridge, CO
· Joined Jan 2006
· Points: 50
Joe Huggins wrote:I'll tell anybody that will listen that Sentinel nuts are by far my favorites. They are totally basic, straight sided, with long cables. I think Tom Frost himself still makes them.At the scary crux of Rincon, you can use the long cable to snake in a bomber overhead for the hard move. They've literally saved my ass a few times. +1. can't say enough good things about the design. those straight sides seem to really offer security against rope drag, etc. accidentally whipping the stopper out. clean nice too. i often get weird looks & comments from people wondering why i don't have curved nuts (note: still talking about stoppers), but since switching to straight sides i'll never go back.
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Phillip Tearse
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Aug 21, 2011
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Denver, CO
· Joined May 2008
· Points: 80
Any of the big DMM alloy offsets. things are money. too bad they cost so much of it!
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1Eric Rhicard
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Aug 21, 2011
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Tucson
· Joined Feb 2006
· Points: 10,126
DMM Wallnuts. The little groove helps keep them from ripping out or lifting out as you climb by. Was doubtful when I first used them on a friends rack.
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Sam Stephens
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Aug 21, 2011
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PORTLAND, OR
· Joined Jan 2010
· Points: 1,090
Any of the DMM Alloy offset nuts. DMM Peenuts as well. I never leave the ground without them.
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Ed Wright
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Aug 21, 2011
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined May 2006
· Points: 285
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timt
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Aug 22, 2011
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Wheat Ridge, CO
· Joined Jan 2006
· Points: 50
Ed Wright wrote:Pink tri-cam and #2 rp. ouch! i have placed & loved my #2 rp (aussie original) but never ever wanted to -or have--popped on it. it is a wonderful peice when you need it, but man it scares the $h!T out of me to think of whipping on that one! guess that motivates me to climb thru... so i guess that alone make it a great stopper.
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Bill Duncan
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Aug 22, 2011
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Glade Park, CO
· Joined Mar 2005
· Points: 3,410
#5 brass HB offset. Golden!
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Colonel Mustard
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Aug 22, 2011
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Sacramento, CA
· Joined Sep 2005
· Points: 1,241
The one that stopped me? I like the DMM HB knock offs, both aluminum and brass. I supplement those with BDs and whatever the booty Gods have deigned to give me.
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bearbreeder
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Aug 22, 2011
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Mar 2009
· Points: 3,065
full set of offsets and peanuts ... tricams from 0.25 to 3 act as a second set of larger nut or camalot doubles ...
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Tom Caldwell
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Aug 22, 2011
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Clemson, S.C.
· Joined Jun 2009
· Points: 3,623
I stopped carrying larger than the #10 BD stopper. The tri-cams are much better and they can double as cams in the large sizes as well. On NC granite they are perfect for flares. I carry from .25-3.5. I also like to supplement with some of the WC rocks in the mid-range. My favorite stopper is the #5 BD.
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The Mother Ship
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Aug 22, 2011
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jun 2011
· Points: 5
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Tom Mulholland
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Aug 22, 2011
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#1 Cheese Producing State!
· Joined Apr 2010
· Points: 50
In order of favoriteness: The #8 BD yellow stopper. The yellow DMM offset (this will soon take the #1 spot). The #4 BD gray stopper.
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sunder
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Aug 22, 2011
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Alsip, Il
· Joined Apr 2009
· Points: 805
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Colin Parker
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Aug 22, 2011
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Idyllwild, CA
· Joined Mar 2008
· Points: 2,370
DMM peanuts. Got a set of these a couple months ago based on some recommendations on here. I'm already completely sold on them.
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Tristan Burnham
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Aug 22, 2011
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La Crescenta, CA
· Joined Oct 2009
· Points: 2,176
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Doug Lintz
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Aug 22, 2011
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Kearney, NE
· Joined Apr 2004
· Points: 1,196
Metolius #5. Seems like there's a spot for it on every trad route I do.
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Owen Darrow
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Aug 22, 2011
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Helena, mt
· Joined Feb 2010
· Points: 1,790
Knots for the sandstone in the Bohmische Schweiz. They actually seem to work good
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