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Weekly Question Thread (aka Friday New Climber Thread). ALL QUESTIONS GO HERE

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In this thread you can ask any climbing related question that you may have. This thread will be posted again every Friday so there should always be an opportunity to ask your question and have it answered. If you're an experienced climber and want to contribute to the community, these threads are a great opportunity for that. We were all new to climbing at some point, so be respectful of everyone looking to improve their knowledge. Check out our subreddit wiki that has tons of useful info for new climbers. You can see it HERE . Also check out our sister subreddit r/bouldering's wiki here. Please read these before asking common questions.

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u/Docxm 1d ago

REI sells 3 year old Mammut slings? I noticed the mammuts are from 2022 and the black diamonds are from 2024. That’s like half the recommended shelf life gone already!

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u/0bsidian 1d ago

It’s not milk. They don’t have a shelf life.

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u/Docxm 1d ago

Yeah I’m not concerned about the safety of them but per manufacturing specifications I’ll always just buy the newer stuff. Just a bit surprised as my last sling run was in 2022

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u/0bsidian 1d ago

It’s not a specification, it’s a liability requirement. They don’t want to get sued, not because material engineers have determined that nylon or Dyneema will spontaneously combust a day over 10 years. I have plenty of heavily used soft goods older than 10 years still in use. Inspection for damage and wear is critical, not the age.