[Texascavers] fake Petzl gear

I suspect that the safety factor in the strength of real Petzl gear over what is really needed for normal use is so great that the fake gear is not really dangerous. For example, does it really matter whether a Croll opens at 900 pounds or 1350 pounds? You should never take a fall on an asc

Re: [Texascavers] Fake Petzl products and splitting gear

Notice how difficult Petzl claims it is to distinguish their real products from the dangerous fakes, ... something to think about when you're splitting gear! Rod -Original Message- >From: Fofo >Sent: Feb 11, 2011 9:27 AM >To: texascavers >Subject: [Texascavers] Fake Petzl products > >¡

Re: [Texascavers] OT-fly story

Yes, I've seen that fly catching technique. My father, who is now 98, used to be good at doing it in his younger days. He used to catch flies in the manner you described, but his method of dispatching them was different. Instead of clapping, he would throw the fly as hard as he could onto the fl

[Texascavers] Government Canyon Karst Project

The 100th trip of the Government Canyon Karst Project will take place on the 5th and 6th of March. We will meet as usual at 9:00 on both days in the parking area of the Volunteer/Research Station to organize teams and objectives. On the evening of the 5th (Saturday) we will have a hog roast, awards

Re: [Texascavers] Great prices on Petzl Gear!

Does your new Petzl gear have the Folgers Coffee label? You know, the one with the motto "Good to the last drop". Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2011, at 1:08 PM, Frank Binney wrote: > I was strolling through San Francisco's Chinatown yesterday and stopped at > the Sum Ting Wong Trading Comp

[Texascavers] Great prices on Petzl Gear!

I was strolling through San Francisco's Chinatown yesterday and stopped at the Sum Ting Wong Trading Company and stocked up on new Petzl carabiners and ascenders at bargain basement prices. Anybody up for joining me for vertical practice next week off one of the big walls in Yosemite? Frank PS--The

[SWR] Fwd: [Texascavers] Fake Petzl products

Begin forwarded message: From: Fofo Date: February 11, 2011 8:27:58 AM MST To: texascavers Subject: [Texascavers] Fake Petzl products ¡Hola! Well, it had to happen at some point: Petzl has detected fake products out there: http://www.karstworlds.com/2011/02/attention-petzl-warns-for-f

Re: [Texascavers] Fake Petzl products

Awesome! Lead carabiners would be great for cave divers. What could you do with a melamine headlamp? Feed it to your cat? Ed On Feb 11, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Fofo wrote: > ¡Hola! > > Well, it had to happen at some point: Petzl has detected fake products out > there: > > http://www.karstworlds.c

[Texascavers] Fake Petzl products

�Hola! Well, it had to happen at some point: Petzl has detected fake products out there: http://www.karstworlds.com/2011/02/attention-petzl-warns-for-fake-chinese.html Let's be careful. - Fofo - Visit our website: h

[Texascavers] splitting gear

Some of us were gnoshing on Joe Ivy's IronMan bars long after his demise. Since they were never really edible in the first place, they didn't seem any worse a year or so past their expiration date. AGG Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-10

Re: Re: Re: [Texascavers] Sanctum

A passel of Hollywood wussies.Feb 10, 2011 11:05:47 PM, gi...@att.net wrote: On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:52 AM, wrote: Mercy killings?  Did they split up his gear? Yeah, Ted, that's the kick in the ass: They didn't split up the dudes gear--or even their lamps and batteries