WTB Rock Exotica Chest Roller

[adavid02]

I've had search alerts for over a year and they can't be found online. The BMS rollers are not equivalent IMO.
I can't find a machinist willing to make one and Rock Exotica won't make another run unless the retailer orders at least 100

 

[Acerxharlowii]

Pmi rollers are nice too. I’m not sure why they were discontinued. U can still buy the harness though

 

[adavid02]

Pmi rollers are nice too. I’m not sure why they were discontinued. U can still buy the harness though

Rock Exotica/PMI are the same roller I believe

 

[oldoakman]

If you are nice to me I'll leave mine to you in my will.

 

[adavid02]

If you are nice to me I'll leave mine to you in my will.

I know a guy who has found 2 double rollers and 1 single in the past year. I asked him his secret and he said "befriending old timers"

 

[adavid02]

BMS Style Chest Roller: On Rope 1

Ya, I've used them. They're not the same... quality? I'd get an old Simmons over that

 

[Acerxharlowii]

Ya, I've used them. They're not the same... quality? I'd get an old Simmons over tha

PMI Rock Exotica Chest Roller | eBay

PMI Rock Exotica Double Chest Roller. The Rock Exotica chest roller is finished for good. Probably not as good as those sold by PMI, but a good starter. This device is used in rope ascension and is rigged for a rope-walker set up.

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Nice find

 

[adavid02]

Nice find

Weird timing

 

[Dan Cobb]

Ya, I've used them. They're not the same... quality? I'd get an old Simmons over that

Ever see any Simmons rollers for sale? I imagine they're hard to come by, being out of production for about 15 years. I hope the 2 I have will last as long as I can still climb.

Wife and I started with Gossett boxes. They worked, but not very on/off rope friendly. I think I still have both of them in the basement.

 

[Acerxharlowii]

The BMS versions that aerial posted seems similar to the rock exotica minus the pretty

 

[adavid02]

The BMS versions that aerial posted seems similar to the rock exotica minus the pretty

It is similar but more clunky.

 

[adavid02]

Ever see any Simmons rollers for sale? I imagine they're hard to come by, being out of production for about 15 years. I hope the 2 I have will last as long as I can still climb.

Wife and I started with Gossett boxes. They worked, but not very on/off rope friendly. I think I still have both of them in the basement.

I saw one on eBay a few months ago and have a friend that said he "might let one go" but I was holding out a little longer

 

[oldoakman]

$394 for the roller listed above. That is insanity. Rock E should give serious consideration to bringing it back in limited quantities on a regular basis.

 

[adavid02]

$394 for the roller listed above. That is insanity. Rock E should give serious consideration to bringing it back in limited quantities on a regular basis.

Yup. I was bidding. Didn't win.

 

[Acerxharlowii]

$394 for the roller listed above. That is insanity. Rock E should give serious consideration to bringing it back in limited quantities on a regular basis.

Yeah I stopped bidding after 150$

 

[adavid02]

Rock Exotica/PMI are the same roller I believe

PMI purchased the rollers through Rock Exotica. There are Rock Exotica rollers that are not PMI but they are basically the same