Ultimate climbing phone case
Posted by markhwebster on July 18th, 2019 • 0 Comments • Full Article
Here is version 3 of my climbing phone case. My goals in a DIY phone case were:
- prevent dropping phone
- make phone photography quick, easy and safe
- protect phone both at belays, mid-pitch shooting, and in offwidths
- Be durable and light
- protect phone in a fall
- Not sound like a noisy cowbell
During lead climbing, I clip a locker thru the top, so it’s sealed like a grigri.
When shooting, I move the locker from the top aluminum tabs to the nylon cord.
If I stop shooting, I drop the phone in the case. If I need more security, I can snap on the bungy cord closure. This is also how I carry it in my backpack.
If it rains, I can carry the phone case upside down in my pocket or pack, it’s waterproof.
This was a full day of work, plus 3 hours of welding. My buddy C is a nuclear qualified welder…he works on submarines. I can’t afford his rates so I agreed to give him one of my 3 hour plein air paintings in trade.
I need to find a way to make them from ultra durable, crush proof plastic.
