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moeman


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Browsing Ebay (just for fun, eh?- not actually crazy enought to buy climbing gear there), and found something really bizarre. It seems that Camp isn't the only manufacturor of Tricams. Check this out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/...item=3677606565&rd=1

http://i13.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/d1/3b/f0_1.JPG


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There is also a Russian company that manufacturers a 3 piece set that I saw on eBay yesterday. Those were selling for $24.95/set.

The neat thing about the Russian design though, was that the cams had teeth cut into the rocker portion.


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I would think the wires would be too rigid to allow the camming to happen freely. I'd pass on those.


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I would think the wires would be too rigid to allow the camming to happen freely. I'd pass on those.


It doesnt. If im not mistaken, the wired design was out before the camp tri-cams.


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The wire acts like a spring.


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Saw those used in the Gunks last year. What’s nice is that there’s at least one piece that’s smaller than the pink.


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The wire acts like a spring.

I can see that. You would be able to just select the right size and push it straight into the crack with the wire, and the spring from the cable would hold it nicely until it gets yanked and set. Interesting design.


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cool, thx for posting that up
never seen em before


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