powderhound Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 did a quick search for a couple minutes and turned up shit..... what you got? Quote
Jens Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 I seemed to have seen some under google serch results for wild country friend a month or two ago. They were buried pretty deep into the results pages. Marmot Mt. Works in Bellevue has carried them in the past. Quote
Ishmael Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 I have fixed a couple of my cam (wild country and BD) triggers by going to West Marine (or other boating supply store) and picking up cable, swages and some stiff wire. You can make them fit any size and make of cam. Just need a pair of pliers with the small crimping notch in them. The replacement triggers have held up better then the ones from the factory. Quote
snoboy Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 IMHO thecamdoctor is pretty second rate way to fix your cams. Wait until you go to Squamish or something and drop them off at Valhalla Pure for a good job by your local climbing bum who has the right tools... Quote
fenderfour Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 IMHO thecamdoctor is pretty second rate way to fix your cams. Wait until you go to Squamish or something and drop them off at Valhalla Pure for a good job by your local climbing bum who has the right tools... Really? I bet you can't tell the difference between a factory swage and a swage set with the kit IF the person repairing spent some time to do it right. Quote
powderhound Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 still looking for real wild country wire kits?????? Quote
catbirdseat Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I have fixed a couple of my cam (wild country and BD) triggers by going to West Marine (or other boating supply store) and picking up cable, swages and some stiff wire. You can make them fit any size and make of cam. Just need a pair of pliers with the small crimping notch in them. The replacement triggers have held up better then the ones from the factory. The smallest swage fitting that West Marine sells is 1/8". You want 3/32". You can get that at WW Grainger. You can order online or over the phone and they will get you the cable and fittings very quickly and for cheap. This stuff is used by model airplane hobbyists so it is quite common and available. Quote
genepires Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) a while back Dylan Taylor posted about using weedwack wire as a replacement for triggers. I did one of my cams like that and it has worked out well now for some 3 or 4 years. No special tools other than a knife and a lighter. It won't work for all cams but it will work for camalots, u stem cams and maybe more. It all depends on how the wire is attached to the trigger. It should work with rigid stem friends. here are my photos that are in the gallery of my cam. Sorry about the focus and the lack of posting skills to get it on this post. (I couldn't find the sticky to help with posting photos??) http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showphoto.php?photo=46845 http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showphoto.php?photo=46846 Edited June 19, 2009 by genepires Quote
Farrgo Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Brian, I'm pretty sure Climbmax in Portland has a couple in stock... give them a call. Quote
Ishmael Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I have fixed a couple of my cam (wild country and BD) triggers by going to West Marine (or other boating supply store) and picking up cable, swages and some stiff wire. You can make them fit any size and make of cam. Just need a pair of pliers with the small crimping notch in them. The replacement triggers have held up better then the ones from the factory. The smallest swage fitting that West Marine sells is 1/8". You want 3/32". You can get that at WW Grainger. You can order online or over the phone and they will get you the cable and fittings very quickly and for cheap. This stuff is used by model airplane hobbyists so it is quite common and available. wow... good thing I know that I am a 32nd off... I am going to re-do all my repairs now... Quote
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