rappelling gear?
 

anyone happen to know a place to get rappelling gear? I need the harness, rope, and gloves. I learned with a friends gear and decided to get some of my own. I found some on http://www.soldiercity.com/ but i've never bought from them? Id like to get from a good trusted store?


Thanks

-Braeden


EDIT: Anyone know if i can use any type of rope? Or do I have to use the "Rappelling Style Rope" Thats 200 bucks for 150 feet.

Well, probably the cheapest way, (but not the most reliable way) would go to a local/pretty close rock-climbing store/place where you can ask if they sell anything, or if they can recommend any retailer. Unno, might get lucky and have some pretty good free stuff you can pick up.

Where are you located?

Kelowna (Westbank) BC

theres a surplus store out here but they havent responded to any of my emails.

I dont mind ordering from online stores though.

Try MEC, I usually shop there in Toronto, great prices usually lower than most retialers, have a vast variety in climbing gear also, plus they let you return items which are unsatisfactory to you at anytime.

www.mec.ca

i was looking on there. Any idea of what would be good for a rappelling harness?

If you're trusting your life to the rope then I suggest the $200 stuff.

There are a couple indoor climbing walls in Kelowna, they're the places to go for gear so you can try it on and find out what kind of harness and seat you like.

Dynamic rope = $$$

coast mountain sports, and MEC will also sell rope by the meter.

for rappelling you want to stay away from dynamic...static lines are what you will want. MEC is a great bet...in kelowna you could go to Valhalla Pure, they are an outdoor store but prices are higher. Make sure you learn how to set up a good anchor and know what you're doing before you go out or go with someone who does...very easy to die rappelling and the most common causes of death in the climbing community...
Be safe learn first

Lol whoopsies, my bad, got some things mixed up, good thing you caught that.

There is still a role of black static line from valhala pure in abbotsford.
See if you can get them to ship it to you.

Its good rope, I ordered 2 roles already.

If you can afford it, get a Petzel STOP. They are good if you want to rappel in games.

Who needs a harness when you can have a swiss seat?

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/...oE6gz/610x.jpg

Yeeaoow.

Please, for God's sake, don't cheap out on a rapelling rope. Also, for what it's worth, tie yourself off when you're tieing off your rapelling rope. You might seem like you're far enough away from the edge but all it takes is a slip and down the side you go.
I lost a brother at the age of 26 years old in Milton Ontario at rattlesnake point in March of 1999 to a rock climbing accident. He didn't tie himself off while he was tieing off his rapelling rope.

Dude I have been around climbing, gear, ropes and equipment for a long damn time. I have also known a guy that ignored safety and lived. He's learned to pull his weenie with his left hand now, and swears he can pick his nose with his elbows. Do not buy used climbing kit from an army surplus dealer or second hand store. New from Brafasco MEC and the like. Yes its expensive, so are medical bills, and God forbid funerals.

You gotta pay to play, a good rope should last you a long time and the hours of fun you'll get from it will make it well worth it. I've just got into bouldering and hoping to get into top roping, rappelling, sport climbing, and over water soloing when the weather gets warm again.

I haven't tried this out but here is some cool articles from over at ITS Tactical on climbing.

Like everyone else has said: This is not an area you want to cheap out on! How much is your life worth to you? Best thing you can do is go to a climbing gym to learn, or better yet find a reputable high angle rescue school because you'll learn some fun stuff.

...oh shit, I guess I trusted my swiss seat made of army used rope when I rappelled down a cliff at mid-night on an exercise lol. Lucky god didnt pick me yet. ;)

Yes, stay away from used harnesses/rope from surplus store. You dont want to gamble your life to save a couple bucks.

I can get you guys deals on old SCUBA gear and parachutes with only a few rips if you're into it. No rope right now, too bad.

I was under the impression that you should throw away ropes after 5 years because of UV "breaking down" then rope. Sure you may not be able to see damage to the rope but it's still there. IIRC the university's climbing club buys new ropes quite often.

For sale my buddies used once parachute, like new, never opened.

Faulty SCUBA gear never gets returned.....

Ropes get replaced every 2 to 5 years based on exposure/use OR a set number of climber falls (each rope has its own number of falls its rated for)
Any metal item gets retired immediately after hitting a hard object (ie. dropping it onto rocks)
Helmets get replaced after a single hit
Harnesses get replaced every 2 to 5 years, same as ropes.
Webbing gets replaced/retired every year or 2.

Use the equipment designed to do the job you want to do, combine it with the proper training and you have a much better chance of surviving.

If you don't know anything about rappelling, start with books/internet. Follow that up with an actual course. Being in BC, I can guarantee you that there will be an incredible amount of courses available for you. Then and ONLY then you can THINK about rappelling solo.

oh no, brings me back memories from basic doing the rappel tower. That thing almost made me lose a nut

Fishing rod and 300 lbs test, all the free gear you need.

And yeah, a Swiss Seat is about the last thing I want to wear. For extra fun tie one on while wearing jeans and got for a little bounce.