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rockjunkie


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What do you think is your favorite. the one you always save for the right crack because you know exactly where it will fit perfectly.
or the one you think is the smoothest, lightest, most bomber, or just the cheapest (cheap usually equals good in most peoples' books)


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there is nothing better than a number 1 or 2 camalot placed just right.


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The #2 camalot(gold), Hand crack baby!
josh


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Yellow or Red aliens. I almost always end up back cleaning these peices on moderate pitchs.


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I am happiest when placing the #2 Camalot, the I backclean the blue/black Alien the most... it is bomb-diggity.


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A friend of mine got a set of those robotcams by Rock Empire for like $28 apiece. They sure look like a good value. Color coded double spectra runners, flexible, and cam stops.


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The most bomber cams in the universe (as far as we know...) are the Metolius Fat Cams. I love to cram in a #4 and breathe in a sigh of relief on hard roof pitches...

A.W.


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The one that holds when I go for the big whipper!



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Any piece after a 40' run out

-Zac


kman


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The #2 camalot for me too. I love that thing.


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#3 camalot


natec


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I would like to add myself to the #1 or #2 camalot list as well.

They are solid nominations for the best piece ever.


smithclimber


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Geez, I gotta pick ONLY one?

#0.4 Camalot
(#0.3 Camalot, blue, green, and yellow Aliens were in the running though)


crack_head


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yeah i do love small cams but small camalots are not the best, aliens and TCU's are sweet


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Copperhead has got this one nailed - it's the one that doesn't rip out!

Regardless of brand, I'm usually most comforted by placements in the 1"-2.5" range in good rock...

-jjf


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I love the #2 camalot. It makes me happy.


telluryan


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The Lilac Metolius Fat Cam!! Bomber


rockprodigy


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0.4 Camalot!!! ....mmmm...perfect fingers....


tradklime


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Any alien.


vbcss


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A few have said 0.4 camalot. I just got that for my birthday a couple days ago, so I'm not sure. I must go with the #1 camalot.

Second would have to be the rock empire micro nuts (any one of the three)


smallwallmonkey


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aliens... nuff said.


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