1. Wind chimes with old gear (Figure 8 devices work great!)
2. Rope Pyramid/Playground novelty
3. Rope Rugs
4. Boat anchors (in canyon rivers) with old cams
5. Tow lines (Static ONLY!)
6. Rope tree swings
7. Knotted ropes for training
8. Christmas tree ornaments!
9. Chairs from old harness and/or ropes
10. Rope hammocks
11. Chalk bag fleece to make gloves (sewing skills)
12. Hand-me-downs for young climbers (good gear only!)
13. Conversation pieces, for old time sake…
14. Hangman’s noose!
15. Cowboy’s rope for Ropin’ Calves (Soaked in molasses for some reason…)
16. Earrings! (Or for other body piercings)
17. Safety lines, painting the house!
18. Necklace from old cam pieces or nuts
19. Fig. 8’s for rap rings (caution!)
20. Rear view mirror gear!
21. Crazy key-chains
22. Jimmy-rig a volleyball net
23. Old shoes for flower planters (lots of miracle grow needed!)
24. Make “medieval” weapons and join a biker gang
25. Old harnesses for a “sex swing” (???)
26. Combine old harness and chaps for crazy OW’s and chimneys
27. Make a rotating baby mobile, especially with painted HEXES!
28. Cow bells from old hexes
29. Horse gear: lead and picket lines from old ropes and biners
30. Daisy chains and carabiners for a dog leash
31. Weave old webbing in to a chair for the seat
32. Close line (a.k.a. solar powered laundry dryer) from an old rope (of course)
33. Webbing/rope for a dog collar.
34. Use an old haul bag, build an internal frame, and use it for a dog house
35. Old harness rearranged to be used as a make-shift gear sling
36. Cut off leg loops, use old harness for a belt
37. Old buckles from harnesses for belts, packs, accessories…
38. Hex salt and pepper shakers! (Welding/Plugs?)
39. Hex mugs (A little welding)
40. Integrated children’s learning blocks with old hexes (Hex pyramid)
41. Big-Bro kaleidoscopes!
42. Hex candle sets (fill with wax, or use as holders)
43. Paper weights
44. Old crash pads make great camp chairs
45. Old crash pads make great “changing tables”
46. High density foam from crash pad as suspension bolt gasket (or other gasket type)
47. Make a slack line with old biners (for the pulley system) and webbing
48. Use old webbing as a “jimmy-rigged” zip-line. Use a harness to tether in or just use old slings as handles...maybe even ascenders or a big-bro as a handle too!
49. Tubular webbing as handles for hand-bags
50. Retired biners are good for hauling cans of bear spray
51. Make a hobby out of painting things that really don't need to be painted... i.e. retired hexes sitting around - paint flowers or climbers or something on them.
52. Carabiners in general are excellent for hanging stuff… anything… flower pots, hammocks, engine blocks, whatever…
53. Old Hexes would make great Russian Matrioshka (or Nesting) Dolls
54. Picture Frames: The larger hole on a Super 8 or Safety 8 could be used as a picture frame for your favorite climbing photographs! Or do the same thing with large carabiners.
55. Sell old gear on eBay to make a sleazy buck or two!  (not recommended!)
56. Old chalk bags and/or boulder bags would make interesting purses for the ladies.
57. Old chalk bags as...drum roll please... BEER COOZIES!!!!!
58. Old tubular webbing as rope protector for anchor lines (slide the rope inside a section of the webbing)
59. Door Handles from big old hexes
60. Tie downs with old rope and/or webbing… webbing could be used to replace ratcheting cinch straps
61. Get real crafty and build a contraption for hanging your mailbox
62. Luminaries:  Old hexes or big bro’s (or whatever) with candles and/or Christmas lights inside
63. Napkin rings out of old hexes
64. Neckerchief slide for a scout scarf from old hexes (or other gear…)
65. Hanging bunk beds from old portaledges, or with rope, biners, and boards
66. Cantilever shelf system (also good for a TV stand)
67. Tree bungee:  take a static rope and tie it between 2 tall trees, as close to the top as you can, clip a rope to the middle and tie yourself into that one and just jump of the horizontal rope...the trees flex, creating some good elasticity. just make sure your measurements are right or...well you get it…
68. Crimpers for your climbing wall:  Take some hexes, and larger nuts, put some decking screws into the holes and screw them to your wall. Put them on a overhang for some super sick pinches.
