The GriGri Ultimate Idiot Tape Scheme
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To my surprise, I have actually gotten a few compliments about this at the crag, someone suggested I post to MP so here it goes. |
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good idea man |
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Great idea! As I am a practising idiot, I'm gonna go do this right now. |
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The lip side red tape will come off as that's where you roll the brake strand back, but you'll figure it out soon enough. |
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This matters |
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Let's see how you mark your shoe laces. |
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I tape my shoes in order to make it easier to tell which is which. Same with my belay gloves. |
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This is a good idea - I'm going to color code the accelerator and brake pedal in my car. It will save me and some pedestrians a lot of grief. |
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:D I have a complex coding scheme to indicate the approximate kn rating of my shoelaces... ya know... just in case. |
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johnnyrig wrote:shouldn't BD offer them in a dual anodiztion scheme right from the factory? I mean...I don't think Balck Diamond wants to deal with the shakedown from Petzl's lawyers that would be coming their way. |
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Great, now all the red/green colorblinds are totally f'd! |
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I just painted the hand (brake) side pic with red nail polish for visibility. tape rubs/peels off too easily. |
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No matter how hard I try, I can't fuck up threading my stitch plate, figure 8, or ATC. |
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Wait....I'm red green color blind... |
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Tom-osaurus Rex wrote:No matter how hard I try, I can't fuck up threading my stitch plate, figure 8, or ATC. No tape required. :-PAs a gym employee, I can assure you that people fuck up threading their ATCs all the time. |
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Finn the Human wrote: As a gym employee, I can assure you that people fuck up threading their ATCs all the time.They are prolly driven to the Ooovian gym by these guys... ... |
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Finn the Human wrote: As a gym employee, I can assure you that people fuck up threading their ATCs all the time.+1 |
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How does one mess up threading an ATC? How is that possible? |
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Jon Zucco wrote:How does one mess up threading an ATC? How is that possible?For realz? Easy ding dongs forget to put the little rope-y thing through the carabiner. |
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Wait, does ATC mean All Things Considered or Air Traffic Control? |
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Andy P.......good for you. Great use of metacognition to "idiot proof" your belay device. Whatever works for you. |