Originally Posted by Therrin

If you came to climb for me I'd expect you to have your own gear, or I'd send you back home. I don't lend saddles, I'm pretty picky about that. I think any climber worth his salt should own his own saddle, maintain and inspect it personally, and not lend it out to strangers.

But A_lopa is talking about people who are new to climbing... and based on your previously stated vast volumes of climbing experience, you wouldn't be in that catagory. So we're talking about two different things here.