Is SRT really banned in Germany?

SomethingWitty said:
Even a lot of cheap chinese stuff has ratings on it.
I refuse to try a SOB descender.
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You would think SOMEONE in that Chinese factory would know enough English to say "hey guys, this is a really bad acronym for marketing in the US"

:wtf:

Did I mention that I buy cheap crap?
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But at no point do I treat a foot ascended as life support, a descender on the other hand...
 
FreeFallin said:
You would think SOMEONE in that Chinese factory would know enough English to say "hey guys, this is a really bad acronym for marketing in the US"

:wtf:

Did I mention that I buy cheap crap?
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But at no point do I treat a foot ascended as life support, a descender on the other hand...
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Bahahaha
It's a nifty foot ascender considering it's $20 shipped.
Doesn't look like you've used it much.
Spring too stiff?
 
FreeFallin said:
Nope, spring not here yet, snow too deep.

Why we talk like this?

:risas:
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Pardon me. I suffer from a cultural affliction. Folks around here like to leave little useless words out of their sentences.

It doesn't look like you've used it much.
Is the spring too stiff?

Better?
 
SomethingWitty said:
Pardon me. I suffer from a cultural affliction. Folks around here like to leave little useless words out of their sentences.

It doesn't look like you've used it much.
Is the spring too stiff?

Better?
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Ok, I just thought you were commenting on Minnesota weather ;)

It is stiff, and takes a pretty good sized weight on my tail to get it to tend, but the main thing stopping me is the weather here, too cold for a rec climber like me to have fun, I'm still swinging from a rope in my basement.
 
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No CE ratings on the figure eights that I have. Also none on any of the belay tubes, autolock belay devices, Petzl rack or Connect Adjust, or the Hook. CMI foot ascender doesn't have one either. All other ascenders do.
 
SomethingWitty said:
It doesn't look like you've used it much.
Is the spring too stiff?
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Not to hijack the thread again but for anyone else that buys this cheap crap, that tight spring on the foot ascended does sometimes make it hard to flip open with gloves on, I added a pull tab to mine with some some little cordage and a paracord sheath that fixed it.
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FreeFallin said:
Not to hijack the thread again but for anyone else that buys this cheap crap, that tight spring on the foot ascended does sometimes make it hard to flip open with gloves on, I added a pull tab to mine with some some little cordage and a paracord sheath that fixed it.
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I think it is pretty successfully commandeered at this point. The relevant points were all made pages ago.
 
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