ScottP Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I'm confused... Wild Country Friends (newer styles)=single stemTechnical Friends ? Forged Friends are the newer style of rigid stem Friends. Previous to them the rigid stem Friend was cut from solid aluminum stock. Quote
ScottP Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 erik said: ScottP said: I'm confused... Wild Country Friends (newer styles)=single stemTechnical Friends ? Forged Friends are the newer style of rigid stem Friends. Previous to them the rigid stem Friend was cut from solid aluminum stock. what ever Capt. Semantics. Actually, it's more of a history thing (Is your spring wound a little tight today Erik?) Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 ScottP said: erik said: ScottP said: I'm confused... Wild Country Friends (newer styles)=single stemTechnical Friends ? Forged Friends are the newer style of rigid stem Friends. Previous to them the rigid stem Friend was cut from solid aluminum stock. what ever Capt. Semantics. Actually, it's more of a history thing Double - Quote
glacier Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 My larger cams are split between BD and Metolius - BD's starting at a #1, with overlap from the medium sizes from the Metolius front (along with some older Trangos). When adding cams to double up - I'll likely extend the BD sizes downward towards the 0.75 - Quote
fleblebleb Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I have a set of costalots, .3 to 3.5, and I badly want a second set of Metolius or DMMs. The bigger camalots are so frigging heavy it makes me want to train like a Russian avatar just to be able to lug them around. The .5, .75 and #1 have been good to me though, they make up the cam selection on my alpine rack. Quote
JoshK Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 fleblebleb said: The bigger camalots are so frigging heavy it makes me want to train like a Russian avatar just to be able to lug them around. BWAHAHHAAHAHAH Quote
erik Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 scottyp! nope, i am just my normal mellow self? and yourself? dfa, you are my hero! Quote
rbw1966 Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I have a set of the metolius and doubled on larger sizes with forged friends. Quote
Lambone Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I use mostly a combo of BD's and Metolious, with Aliens on the small end. I like Camolot's better than Met's but the Met's are much lighter. I primarily use the Camolots and double up with Mets. Doubles on Camolots would be two heavy for fee climbing, not to menntion expensive... Quote
cracked Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 You could use costalots for everything up to #2, then go to a lighter brand where the expansion range is less critical. Quote
catbirdseat Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I have a set of Clog cams. They are a cheap copy of the Flexible Friends, I believe. Quote
JoshK Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 Yeah, I've got some of those clog cams as well. For the price, they ain't half bad. I generally use them first for setting an anchor or an easy placement, and save my costalots and aliens for placements that are more difficult or where I want to be quick. Quote
Dru Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 Hexes and Bongs The Clog Cam is the pre-Tech Friend era Flexible Friend under a new name. Clog is wholly owned by Wild Country and is its budget arm, making cheap, heavy, 1990's era cutting technology for penny pinching 21st century climbers. Quote
jkrueger Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Speaking of which... I learned a trick last night on VH1 that utilized duct tape to increase cleavage, thereby increasing the apparent size of one's rack. It's all about appearances... Quote
Bronco Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 HB Quadcams some very small and a couple in the mid range(don't really like) CCH Aliens from yellow to the biggest, (they rock) Set of older camalots on long term loan from a non climber friend (good craggers but too heavy for alpine) Quote
minx Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 jkrueger said: Speaking of which... I learned a trick last night on VH1 that utilized duct tape to increase cleavage, thereby increasing the apparent size of one's rack. It's all about appearances... LMAO! you just learned about this trick? you can also use it to reduce cleavage and even better, then you always have duct tape when you need it! Quote
allthumbs Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 I heard FDA uses it to tape a sock to his bean. Quote
rbw1966 Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 You don't find the adhesive irritates your skin? Maybe I am just hyper-sensitive to it. Quote
Greg_W Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 jkrueger said: Speaking of which... I learned a trick last night on VH1 that utilized duct tape to increase cleavage, thereby increasing the apparent size of one's rack. It's all about appearances... And is that working for you? Quote
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