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Reviews for Splitter Gear 2cams
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Review by: forkliftdaddy, 2005-02-14
Bought one for cheap just to see what it was all about. I'd only carry it for aid. The stiff titanium triggerwire gave me the willies, and so I replaced it with a soft wire. That lets the cam pivot a bit on the stem. Still looks home made and scary. Oh well.
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Review by: fo_d, 2004-09-05
It took me a while to find a place where these cams worked well, I played with them on limestone and quartzite but i refused to use them on those rock types after tring them, but on the North shore of lake Superior at Carlton peak, I can't remember the rock type but its formations resemble granite, they fit very well in these cracks and I think they will work just as well in granite but i havent tried it yet
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Review by: braon, 2004-03-06
These things are nice to have in some situations, but I would not say that it's a essential piece of gear. They're mainly useful for funky aid placements. I definately wouldn't want to be messing with the funky trigger setup trying to slam in a piece on some desparate free climb. Because the lobes are directly opposed, they don't need to be entirely in contact with the rock to work. I used the yellow in a placement where only about 1/3 of the lobes were actually touching rock and it held body weight just fine. There's a lot of other gear I wish I had bought first though.
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Review by: roc-dude, 2004-03-04
I bought all the 2 cams units. I used them for trad climbing. After setting them several times I did not feel comfortable using them and did not want to take a fall on them. I can not tell you why I felt that way. I did find that they did not have a very smooth camming action. They also seemed not very sturdy with the two wires set up and the trigger. I will stick to my TCU.
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Review by: scrux, 2004-01-27
Great cam for slots or small pockets because of the directly opposing lobes. They are unbeatable for the price and can be used as passive protection also!
