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ado_m

10-Jul-2009
12:36:57 PM

Aldi belay plate gotta be better than an Ebay Ukranian cam. Ahh, globalisation...


IdratherbeclimbingM9

10-Jul-2009
12:47:30 PM

On 10/07/2009 stonetroll wrote:
>Where's the gay climber thread when you need it ?

Over here.

JohnK

10-Jul-2009
4:52:33 PM

I picked up a pair of new trekking poles yesterday - they are heavy and shiny things but for 20 bucks cannot go wrong. Checked out the climbing stuff. All looks like good entry level stuff.

Having dealt with Aldi recently on a professional level and pitched products to them, I can personally say that generally they pick good suppliers with guaranteed quality and value for money pricing. They would not put a product on their shelves that was below a minimum quality standard. So climbing products that look like they are CAMP makes sense - it's where their position themselves - just look at other things like electrical stuff, power tools etc - it's a similar situation.


Sarah Gara

10-Jul-2009
9:16:28 PM

On 10/07/2009 Eduardo Slabofvic wrote:
>The "flanny" is to Australia what "Ron Hills" are to England

I don't know what I ron hill is either? However with you on the Flanny now -Although when I put it into urban dic the 2nd definition is as thought pretty rude. x


Sarah Gara

10-Jul-2009
9:17:36 PM

On 10/07/2009 stonetroll wrote:
>On 10/07/2009 Sarah Gara wrote:
>>On 4/07/2009 Pat wrote:
>>>Interesting variation on a Bears Paw. Do they come in blue? - that pink
>>>colour doesn't seem safe to me.
>>
>>aww come on that is so a love heart? does no one else see a love heart?
>>x
>
>Yes they are love hearts, and it's sooo sweet , 'cause you can link the
>two together. How romantic ! Where's the gay climber thread when you
>need it ?

I would so get some of those to hold my keys very sweet. x

devlin66

10-Jul-2009
10:20:25 PM

Keys to your heart?


kezza

10-Jul-2009
10:53:20 PM

Buying 14 cause they wear out, stiill cheaper than a quallity pair....

Now thats a great idea! Nothing like a few more emissions into the atmosphere to cool us down.
Far out, surely some more environmental friendly choices would be made by those that are so intimate with it!
Its incredible... I'm amazed at the mindset of this thread.

gah


Capt_Mulch

11-Jul-2009
4:17:28 PM

Went to Aldi at Weston in ACT this morning - all sold out. Someone out there is building a very scary rack :-)


D.Lodge

11-Jul-2009
6:27:55 PM

Girlfreind got some poles today but could not get the biners or belay plate

luckystu

15-Jul-2009
8:42:13 PM

Actually....they do have trekking poles...right next to the chalk bags!

bl@ke

15-Jul-2009
8:54:30 PM

One of my mates came up to me at school today (knowing that im a climber) and said "you'll never guess what they have at aldi" and i said climbing stuff. im supprised that he knew what they were.


peterc

29-Aug-2009
5:36:07 PM

I noticed DVDs of Cliffhanger at the Brisbane Aldi today - but no bolt guns I'm afraid. They still had heaps of chalk bags, and a few belay devices left.

I put in a request for some Aldi ice axes...


foreverabumbly

29-Aug-2009
6:39:02 PM

I nabbed a 20 dollar ski bag from aldi the other day. Beats the $200 charged for a real brand one of the same size!

!!!!!!!Go ALDI!!!!!


ajfclark

29-Aug-2009
7:36:52 PM

On 29/08/2009 peterc wrote:
>and a few belay devices left

No broken screw removal kits left at the two I checked today though.

Richard Delaney

9-May-2012
7:34:20 PM

On 9/07/2009 superbumbly wrote:
>Grabbed a screwgate, pull test to come. I'll post the results

Did you ever do that test?
Someone donated one to my test bed the other day - I'll test it next week.
Richard


peterc

10-May-2012
3:15:45 PM

I have a vague recollection of someone doing tests on the Aldi gear. I'm pretty sure it was Mikl.

mikllaw

10-May-2012
5:07:54 PM

bomber, and so was the belay plate. I was told they came from a Chinese factory that made keychains

And so were the other chinese screwgates (Kailis) (26.7 kN, rated to 25 kN)

earwig

20-Jul-2012
3:51:30 PM

... and helmets and tents and sleepng bags

http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_22689.htm


trog

20-Jul-2012
11:31:17 PM

the helmet looks like it's 'inspired' by petzl...


wallwombat

21-Jul-2012
12:35:25 AM

I think the helmets look like rip offs of the Wild Country helmets.

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