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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 20, 2009 - 11:58pm PT
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Just picked this up for $5... spotless and looks/feels like it came of the sales floor this morning.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Dec 21, 2009 - 12:00am PT
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Hard to believe you found it in un-used condition.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Dec 21, 2009 - 12:04am PT
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The look like Forrest Pin Bins. I tried making my own in 1969 (before I knew Bill had made them and was selling them commerically). Unfortunately, the spring material I used wasn't stiff enough, and pretty soone pins were ready to fall out. I went back to using carabiners and never swithced.
John
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dec 21, 2009 - 12:15am PT
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Those pin bins were a weird deal that didn't really work; Five fake biners for a wall full o pins, plus you need a rack of biners on the side. I'll bet that most of them ever made are still pristine...
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schwortz
Social climber
"close to everything = not at anything", ca
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Dec 21, 2009 - 12:15am PT
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if anyone wants one of these i've got one that i wouldnt mind parting with for a few bucks
not exactly the same...mine is made entirely out of that blue plastic....and its used....
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Top of the 5.2-5.12 Boulder
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Dec 21, 2009 - 12:21am PT
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Burly, ain't it?
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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Dec 21, 2009 - 03:36am PT
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I did Zodiac way back when with a guy who had a rack of those things. I freaking loved them. When they went out of production, I tried to make my own and failed miserably.
I found them super fast for grabbing the right sized pin and keeping things organized. It seems like it had a bunch more of the "bins" than the picture. Maybe he had two of them. Can't remember. When you got used to them they were great.
I think that I may be the only one with that opinion, but it was better than three pins on a biner on a shoulder rack.
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