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Time for a new gear bag.... hmm, lots of choices. I have used:
1, no gear bag at all, lost or forgot stuff constantly
2, an old army "alice" pack. didnt work too well
3, a rubberized canvas linemans bag. worked ok... if you didn't have to carry it too far.

i looked at some of the ones made by weaver, but it rains here a lot... So I am trying one of these:
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a dry bag for rafting with backpack straps. The only problem I foresee is punching a hole through it with hooks (I always manage to do this), or, forgetting all my stuff in there for three weeks and growing a big ball of mold.

Anybody else try one of these?
 
I've used a Black Diamound Stubby for many years. It has been on many plane rides and still holds strong. It's also water proof. Great investment.
 
The "black hole bag" from Patagonia has served me quite well over the past year. The bag is made out of the same material that heavy duty truck tarps are made from.

I have left this bag out in the rain numerous times and as long as it is zipped up the contents stay very dry. Construction of this bag is excellent and it can even be carried as a backpack if you have longer distances to treck.

As an added bonus, you can use the black hole bag as a great adventure bag for various trips, etc.

Check it out
 
I just use a bunch of heavy nylon gym bags that say Diadora and Nike on'em. I've got the little leather caps on my spikes so they don't punch through.

Best thing is, they have a dirty clothes opening that's great for holding my lifeline so I pretty much have all my personal rope climbing gear in one bag, all my spike climbing and chainsaw stuff in another and all my rigging stuff in a big duffle.

Best yet, I've picked up 5 nice heavy tote bags at the thrift shop... rope bags for $2 each.
 
I also have benefited from thriftstore "gym bags" for general gear bags. FWIW my best rope bag is probably a Bob Moore rope bag but a VERY close second is a bowling bag. They aren't all the same but the ball bag I picked out at the Thrift store has a U shaped zippered opening that folds back leaving an easy to flake into opening and a front pocket holds biners and pulleys.-Handy Dandy.
 
I use the BD haulbag too. I go back and forth between a regular haul bag and a huge BD bag that is shaped like a regular duffle but is made of durathane and had backpack straps like the haul bag.
 
I looked at the haul bags before... a lot of money, but i bet it would last a lifetime. You know, not too long ago, it wasn't too uncommon for dudes to just pitch their whole haul-bag off the top of a big and committing route. Some climbers refer to the bag as "the pig", and the physical effort of hauling it, mental stress of the route, and emotional strain of being on the wall for days was somewhat relieved by pitching the pig off the top and walking down empty handed.
Ive got a buddy who works for a whitewater supplier, so I may be able to get a Bro-Deal on the drybag.
 
I kicked the haul bag full of rope off the second pitch at tablerock once. I had to knock a little dirt off when I collected it, but otherwise it didn't know the difference. It even stands up to airport baggage handlers. I love using it when I fly.
 
I have bought and made dozens of gaff guards for personal and company supplied spikes, to no avail. No piece of gear is going to help my sometimes shoddy habits. I may just learn to deal with the holes in my bag, as I have learned to deal with many of my other idiosyncracies.
 
where do you put those big bags on the truck and waht happins when you have 2 or 3 climbers in 1 truck
I got a linemens bag and backpack (blue and mesh)both too big. Now I use a oldnavy back pack for kids.It fits a 150' rope my throw line and some hardwear oh and my brain bucket
 
My regular haul bag is about the size of a medium backpacking pack so it doesn't take up any extra room. Fitting the duffle in when it's crowded is a pain, though. Both bags are pretty waterproof when closed and they're made to hang so I can tie them up almost anywhere on the outside of the truck.
 
Mec Duffel Bags

I use these duffel bags for everything. The smallest size makes a great rope bag (more convenient and tough than any purpose made bag in my opinion) and the larger ones are great for the rest of your gear. They're very tough (I've used one for my belt and spurs every day now for 4 years) and the fabric is waterproof (although the seams and zippers aren't watertight.)

The best part though is they are dirt cheap. Probably the best value of any piece of gear I've ever bought.
 
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