phildalton1982 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Would anybody use these old school indicators, might get some Sent from my LG-H955 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildalton1982 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Pros and cons maybe? Sent from my LG-H955 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazlaaar Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 The only con I can see is setting them up, I think they'll work just as well if not better than newer trends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildalton1982 Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Interesting mate, i use the avid bobbins, cant fault the heads just the chains, had 2 break on me had to by matrix ones as i know they're strong. Only asked as with winter coming ground will be softer to stick monkeys in plus wind will get up Sent from my LG-H955 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 To be honest mate when I used Monkey climbers, it was a long time back and didn't really have the same sort of protective luggage we have now, so gear used get a bit thrown about and abused more. And you're right about the ground softening up now. I don't think the originals were stainless, from memory, more like aluminium or some kind of alloy which is probably why they got the odd nick in them. I'm sure they would be made a bit more robust now and great in the wind. And the single bleep from a rat knocking the hanger would also be eliminated, go for it, let us know how you get on. I can remember various climber needles, PTFE coated, steel or even knitting needles... I had a monkey climber mount made up that fitted onto my rod rod, so with the original Gardner pod my needles never got bent. The machined steel needles had a screw thread at the bottom which screwed into the bar along the pod. As for monkey climber bodies, PTFE with a metal loop, the Solar lightflo, PTFE with bases that could be swapped to increase or decrease the weight, think that was Gardner, with or without a slot for isotope or the original that was cut out of a herb container, although I could never get a consistent pair exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hnv Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 My first indicators were monkey climbers made from disposable fag lighters and my mum's knitting needles! B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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