Reviewed by: Tanner (Unregistered User)
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Climber
, from LAngley BC Canada eh
Price Paid:
$0.00
Summary: Really easy to place! They can be placed in paralel cracks. where has stoppers can't Shallow pockets also protect well with tri cams. There light and cheap. They can be a pig to clean!!! the other thing is there are great for building anchers because you don't waste cams. The smaller sizes are the most important. I never leave the ground with out my pink tricam
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Reviewed by: Jon Jonckers(Unregistered User)
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Climber
, from Spokane
Price Paid:
$34.00
at Mountain Gear
Summary: Seems to me that any glob of metal on any loop makes good protection. WRONG. As a rule, climbers generally prefer to use what they learned with when they were seconding climbs before lead climbing. That generally points to BD Stoppers or Wild Country Rocks. Fidgeting with the slings on Tricams, nesting an otherwise annoying knob to make three points of contact, and then hoping your second doesn't waste as much time retrieving it as you spent placing it is not my idea of good pro. Stoppers weigh the same, they cover a wider range, you can sling more on a carabiner therefore they rack easier, and you can visually see a better placement without praying that rope drag won't remove your last piece. These tricams are a decent supplement, but more often than not, a nut or a hex will fit much better
Customer Service: no experience
Similar Products Used: Rocks, Super Rocks, Curve Nuts, Hexes, Stoppers, Wallnuts, Peenuts, and Brassies
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Reviewed by: gregd(Unregistered User)
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Climber
, from Waldwick, NJ
Price Paid:
$15.00
at Campmor
Summary: Tri-cams seem to get sucked into horizontal cracks and pockets where SLCDs just can't or won't go into.
They place VERY quickly and give you a "feel good" feeling. I tend to disagree about the other reviewer's comments on ease of removal. They can be hard to get out--especially by an inexperienced second only using one hand.
You can also place them so they cam OR passively like a nut--very versatile.
I climb in the Gunks often and carry doubles on pink and red.
Customer Service: N/A
Similar Products Used: There's only one tri-cam!
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Reviewed by: Greg Girard(Unregistered User)
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Mountaineer
, from Beverly, MA, USA
Summary: Lowe/Camp Tri-cams are simply the best rock protection available for alpine climbing when weight is everything. The seem to be able to be place solidly in rock features where one usually couldn't even image it would be possible to get anything to stick. I've tried every camming device available, including the superb BD Camalots, and keep coming back to Tri-cams as the mainstay of my rack. I'm down to four of the micro camalots only since it is only in those tiny thin cracks (smaller than finger size) where tri-cams won't fit. And almost nothing cleans faster on second than a tri-cam, making it possible to speed things up for your second. Basically, tri-cams give a 3:1 weight and price advantage over SLCDs. I highly recommend them for alpine mountaining where you can only carry so much. Actually, I guess I'd recommend them for any climbing at all.
Similar Products Used: BD Camalots Metoulious cams pretty much everything made
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Reviewed by: Kevin Friesen(Unregistered User)
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Climber
, from California Outfitters Climbing Team
Price Paid:
$30.00
at Californnia Outfitters
Summary: Tri-Cams are second to only the awesome camalots, but if you need to place pro in a pocket the Tri-Cams by CAMP are where it is at. Large variety and sizes are nice and the dogbone on them is very, very strong.
Customer Service: Pleasent and Quick
Similar Products Used: TCU SLCD
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