Totem Cams - 5 Star Product

[Plaidman]

At least according to the 6 member reviews on this site:

http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Camming-Device-Reviews/Totem-Cam

 

I am sold as I have 3 of the .65 and .80

Then a set of doubles of the other 3 sizes.

Love my Totems!

[layton]

any way I can test them?

[Plaidman]

There is a way. PM me.

[Teh Phuzzy]

There is a way. PM me.

 

Wouldn't mind taking them for a lap out at Beacon this weekend

[boadman]

Now that these have been out for a while, how's their durability? Are they going to last 10 years like the c4s? Are they more fragile?

 

Do you have any 0.75 C4 equivalents available?

[stevetimetravlr]

They seem to wear and hold up great. I attribute that to the smooth action, precision engineering They place and remove more easily then other cams so they don't get that extra wear from trying to remove a stubbon cam.

[boadman]

What about the relatively thin wires that run over the levers on the cam lobes? Are those fraying at all, or showing any wear for people that have used them a lot?

[layton]

agreed, hands down the best cam i've ever used: as good range as the C4 and just as light, don't walk, fits flares and offsets, 1/3 the head width of C4s with just as thick lobes, super flexible, multiple clipping options, feel burly, and the strange head shape just seems to offer more security. bomber!

 

it took a bit actually using them, but after a few days i found myself always reaching for a totem in desperate times ... and actually feeling good about every placement i've made with them, even on hard aid in the Fisher towers, fucked up Little Cottonwood cocksuckery, and even more fucked up big cottonwood quartzite cracks (kinda like weird smith cracks). My offset mastercams and C3s are starting to gather dust.

 

only complains are the are a bit bulky on the rack, the yellow and blue should be colored differently (red or orange for the yellow and yellow for the blue). also they don't make enough sizes!

[boadman]

Have you noticed any durability issues?

 

Specifically, when I played with them I was worried that the thinner cables that run over the cams to the clip in point that pull down on the cams' inner lever would wear out over time. I figured I'd wait until people had used them for a year or two before I bought any for myself.

[layton]

no wear so far

[boadman]

Have you whipped on them much?

[JosephH]

Yes, has anyone here taken a lead fall of any significant on one yet?

[stevetimetravlr]

Whippered the shit out of them Boadman. No problemo.

[Plaidman]

Do you have any 0.75 C4 equivalents available?

Yes. Here is a pic and a link the the website:

http://totemcams.com/catalogue/index.php?id=1&f=1

Edited December 21, 2012 by Plaidman

[Plaidman]

What about the relatively thin wires that run over the levers on the cam lobes? Are those fraying at all, or showing any wear for people that have used them a lot?

I have a set I have had for over 2 years now. If you want to take a look at them we can make arrangements. Just PM me.

[Plaidman]

Boadman requested that I post some pics of my set of Totem Cams.

I have been climbing on them for nearly 2 years now. I have replaced all my C-4's with Totem Cams up to #2. Still have to use #2 and #3 C-4's

Here is the set. I am not a photographer, so this is the best I could do. Each cam will be shown individually from both sides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These last photos are the first Totem that I got and is the one that has been placed the most.

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2012 by Plaidman

[boadman]

So, I bought a set of the Totems, blue to red. I've only climbed with them a few times so far, but my initial feelings are that they're pretty cool. The way they place (even in the large sizes) reminds me a lot of aliens. They sort of set into place, and because of their general floppiness, they don't seem to walk at all, even with minimal added slings. I've only taken a few test falls on them, but they've held well in placements that I would consider marginal. I'd recommend them as a companion set to your C4s for sure. My current ideal cam rack for long pitches is gray-purple tcu, green,yellow, red aliens, blue-red totems, and green-blue C4s. I climbed several difficult (for me) pitches at Index over the weekend on this rack, and rarely didn't have the perfect piece.

[keenwesh]

mmmm, what I'd do to get my hands on some totems for el cap this fall...

[billcoe]

One of the features I love is that they don't seem to get stuck. Metolius Supercams seem to be getting stuck all the time for me, where you have to work at getting it out, not the Totems.

 

Great range, great holding power, don't get stuck. What's not to luv?

 

Oh, Price.

 

Shoulder dependent, planning on taking them and the shotguns out tomorrow for the shooting/climbing dual excitement excursion with the pup.

 

 

Not this pup:

 

This one:

 

Totem cams and Vepr 12's - Woot!

 

[BootsandPants]

Ran a set of these through about 30 pitches this past weekend and my partner and I both agreed that they're the best placing cam we've used. Never have I though I'd be placing C4s on the B-team, but now I am. I'm now interested in seeing what their basic cams are like too.

 

Easy to place, easy to clean, and they bite really well (at least in squamish granite). Purple one caught a small fall I took no problem. The flexy nature of the stem is very nice. Very well put together; high quality product.

 

My only major complaint is that they stop at the 1 size (and price of course).

 

Definitely recommended.