Dream Gear You Wish Existed

X C wrote:

LS Solutions with a super stiff midsole and xs edge. 

Tried the Otaki? That's basically what they are.  

Cherokee Nunes wrote:

High altitude still suit - lightweight, stretchy like lycra, recycles sweat and pee into drinking water, fabric is also a battery and powers a mesh heating layer, battery lasts for 4-weeks of continuous heat on a single charge, can be recharged with accompanying solar jacket.

They already have them on the planet Arrakis (Dune)

Alex Fischer wrote:

Wow, thanks for letting me know about this! I'll have to get one.

I think these might be hard to find considering they’re a Russian company. There’s tons of these swivel cheek devices in the rope access world though. However, they tend to be heavier.

Some sensible options:

- edelrid megawatt (prob the most similar to the gg)

- taz lov3 (different camming mechanism but solid device)

- alternative current sulu (coming soon)

The other options tend to be ginormous and heavy and not really sensible for multipitch. Camp giant, cmc’s stuff, etc.

John R wrote:

a Top-Rope-Solo device that is all in one piece, redundant, slides easily up as you climb, all ready to lower you when you descend......

The El Mudo 3.0 @ stonecrag.com

Michael Hall wrote:

The El Mudo 3.0 @ stonecrag.com

That works with triple rated ropes down to 8.5mm.

climber pat wrote:

That works with triple rated ropes down to 8.5mm.

Doesn't self feed with ropes in the 9.2 to 9.4 range. Better to just get a Taz Love or Trango Vergo...though they're not one piece.

Duncan Domingue wrote:

Then you want the Ice Rock Gnome
http://icerockequipment.com/en/catalog/descenders/gnome-second-edition

I have a new one that I'll sell for $100 if anyone is interested.  I bought with the hope of using it for LRS. However, it didnt self-feed well. It's a dream for lowering or rapelling - super easy to control and easy to load and unload rope without taking off the 'biner. Doesn't feed well with fat ropes, though.  Message me if interested.

Cherokee Nunes wrote:

High altitude still suit - lightweight, stretchy like lycra, recycles sweat and pee into drinking water, fabric is also a battery and powers a mesh heating layer, battery lasts for 4-weeks of continuous heat on a single charge, can be recharged with accompanying solar jacket.

Mr. Nunes with two Frank Herbert references (one on another thread) inside a week… I see you are a man of impeccable taste.

double boot warmth in a fruit boot weight with zero heel lift and holes for tech bindings and useable for light skiing

Not really dream, but something that I feel hasn't been done well but really could: an optimized climbing water bottle. Sort of how rocky talkies came out with a better climbing radio (well it's really just rebranded chinese radio but it works well) when there were already tons of other options. It could be a soft flask with a webbing-attached screw cap and integrated aluminum loop for clipping. It should be attachable near the middle of the bottle so that it doesn't swing so much.

Dream gear: electric jacket weighs 1 lb with 3-day battery life, that can switch from heating mode to cooling (peltier?)

K Go wrote:

Just change how you load a GriGri and you'll never drop it. Face the carabiner gate to the right, open it with your left hand. Works the same hanging from an anchor for a top belay.

https://imgur.com/BXuLgEV

Not a solution. All it takes is one fumble when handling it (say, because your hands are cold and numb and you're shivering) and you can still drop your grigri. This is not at all drop-proof.