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willie!!!!!
Ice climber
honolulu, hawaii
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 2, 2010 - 09:29pm PT
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Anyone ever seen one of these before?
When and Where is it from?
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jack herer
climber
veneta, or
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whoah thats sweet it really is a quick draw?
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Wow! That is a trippy racking unit!
I think it's called the Central Scrutinizer.
Nice find Willie. Ya know, there are museum collectors on here.
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willie!!!!!
Ice climber
honolulu, hawaii
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2010 - 09:42pm PT
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I've had it for 8 or 9 years.
Got it in a bucket of old gear from a friend who had it in his garage and was leaving town.
I took it out with screws on it one time and it sucked.
I like it though.
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Gene
Social climber
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Is that a pin bin?
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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I don't think that is a Pin Bin. The original Forrest design used a sliding sleeve over a shaft (with a spring inside the sleeve). You pushed down on the sleeve and it retracted so you could get the pin(s) off.
Bruce
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Classic shizzle!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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I had thought it was a prototype. I emailed Forrest and it is definitely not a Pin Bin. He thought it was something that REI imported from Europe many years ago. Either way it is a cool piece of gear.
Ken
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willie!!!!!
Ice climber
honolulu, hawaii
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2010 - 12:18pm PT
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Thanks for the replies!
I'm gonna bump this a little. I'd really like to know when and where.
bump!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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I was going to say it looked vaguely familiar if a little
before my time at REI. I'll email Big Jim....
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willie!!!!!
Ice climber
honolulu, hawaii
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2010 - 01:06pm PT
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Thanks for the link! I just read it and low and behold, there is one of these at the end.
Can't help but wonder if it's the same one when looking at the knife-blade type pin on the left!
I've had mine since 02 or 03.
Brian in SLC - any info?
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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None. Yours looks exactly the same as the one I have, though.
Maybe a European product? I'm guessing.
Cheers,
-Brian in SLC
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willie!!!!!
Ice climber
honolulu, hawaii
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2010 - 02:32pm PT
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Thanks. It was definately a euro gear stash. Like what I call the 'eurobiner':
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willie!!!!!
Ice climber
honolulu, hawaii
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2010 - 06:31pm PT
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Old gear bump
I actually use this one quite a bit.
It pounds pins.
I've pulled on it more than once also.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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willie, i used to climb on biners like that, only they were pre andozied. cool stuff.
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willie!!!!!
Ice climber
honolulu, hawaii
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2010 - 11:43pm PT
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Prime-time bump.
Somebody settle where/when that thing was from.
I know you're out there!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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I got one of those too. I bought a bunch of pins off a dude almost 20 years ago and it came with them. A small red metalic sticker on it (looks like marking tape wrapped around it) says,
karabiner
TOKYO
made in japan
I can get a boat load of pins on it and still remove the one I want easily.
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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Bonjour,
The following information is taken from two Au Vieux Campeur catalogs, a famous French mail order climbing gear retailer. On the left, catalog 1972, one can see the first generation of the anneau (ring in French); on the right, catalog 1976, the second generation of the anneau. A good friend of mine used the first generation in 1968.
This open ring made in Europe (France?) was used to carry a great deal of pitons on long aid climbs.
Stephane / Nuts Museum
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