CAMP Air Cams?

[RolonRolon]

Just wondering what people thought about CAMP's Air Cams. Tried to find some info but no reviews came up. I just bought two 4.5's and just realized they are only rated at 10kn as opposed to 14kn for a similar C4.

 

These cams are far cheaper (I got the 4.5's for $40 each) but obviously don't want to be using a shoddy cam.

[TrogdortheBurninator]

i had one of the bigger ones (#4 camalot equiv i think), used it a few times, but it felt incredibly unstable. It was very light weight, but the trade off didnt seem worth it.

[billcoe]

Just wondering what people thought about CAMP's Air Cams. Tried to find some info but no reviews came up. I just bought two 4.5's and just realized they are only rated at 10kn as opposed to 14kn for a similar C4.

 

These cams are far cheaper (I got the 4.5's for $40 each) but obviously don't want to be using a shoddy cam.

 

Climbmax had the 4.5 and #5 for $30some odd bucks! Camp makes good gear and they should do fine for you and you'll never break them. Maybe the sling after it gets old. They are thinner profile (skinnier when looked at from the side), so as Trog noted, they aren't as stable, but they are an amazing value. I'd use them all day long without a second though on the strength.

 

Light is nice and if you have to hump a bunch of heavy bricks via a long approach into a mountain to get 1 or 2 placements you'll appreciate them all the more I'd imagine. That stuff is so heavy. It gets heavier as you age too. When I was younger it was much lighter. Damn. Who wants to be humping heavy crap around? Kyle might be an exception I think he carries his when he's exploring: I'm pretty sure it was the Camp 4.5 he had on him and found a spot on a belay mid-cliff behind a shit flake for it, it was awesome! I wish I had taken a pic.

(note 10 lb pry bar and 10 lb drill with all that wyde gear below)

 

You start looking for places to dump that stuff so you don't have to carry it up.

 

You can get a cam with better range, but you don't notice that in the larger sizes that much. Camalot #4 66-114mm vs Camp air 4.5 77-100mm.

Weight -Camp -7.16oz vs Camalot 10.19oz

 

 

...anyway, that's my thoughts. Congrats on a great deal!

 

 

 

 

[counterfeitfake]

I dunno man, that 2.5 cm could no doubt save your ass at some point. That's easily the difference between a fist jam and an arm bar. Versus saving 3 ounces?

 

That's for the people who haven't bought one yet, obviously OP will be able to make it work.