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Metolious was once one of my fav. brands, then they drop their clothing line; which was kinda' nice, and now they make RANGE FINDER CAMS, so that any idiot can go tradin' and think his/her gear is good and fall and die!!
I had a chance to look at some of the smaller RF Cams and the GREEN area that is supposed to mean good is way too over cammed to do any good in a fall at all!!

That sounds pretty gay. How do they account for the difference in the type of stone? For example, in the Red there is almost no such thing as an overcammed placement whereas in granite there is almost no such thing as an undercammed placement.

enh, Caveat Ascendor (yeah, I'm makin' up Latin - so what?)

I dont think thier cams hold up as well as BD to the punishment. I have had mine 3 years and they are getting trashed already.

I fail to believe a climbing gear company would introduce a new feature on their gear without being sure it worked well and was without major issues.

That being said, everything comes with a warning, and it's always up to the person using the gear to be safe. If a person is trad climbing with no experience, and relying on pretty little colors for guidance, they deserve what comes their way. Ignorance will always win in the end.

i have the rf on my #2 tcu and hate it. i look at it even when i know the placement is good. green means stuck, yello means good, and red means ok. stupid idea, imho.

i like da rf it helps out da sportos like me even though i be a boulda4lyfe place gear in easy lines like wtok.

Good point SCIN. I think some people will buy RF cams because of the silly RF. Nothing wrong with that.

Can I get a rf on my nuts?

yeah but pennicillin should take care of it.