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john1987
Nov 20, 2002, 1:43 AM
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Im a little confused here You guys will take cams that you find on a route that someone left there and use them but you won't buy them on ebay or places like that. How is that any safer?
John
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apollodorus
Nov 20, 2002, 1:51 AM
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I take cams I find at the base that are broken, fix them, and use them.
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jhump
Nov 20, 2002, 2:10 AM
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Take and use every cam you can get your hands on.
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stevematthys
Nov 20, 2002, 2:15 AM
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yes i will use a stuck cam that is beat to shit, as a paper weight. but if the cam is in good shape, onto my rack it goes.
[ This Message was edited by: stevematthys on 2002-11-19 18:15 ]
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jhump
Nov 20, 2002, 2:17 AM
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Finding a descent looking cam in a crack is like finding a $50 bill on the ground. Just give it a good look, and if concerned about the sling, then cut and resling.
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coldclimb
Nov 20, 2002, 2:53 AM
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The reason for using a found one and not buying on ebay is because anything for free is better than the same thing for money. If you're gonna buy cams at all, new ones are the better choice. Why pay for suspect products when you can get them for free or buy brand new ones?
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tradguy
Nov 20, 2002, 1:25 PM
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If the cam is found on a route, that's a pretty good indication that the previous owner trusted it enough to bet his life on it - which in my opinion is a much better "seal of approval" than any written or spoken guarantee you could get from a seller on ebay. Of course, as others have stated, FREE has alot to do with it too.
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