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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 25, 2012 - 04:59pm PT
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If I had no background here, I would hold my tongue.
But the fact is: I know about defects.
They usually only show up in the field and mostly it's minor BS.
Dingus hit the eyeball. Nice head shot. And with the silencer.
"Run Away! Run Away!" (KNIGHTS ALL YELL TOGETHER) "Run Away!"
I wish there were a way to take a photo, in a similar manner, of WB"s brain so we could see the defect(s), if any. Could have used a similar device at TNF in the seconds shop.
Shoot, Werner...you're the most useful guy on this forum for practical sense and knowledge.
Doesn't make him God. Or His son; but, still, Werener Saves!
He never really raves, he just gets fed up with the stoops.
Turds can never hurt him.
Nicely put, cogent, wise remarks, "Veah-nach."
By the way, it's the usual thing to pronounce an other's name in the manner that the person himself does. Never heard him say "Veah-nach."
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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Apr 25, 2012 - 05:08pm PT
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Ron and COZ : cover your eyes... Move along.
I'm glad we have BD. I was glad Yvonne sold if to the employees bitd.
I think they have made my time in the mountains better. I do think they care if I die because of a fault in their gear.
Anyway, just saying....... Thanks.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 25, 2012 - 07:08pm PT
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Wasn't there a death on Touchstone due to another manufacturer's device being used in an unanticipated manner that it was not designed for?
Didn't they subsequently come out with a specific counter-indication?
If Coz's scenario is unanticipated and not part of the design and rarely employed is that reason enough to just wait for another death before doing something about it?
This is just an example of the less than stellar morality embodied by the BD corporate culture.
And gf, I make most of my money as a capitalist pig with a conscience. Not a commie by a long shot.
Hell I've even thought about buying a share of BD just to attend the stockholder's meetings!
And who's gf are you anyway?
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tarek
climber
berkeley
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Just got back from a trip and looked at my BD harness.
Note the difference between it and the harness in the photo DMT posted (copied here).
This seems to mitigate the potential "daisy chain" stress problem as the pocket won't be pulled apart so directly in my harness.
I highly doubt, btw, that the type of webbing involved does not matter in the case of either harness. Different webbing will likely hold stitches differently, and thread is also important. But what do I know?
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disgrunter
Social climber
Uk
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Nov 11, 2012 - 02:42pm PT
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what im reading is shocking,
Although we maintain product liability insurance in amounts that we believe are reasonable, there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain such insurance on acceptable terms, if at all, in the future or that product liability claims will not exceed the amount of insurance coverage. Additionally, we do not maintain product recall insurance. As a result, product recalls or product liability claims could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
my very kind girlfriend just bought me a brand new pair of BD serac's. She was told at the shop (UK) that because these are ppe they cannot be returned even if not used. I was well chuffed (happy), a shiny new pair of crampons. I then decided to check reviews on the net and found that they are some what dubious. I cant return them to the shop,,,,, absolutely raging. Try selling these on ebay,,, doubt ill get anywhere near the retail price she paid due to their reviews, how can i climb with any confidence,, yes i am a beginner but confidence matters a lot,
here it comes,, fukin yanks,,,sort it out,,,, :)
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disgrunter
Social climber
Uk
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Nov 13, 2012 - 05:41am PT
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hhahaha, guess ill find someone to buy them or ill die trying
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JP.Franklin
Trad climber
Santiago-CHILE
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Regarding the issues of using stainless steel for manufacturing crampons i can say that Cr-Moly is by far a better material for that application.
If Stainless is so good why don,t BD use it to make technical ice picks.
Stainless isn`t a bad material...it is very good instead, but as a choice for ice climbing crampons is rather poor.
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