Goto Chockstone Home

  Guide
  Gallery
  Tech Tips
  Articles
  Reviews
  Dictionary
  Links
  Forum
  Search
  About

      Sponsored By
      ROCK
   HARDWARE

  Shop
Chockstone Photography
Australian Landscape Photography by Michael Boniwell
Australian Landscape Prints





Chockstone Forum - For Sale

Buy and Sell Used Climbing Gear Please do not post retail SPAM.

Topic Date User
WANTED: No 4 HB Nut 12-Mar-2010 At 4:46:27 PM Phil Box
Message
On 12/03/2010 dmnz wrote:
>On 6/03/2010 Phil Box wrote:
>>On 6/03/2010 another dave wrote:
>>>On 6/03/2010 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>>>>I am looking to complete my second set (seriously),
>>>Two sets of tri cams wow.
>>>Can't imagine using 2 no 7's on a route
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks Stugang
>>>If you ever get bored with your current job, you would so make a good
>>>gear fairy.
>>
>>I've retired my tricams and have converted to the wired tricams. Soooo
>>much more stable.
>
>
>I've tried taping mine to fix that issue and in the small sizes seems
>to help.
>
>BUT are these the viamont combi tri cams you are talking about?

Nope, I'm talking about the wired Tricams. I don't like the idea of the Combi Wired Tricams. The plain wired Tricams seem to work in ridiculous placements that nothing ever imaginable would fit. As long as you have some sort of a nubbin for the stinger to fit behind (and that could be a microscopically small nubbin) It will usually hold. The stiff wires seem to hold the placement like it was sprung loaded similar to a cam. I would almost call these pieces semi active.

Try them out on huge flaring placements to see what I mean. They are bizare how they will hold. You think to yourself, no way should that be holding and yet there it is doing its job like you never thought it would or could. The sharpness of the stinger seems to help it bite into the rock. The rocker transfers the load to that side and directs forces into the stinger as well. Hard to explain what is going on and only a really good play will see you really coming to some sort of understanding of this remarkable device.

There are 20 replies to this topic.

 

Home | Guide | Gallery | Tech Tips | Articles | Reviews | Dictionary | Forum | Links | About | Search
Chockstone Photography | Landscape Photography Australia | Australian Landscape Photography | Landscape Photos Australia

Please read the full disclaimer before using any information contained on these pages.



Australian Panoramic | Australian Coast | Australian Mountains | Australian Countryside | Australian Waterfalls | Australian Lakes | Australian Cities | Australian Macro | Australian Wildlife
Landscape Photo | Landscape Photography | Landscape Photography Australia | Fine Art Photography | Wilderness Photography | Nature Photo | Australian Landscape Photo | Stock Photography Australia | Landscape Photos | Panoramic Photos | Panoramic Photography Australia | Australian Landscape Photography | High Country Mountain Huts | Mothers Day Gifts | Gifts for Mothers Day | Mothers Day Gift Ideas | Ideas for Mothers Day | Wedding Gift Ideas | Christmas Gift Ideas | Fathers Day Gifts | Gifts for Fathers Day | Fathers Day Gift Ideas | Ideas for Fathers Day | Landscape Prints | Landscape Poster | Limited Edition Prints | Panoramic Photo | Buy Posters | Poster Prints