westernbackcountryskier Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 I was wondering what the impression of most was of the Wild Country Forged Friends. I picked two of them up at MEC last weekend for 25$ american a piece. A hell of a deal compared to a tech. Friend, or a BD camalot. I realize that when placed in a horizontal crack you need to tie it off closer to the cam lobes, but is that the only disadvantage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbb Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 I like the larger sizes (2+) because they work well and are usually *half* the weight of a camalot. They also make good cheap "doubles" for all sizes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 For routes that feature a lot of stright crack work (the Valley), forged friends are no worse than flexies -- plus they're lighter. But for routes that wander and are much more featured (Squamish), I find that flex stems are a bit more reassuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrosaurus Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 Forged friends are totally bomber and will last forever. The trigger wires and cables are easily and cheaply replaced with fat nylon guitar string (G-string), and you will never have to straighten the wires again. I am still using first generation friends (vintage 1979) and they are as good as the day they were bought new. Ditto for dbb's comments, although I prefer them down to 1 1/2 now that the shaft width is narrower near the cams than it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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