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I have been writing my initials onto the dogbones (webbing connecting biners) of my quickdraws with a sharpie (permanent marker) so I can tell them apart from everyone else's. Recently, one of my c...
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System
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2020-04-17T22:45:02Z (over 4 years ago)
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#1: Initial revision
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Moormanly
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2020-04-17T22:45:01Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>I have been writing my initials onto the dogbones (webbing connecting biners) of my quickdraws with a sharpie (permanent marker) so I can tell them apart from everyone else's. Recently, one of my climbing partners suggested that I should switch to marking the carabiners with tape or nail-polish instead, since (he claims) sharpie damages "soft" gear. <strong>What evidence is there to suggest sharpie or other markers can damage soft gear such as dogbones?</strong></p> <p><hr></p> <p>My quickdraws are <a href="https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en/climbing-carabiners-quickdraws/freewire-quickdraw-BD381075_cfg.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Black Diamond FreeWires</a>. The manual can be found <a href="https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-bdel/default/dw82b65ea3/files/M13290_B_REGULATION_Carabiner-QD%20Hang%20Card%20IS-WEB.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">online here</a>. As far as I have seen, black diamond does not recommend against marking soft gear with markers. The closest statement I can find in the manual is</p> <blockquote> <h2>Care and Maintenance</h2> <p>Climbing gear must not come into contact with corrosive materials such as battery acid, battery fumes, solvents, chlorine bleach, antifreeze, isopropyl alcohol or gasoline. </p> <p>After contact with saltwater or salt air, always rinse and dry textile products, and rinse, dry and lubricate metal products.</p> </blockquote> <p><hr></p> <p>On the other hand, Petzl's manual suggests against marking slings in this infographic taken from the <a href="https://www.petzl.com/sfc/servlet.shepherd/version/download/0681r00000DTrXMAA1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">technical notice</a> for one of their quickdraws.</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/O4rJh.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/O4rJh.png" alt="Petzl Supplementary Information"></a></p>