Epinions Recent Reviews for tiggert12140

Ohh Nuts!

Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:58:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - Imagine yourself up 150 feet on a wide open face of rock. Your last piece of gear was placed some 15 feet down. Suddenly you take a fall flying past your gear which, thank God, holds and locks you into place! With relief you climb the rest of the...

There Can Be Only One!

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:47:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - You lifeline, your last chance at avoiding injury in bouldering is your Crash Pad. This important piece of equipment is what keeps you safe in the event of a ground fall and able to stand up dust off and hit the climb again. Its also your piece of mind...

Its The Devil I Tell You The Devil!!!

Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:12:58 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - This was the first climbing harness that I have ever bought and let me tell you I spent more time wearing a gym harness then having to suffer in this thing. It was uncomfortable and at times painful. Also it was inefficient design made it a mess to...

Spin It All The Way

Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:43:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - Petzl Am'D Spinball Carabiner was an innovated design stressing ease of use and innovated thinking. Although you might think that a biner is a biner, but this just doesn't hold true. Each biner has its own way of doing things and some just rise to the...

Sports Man Harness

Tue, 9 Dec 2003 14:49:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - The ArcTeryx Verro was my second climbing harness that I picked up in my climbing career, and is still hands down my best! From its light design and easy to access gear loops to its comfort. Here is a rundown on what this harness can do and why I have...

Sharp Baby

Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:00:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - I've seen quite a few climbers start to move into this shoe over the past year and to say the least was wondering why? Was it the sharp looks? Or is there actually preformance in the shoe as well? To find out I had to try them and found it easy to...

Oh Crap Thank God I Made It

Sat, 31 May 2003 11:28:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - I was given the Kong Frog as a gift from someone for house sitting. I thought that it was a nifty little device that was a good conversation starter but nothing more. It wasn't until that I was at Rumney in New Hampshire that I learned just how good...

Newton Was Right About Gravity These Prove It

Thu, 15 May 2003 16:21:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - The FiveTen Newtons were supposed to be the premier Multi Pitch (climb involving 2 or more belays from while going up it, mostly 150+ feet) shoe for FiveTen. As far as Multi Pitch climbs go these were the perfect shoe. For everything else though there...

Buy Your Own Chalk

Wed, 14 May 2003 15:20:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - As with most climbers that I know we suffer from to big problems. One is that we sweat a lot and the other is we are constantly broke. Even with the second problem I didn't see the problem with spending a little more on some better chalk because of the...

The Perfect Bouldering Shoe?

Mon, 12 May 2003 14:05:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - While shopping for my new pair of shoes I was looking at the FiveTen Dragons but found way to many problems with them to make it worth keeping. Instead I found the LaSportiva Testarossa as a replacement.

If you know me you know that I'm a...

Rock Climbing Training on Such a Winters Day

Sun, 11 May 2003 18:47:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - During the winter Upstate New York got hit by quite a few snow storms. Because of this I wasn't able to go to the gym to train as much as I wanted to, so I picked up this board to take the gyms place. Although mounting was a bit of a pain I found that...

Barrabes Online Store: Being A Gear Freak Has Never Been Cheaper

Wed, 7 May 2003 18:35:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - While looking for my next pair of climbing shoes I decided to take to the web to see if I can find a killer deal on shoes. Through a friend I was told about Barrabes.Com, a spanish website (although the site is in Spanish you can change the dialog to...

The Gunks Guide, Rock Climbing in the Gunks

Mon, 5 May 2003 13:40:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - To start out with this is my first book review since my last fiasco, so if anyone has any problems just let me know so I can do this book justice. On that note lets get down to the review.

The Gunks Guide is the premier guide to rock climbing...

Oww What a OUCH Powerful Shoe!

Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:03:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - When I first saw a pair of Five Ten Dragons I knew it was a shoe I had to have. As soon as I finally did get it I almost had to get rid of it. The power and feel were nothing short of amazing, but even when they are sized right they are still very...

Multi Year Multi Purpose

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:36:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - The Leatherman Micra is one of the most versatile tool for use with almost any job. From odd work around the house with the scissors to minor fix up jobs with the screw driver this tool has it all, in a very compact design.

TOOLS...

The King of Gate Swing

Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:25:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - When the Jake first came on the market I remember looking at the carabiner and scratching my head. Not because I wasn't sure just what it was but wondering why nobody else thought of the design first. I mean sure other companies such as Kong had a...

The Jaws of Life

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:33:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - When I first started climbing I had a big fear of heights. So when I went looking for a belay/repel device I was looking for something that would make me feel safer about locking out with ease. I thought that the jaws would be perfect for this but...

Samsung SGH-S105: Samsung Slick

Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:41:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - Welcome to another installment of boy I have to many phones. The Samsung S105 is one of the smartest phones to hit the GSM Network in quite sometime. Here is a rundown and rating on this monster.

Battery Life

With two batteries (from...

T-Mobile Phone Service in New York: The Streams Have It

Mon, 27 Aug 2001 03:44:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - Okay to start out with I am a dealer for VoiceStream Wireless in Upstate NY. Before you go and think that I am going to be completely biased on it please note that I choose this job for because I was a VoiceStream Customer first. I have had all the...

Nokia 3390: Stream Style

Fri, 24 Aug 2001 03:31:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - All right ladies and gents, yes I know that it has been awhile since my last review but hey even I have to work. Anyways here we have the newest American Nokia Phone to hit the market the Nokia 3390 . Not a bad little phone is the approach that...

He Shoots He Scores, He Shoot He Scores, He You Get the Idea

Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:57:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - Being not the biggest Hockey Fan in the world, it took me awhile to finally go out and get this game. I needed a new sports game and was more then happy with Maddens setup on the PS2. Overall the game was of good quality and fast action but I did have...

Anasazi Express

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 20:03:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - When I picked up my Anasazi Lace Ups I got a deal on these as well for a gym shoe. Soon they branched out into the outdoors and beyond for me. They have a good fit and excellent feel to them. I wouldn't take them over my lace ups for anything but it...

Hotmail: More Bugs Then Windows ME

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 18:15:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - Free Email sounds pretty good doesn't it? That’s what I thought when I saw it, so I decided what the hey might as well give it a try. Now don't get me wrong I wouldn't trade my hotmail account for the world. It has many features on it that I can't...

Sony Ericsson T28 World: Finally A Good Ericsson

Mon, 26 Feb 2001 13:06:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - It was a long time coming but Ericsson finally made TWO good decisions, one to stop making wireless phones and the second being the T28 Worldwide. As you can tell I’m not much of an Ericsson Fan, I’ve had a couple of their phones and they...

eBay: I Need Help Darn It!!!!

Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:52:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tiggert12140 - I went on to Ebay looking for some rare items and found everything that I needed at a good price. The only problem I had was the item never got delivered even after I spent payment. After I couldn’t get a hold of the seller I decided to file a...