69. Drawer handles for household furniture
70. Hexes (or any loud gear) and beer cans (or any can) as a “wedding streamer” from the back of your buddy’s car after you tried to talk him out of it!
71. Coat rack made from any old gear fastened to a board or wall
72. Habi-trail!
    * Take a bunch of old, smelly, ratty gym socks (gerbils like those anyway)
    * Cut off the ends (or just leave those holes your toes made)
    * Stretch the end of a sock over a large hex and use it as a connector between socks by stretching another sock over the other end, and repeat. You can wrap them around your bedroom floor or drape them over things. Heck, you might even just suspend it from the ceiling!
    
    ”Now, I know most hexes are not that big but I've always been told that gerbils can fit into some tiny places. So, use smaller hexes as well. If the little crap factory won't run through the smaller ones you can entice him with peanut butter or light the socks on fire. That should get him moving.”
73. Old carabiners can be used as either curtain rings or shower curtain rings
74. Old hexes would make interesting Bonsai planters
75. Brass knuckles from old carabiners
76. Brainteaser:  Here is the game. Take 3 carabiners and link them together so that unlinking anyone of them unlinks them all. so linking them in a row and undoing the one in the middle doesn't count, because if you undo the one on the end two of them are still connected.
77. Make hand rails for stairs or trails from old ropes and webbing
78. Old piton or hex would make a decent guitar slide
79. Rope bridge from…  old ropes!  (and webbing)
80. Lashings from old rope and webbing (make LOTS of things with lashings…)
81. Diagonal river crossing rigged with old rope and biners
82. Back pack ornaments (for conversation… or wannabe’s)
83. Weave a basket from rope… (Elaborate: how about a basketball hoop?)
84. Tube gear (i.e. big bro’s, large hexes) for dried flower arrangements
85. Fish tank accessories out of any old pieces of gear.
86. Toys for your pets… rope bones (dogs), dangling things (cats), etc.
87. Line an old helmet with saran wrap and use it as a punch bowl.
88. Use an old helmet as a planter... even better, a CHIA PET!
89. Make nothing out of your old gear. In other words, Weld/melt your gear together and sell it for thousands at a modern art museum in New York
90. Hexes or Big Bros as a pen holder
91. Use “retired” gear for “extreme tree climbing”  …At your own risk!
92. Old hall bag would make a good laundry basket
93. Make a light out of an old forged friend, just mount it upside down on a nice base and then rig a light on top so you pull the cam trigger to turn the light on and off.
94. Make a CD rack: 1) Take a #11 hex (wow - all this focus on hexes), cut slots with a saw, and stand your CD's up in it. 2) Take smaller nuts & glue them to a board, creating slots to place the cd's in. 3) Do the same with cams - that might look cool, be a little hard to reach the triggers to remove the cd's.  (You are responsible for your damaged CD’s, no one else!)
95. Old hexes could be used as a branding iron by adding a pole. “Hell you could brand yourself or friends to show how dedicated you are to climbing. Maybe start a climbing cult. Or maybe a ranch. Hexcentric ranch beef. I'd eat that.” Marc
96. Belay tube/plate as a belly button ring…
97. Old quick draws (the webbing part) could be sewn edge to edge to make a nice hot pad or trivet.
98. Use a creative combination of climbing gear… (Ice axe, big bro, ascenders, etc.) to make a “pipe.”  (a.k.a. “paraphernalia” - This has probably been done a lot!)
99. Use a large hex to “pimp”  your exhaust pipe… this should raise some questions only a climber could answer…
100. Use an old rope to make a bunch of “tether-ball” lines at the local park.  (You’ll also need some poles, old tires, and concrete…)
101. Nearly any piece of old climbing gear can be turned in to a bottle opener!

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