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Review by marks

Good Features
 These babies slide right into horizontal cracks where only cams can normally protect at a fraction of the weight or the cost. They can also protect pockets. I recommend the smallest sizes.

Bad Features
 They are not appropriate for every where. Talk to your local climbers to see if these guys are appropriate. People tend to either love tricams are never use them.
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From Backcountry:
How to you improve the ever popular CAMP Tri-Cams? Anodize the heads and add lightweight Dyneema slings. Now these color-coated passive cams are even easier to place, because it's easier to see which size you're grabbing off the rack. When the cracks get funky, CAMP Tri-Cams fit into places that traditional cams and stoppers can't touch thanks to their unique passive camming design.
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Average Review: 4.44

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Review by marks

Good Features
 These babies slide right into horizontal cracks where only cams can normally protect at a fraction of the weight or the cost. They can also protect pockets. I recommend the smallest sizes.

Bad Features
 They are not appropriate for every where. Talk to your local climbers to see if these guys are appropriate. People tend to either love tricams are never use them.
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Review by rondo.bauer

Good Features
 There is nothing like placing a solid tricam into a placement that otherwise might be unprotectable. These babies exude confidence and I don't ever leave them behind.

Bad Features
 Learn how to place them while your feet are still on the ground. Placing them actively requires an understanding of how they work.

Recommended Alternatives
 Nothing can be considered a good alternative to these wonderful pieces of pro.
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Review by IanW1960

Good Features
 Brilliant. Lightweight, easy to place, and able to find a home in the most unlikely places. The little tri-cams are the most under-rated piece of climbing kit going around.

Bad Features
 The big tr-cams are heavy and not as secure when placed.
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Review by Ammmy

Good Features
 Fit places were it seems like nothing else can. great for horizontals. can be placed passive or active. Fairly cheap.

Bad Features
 Make sure the person following you knows how to clean tricams, haha

Recommended Alternatives
 cant wait for the two new sizes!
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Review by fb_1068828154

Good Features
 They do their job and find their way to my gear loops pretty often. My first ever trad fall was on a black tri-cam in a dubious placement, and I've been a big fan ever since.

Bad Features
 You have to make sure they settle well when placing them in the camming mode.
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Review by mfrench

Good Features
 Wouldn't dream of leaving the ground without them. Incredibly versatile.

Bad Features
 Just need to make sure that you're really comfortable with your tri-cam placements...you may occasionally need to build an opposing placement to keep the piece cammed but they usually set right into the rock and hold forever, then pop right out without any trouble when you want to clean them.

Recommended Alternatives
 none
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Review by checkpositive001

Good Features
 They work in lots of awkward spots where its hard to make a good cam placement.

Bad Features
 They are tricky to place, especially if you've only got one hand free.
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Review by climbandkayak

Good Features
 I've recently become a believer. They're cheap, light, don't take up much rack space, and fit where nits and cams don't. Get the .5 and 1.
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Review by Fushyuguru

Good Features
 Super Versatile, Get Pinks for Gunks!

Bad Features
 Tricky for First Timers, Odd Webbing for a Couple Years There...
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Review by fb_29707558

Good Features
 Great for horizontal cracks, such as the eyebrows at looking glass rock, NC. Strong, oldschool, and cool.

Bad Features
 Not as versatile as a cam, but works better sometimes, so many times they get left home.
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Review by fb_775474335

Good Features
 Rock solid and useful, haven't placed them much but do like them.

Bad Features
 One of them is pink, that's the worst thing I can say.
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Review by fb_14818194

Good Features
 awesome peices

Recommended Alternatives
 for some placements .. there are no alternatives
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Review by fb_164100984

Good Features
 Haven't placed gear yet, but the boy likes them and it's nice to have doubles on trips
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Review by fb_12711439

Good Features
 both active and passive, very versatile

Bad Features
 be wary of learning how to place them
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Review by Grivel G12

Good Features
 Good versatility of placements, light weight, cost effective
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Review by MicheleJ67

Good Features
 Once placed, solid protection. I love them.

Bad Features
 Hard to clean, can be hard to place.
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Review by lumineferusother

Good Features
 One of the greatest inventions for Trad climbing
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Review by skillet

Good Features
 great for the gunks, light
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Review by fb_5800777

Good Features
 a must for any rack
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Review by fb_14222531

Good Features
 cheap, easy to use, indispensible on some climbs
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Review by climbercam

Good Features
 Durable

Bad Features
 Takes lots of practice to place quickly.
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Review by fb_742853051

Bad Features
 Haven't got much use out of them
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Review by fb_5805252

Good Features
 The pink and red!

Bad Features
 ...
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Review by fb_11322771

Good Features
 Just plain solid
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Review by fb_605860537

Good Features
 when nothing else fits these babys do

Bad Features
 heavy
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Review by joemo304

Good Features
 They stick in cracks...

Bad Features
 They stick in cracks...
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Review by Hirvimaki

Good Features
 Easy to get solid placement in horizontal cracks
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Review by fb_43800727

Good Features
 classic
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Review by dvsbenz

Good Features
 PRO!!
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Review by mountain_racer

Good Features
 Essential
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Review by fb_1058925602

Good Features
 Easy to set
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Review by Delta V

Good Features
 Go 'lil pink!
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From Backcountry:
How to you improve the ever popular CAMP Tri-Cams? Anodize the heads and add lightweight Dyneema slings. Now these color-coated passive cams are even easier to place, because it's easier to see which size you're grabbing off the rack. When the cracks get funky, CAMP Tri-Cams fit into places that traditional cams and stoppers can't touch thanks to their unique passive camming design.
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From Mountain Gear:
The simple tripod design of CAMP Anodized Dyneema Tri Cams offers remarkable strength and stability in cracks and flares, as well as in features that spit out the usual pro, such as horizontal cracks, holes and pockets.
Features:
  • Small sizes are a superb supplement to your rack and will fit in places other pro can't go
  • Very light to not weigh you down on long routes
  • Highly versatile, they can act as passive or active pro
  • Anodized heads are color coded for convenience

Specifications:
  • Range (mm): 16 - 28 (0.5); 20 - 30 (1.0); 26 - 38 (1.5); 29 - 41 (2)
  • Weight (g); 26 (0.5); 35 (1.0); 50 (1.5); 55 (2)
  • Strength (kN): 8.2 (0.5); 8.8 (1.0); 11.1 (1.5); 11.2 (2)
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From Rock Creek:
Advanced concept chocks, with 3 points in contact with the rock. Lightweight aluminum alloy construction makes them lighter than comparatively-sized active devices. Unique design permits secure camming action from passive protection. Nylon sling permits placement in tricky horizontal cracks or pockets.
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From EMS:
This passive rock protection device remains one of the most versatile protection systems available.
  • Camming mode results in a versatile tripod configuration
  • In extended mode, it can be placed as a standard wedging nut
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