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stormannorman
May 27, 2004, 6:03 AM
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I am considering buying some tri-cams to add to my rack. Right now I have a full set of Metolious cams, a full set of Rock empire cams, 2 sets of nuts and 4 largest hexes. I have been leading for over a year now and really love passive gear, just feels more secure, and is more fun to place. I am wondering if tri-cams would be a good addition to my rack? I know of nobody that uses these things, why? Are they really that hard to extract from the crack?
Do you have to place these things with 2 hands?
Thanks,
Bob
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galf
May 27, 2004, 6:15 AM
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In reply to: Do you have to place these things with 2 hands?
No.
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wallwombat
May 27, 2004, 6:15 AM
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Mate, look down the page. You will find four pages of discussion on tri-cams. The overwhelming consensus is 'buy some, they rock'. :wink:
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keithlester
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May 27, 2004, 4:01 PM
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Yes Bob, the smaller sizes seem to be the most versatile, but it depends on the type of climbing you do. The knack to cleaning them is not to pull on the sling, but to wiggle them out with the hook on your nutter tool.
Every now and again I find a placement that none of my rocks or stoppers will fit, and a pink or red tricam ends up in passive mode, being the only piece on my rack that fits.
Shallow pockets and shallow breaks are areas where tricams are ofter the only piece that will fit. Get some, you wont regret it. :)
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