small cam suggestions

Post by **Gaar** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:42 pm

Truthfully the C3s will probably make you feel most comfortable above them but even on prodeals still $$$$, but a "mutt" rack is the best way to go..the yellow TCU and yellow alien are money sizes, the old school bd mirco have a tendecy to pull on a larger fall, but they fit that sizes between 1-0 TCU and 0-00 TCU.

just fill in the gaps with a little of eveything.

Post by **ecp88** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:02 pm

Thanks for everyone's opinions here. My rack is a bit all over the place (some trango, mostly wc, some bd), so mixing it up a bit more is not going to send me into a fashion crisis. I had heard of the problems with Aliens, but thought they had been fixed and tested. I had not heard that the ground fall on sauder's crack involved a failure of an alien cam, but if that's the case it does make me a little nervous. I've placed some metolius (borrowed) and struggle a little with their nimble operation. I'm just used to single stems I suppose. Was there any discussion on the alien failure at Sauder's? I did a search and nothing came up.

Post by **Wolf** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:54 pm

Souders Crack. There was a thread on here and on rockclimbing.com

Post by **ecp88** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:36 pm

JR wrote: Fuckit get the Aliens they are awsome especially the Yellow one I wish I had 5 of those suckers. As long as I am wishing.

http://a427.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/im ... 56be62.jpg

I'm not warming up to the yellow aliens...

Post by **Crankmas** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:43 pm

just a slight at home modification phugitaboutit

Post by **tdmath2** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:34 pm

i've placed the red and yellow c3's and taken marginal falls on both of them they are bomber try them. i also have a set of tcu's and they are just as good only, the heads are a little wider so that can make them not as versatile as the c3

Post by **john e aragon** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:59 pm

I could not agree more. I have many different models of micro cam. However, it always seems that other brands offer something that mine do not have. I will probably die with dozens of different models and sizes hanging in my closet. Just get some and go with it. Also, I have never had any problems with Aliens and have logged some good whips on the smaller ones.

Post by **ynot** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:16 pm

It's pretty amazing that such small cams will hold a fall, and then something bigger will rip out just because it moved around or something.
Or one will move and jam all cockeyed. I know I watched a woman hang repaetedly off my 0 when I wouldn't have wanted to fall on it but placed it there in a horizontal anyway.