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Cave and Mine Exploring => For Sale / Wanted => Topic started by: Danny Sutton on Aug 23, 2012, 06:17 PM

Title: wanted - Pro Allp.
Post by: Danny Sutton on Aug 23, 2012, 06:17 PM
anyone got one they want rid of at a sensable price?
Title: wanted - Pro Allp.
Post by: mike leahy on Aug 23, 2012, 07:47 PM
yes mick murphy brought one in the pub a fortnight ago . not sure what you want one for though??????????.
i'll ask him how much he wants for it
Title: wanted - Pro Allp.
Post by: Danny Sutton on Aug 24, 2012, 06:52 AM
As I'm teaching my kids how to srt, these are ideal to use for descending, as you can set the decent speed, so if everything goes wrong, they will still make it down  without broken legs
Title: wanted - Pro Allp.
Post by: mike leahy on Aug 24, 2012, 02:10 PM
[quote="mad-dan" post=9038]As I'm teaching my kids how to srt, these are ideal to use for descending, as you can set the decent speed, so if everything goes wrong, they will still make it down  without broken legs[/quote]

 double roping will be cheaper, effecivly top roping but he is still in full control
Title: wanted - Pro Allp.
Post by: Danny Sutton on Aug 24, 2012, 05:48 PM
Yeh, I do that now, I just think if he was on a single rope it would boost his confidenceplus its something I don't own
Title: wanted - Pro Allp.
Post by: mike leahy on Aug 24, 2012, 07:45 PM
[quote="mad-dan" post=9043] its something I don't own[/quote]

 boys and toys  :lol:  :lol:
Title: wanted - Pro Allp.
Post by: Danny Sutton on Aug 24, 2012, 08:47 PM
lol, you knows-it..

but at 6kg or what ever it is they weigh, i cant see it making it on many trips :D