Bought some like new Buckingham Climbing gear

[Dh1984]

i went around town today hitting pawn shops for cheap saws.well i found 1 saw i liked but they wouldn't come down on the price none thats was no big deal.I just passed on it and i'll go back in a week or so and see what i can get it for. Well while i was i there i started looking around to see what i can find and i looked at a few other saws but they was looking kind of worn out. well after that i looked right above that saw and seen some stuff in a bag and found some gently used buckingham climbing spikes and whats looks like a saddle of somekind. and it had 59.99 on them. Well i grabbed them and went to ask them what they take out the door and they told me 60.00 dollar bill out the door with out tax. i liked to have broke my arm getting to my wallet to pay them. well to make it short here is the pictures of them.

 

[bonner1040]

Sweet man.. looks like a linemans belt to me... Those are some older-school snaps as well. If those rivets pop out on the l pads you might find yourself in a pickle or least an uncomfortable situation.

 

[Dh1984]

thats what i said when i got them to the truck. i'm going to buy some back up pads incase they tare up or anthing.yea i kind of figured that those was older snaps but i got some i'm going to change them out too.

 

[bonner1040]

Does the harness have leg straps??

I personally would be cautious of using PPE that belonged to someone that I didnt know much less from a pawn shop. A saw is one thing, a hammer is a hammer and so forth but a saddle is more personal and requires a certain trust if you get my meaning.

 

[Bermy]

If my new gear looked like that I'd send it back.
Ditch the harness, get a proper one, do some maintenance of those spikes before you use them and use those clips to walk your dog, not trust your life.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Those gaffs remind me of this classic thread and the dude in Poland? that made his own

https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?10292-What-Style-Climbing-Hooks&p=228864&viewfull=1#post228864

 

[MasterBlaster]

Lordy!!!

 

[greatoutdoors]

Post some more pics of the saddle. Might be a linesman belt or an old school tree saddle. I work with a guy that has been doing tree work for 25+ years and his saddle looks very similar to that. He's only had 2 saddles his entire time. He's old school (ties a suicide knot, tautline with 1 over, 2 under, no stopper), but he is fast and a roping genius!!!

 

[Dh1984]

no the saddle don't have leg straps on it. but i'm planing on useing my own saddle and snaps i use everytime i have too. when i get time off i'll get some more pictures of it and post them for you all to look at.

 

[Old Monkey]

Hey I started out climbing in a saddle that still had the blood stains from the last guy, God rest his soul. It's all good.

 

[Burnham]

"like new"???

 

[brendonv]

Ya, about 20 years ago.

 

[flushcut]

Oh this ought to be good.

 

[bonner1040]

I was trying to be nice.

 

[MasterBlaster]

And that's alway a good way to be!

 

[brendonv]

Ya'll are soft today

 

[flushcut]

Naw just waiting for the train wreck.

 

[bonner1040]

This guy, he is a glutton for the punishment.

 

[Dh1984]

well they look new. i'm not saying they was new or anything like that. i know they are new to me and thats about it.i'll just have to get new straps for them and then they should be ready to get a good sharpening and be ready to go.

 

[stig]

The Troll is a creature out of Scandinavian cultural heritage.
I'm starting to look forward to seeing some royalties.

 

[Bermy]

 

[Tucker943]

My buck gaffs are probably 20 years old. They were given to me when I first started climbing and have sentimental value. I don't plan on climbing on any other gaffs while I'm alive. Weird, eh?