Sold/Expired Looking for Climbing spikes

[swd]

I am in the market for a pair of climbing spikes. I would prefer pole gaffs, but I am open to what you have. I am in Shelby county and really looking for something close by.

Let me know what you have.

Thanks!

 

[swd]

Bump

 

[Mattt]

I use them for my job. Used to see them in pawn shops a lot.

 

[hillbillyfab]

I use them for my job. Used to see them in pawn shops a lot.

I agree, I don't think I've been in a pawn shop and not seen some for sale.

 

[swd]

Thanks! I have been thinking of hitting some local pawn shops looking for things like this.

 

[Mattt]

I used to go to a lot of them on rain days looking specifically for climbing gear. On a good day could find several sets.

 

[swd]

Still looking. Thanks!

 

[Mattt]

Just curious, why do you want pole gaffs?

 

[swd]

I used spikes as a kid. We had a set with pole gaffs and a set with tree gaffs. I always felt more secure and confident on the shorter pole gaffs. Tree gaffs seemed to dig in too much. I felt like I had to put in too much effort to pull them out of the tree and risk being unstable with the extra effort. Of course, that was over 30 years ago.

 

[tree_ghost]

I have both and pole gaffs are much better IMO as a climbing method.


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[dhpro]

Hey I saw some on Facebook market place last week


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[Mattt]

I climb for a living for over 20 years, I don't like climbing trees with pole gaffs. Just a matter of time as they aren't long enough to get thru bark and find good wood

 

[Mattt]

I climb for a living for over 20 years, I don't like climbing trees with pole gaffs. Just a matter of time as they aren't long enough to get thru bark and find good wood

 

[swd]

Hey I saw some on Facebook market place last week

Thanks for the heads up. I swore off Facebook, Twitter, et al several years ago. Could get my wife to look...

 

[ewc]

I've got a set of the pole gaffs. I think I found them in a pawn shop for $200. Let me know if you're interested. I've used them three times.