Bouldering brush roll

Spontaneous Projects is a chronicle of all of my projects, a reference for me, and a way to prevent others from making the same mistakes.

A development trip out to Pierces Creek these days sees me carrying a ludicrous amount of kit:

• Shoes and bouldering mat
• Chalk
• Camera
• Secateurs
• Wire brushes (at least 3)
• a jemmy
• Notebook and pen
• Maps
• and potentially a chainsaw and fuel

My preferred brushes for the moss covered granite out there are big wire brushes, at only a few dollars a piece, they are cheap and durable, and that rock won't be damaged by any brush. Unfortunately you also need a few thin brushes for cracks and more delicate work, so you get stuck with at least 3 different brushes. They also don't fit into my chalk bag - they must think we all use little tiny toothbrushes.

I've had brushes fall out of my mats a number of times, and the secateurs are also a likely candidate for getting lost on the walk in. Keeping them all together in a roll makes the bundle larger, and makes it harder to forget one. 

I picked up some polyester canvas from Spotlight, and made a basic tool roll which looks cool, but most importantly is functional.