Altissimus
TreeHouser
Last job we finished a little snow was left on some of the gear , have packed up in the rain in the past as well. A few days later I open the case and their was some collected water and my Spikes needed a wire brush. Didn't think much of it and closed it back up. About a week after that I opened thing rigging Pelican to add a couple things to the climb Pelican. Imagine my dismay when my gear looked like salvage. Had mold on my Buck pads , some on the Puma , and every snap and my Spikes need thorough wire brush. Seems the purge valve failed , cleaned and dried everything then took the air compressor to the valve which seems to have solved the problem. I do remember one on EBay w a bad purge.