smc camlocks

So I have these SMC Camlock hexes. They have never been used I've had them for about a year now. Would like to sell them or trade for other gear. can someone please tell me what they are worth and or what I could get for them?

thank you

I thought they were fairly worthless back in the seventies; Chouinard Hexes were always more adaptable. They might be worth something for a collector at this point. I believe they came out after the Lowe Cam and well before WC Friends.

WOW they are that old? That's why I couldn't find them online. I've never taken them out to even try out. I don't really use hexes to begin with. well thanks man. I'll still take any other opinions if someones got any..

can you post a pic? I can picture something called a SMC camlock, but it is far from a hex' shape at all. Strange edged cam, with 2 grooves through the top where rope runner goes. Is this the same as what you have? I've got 2 of them around from 70's too.

Woodchuck,

Your memory serves you well. I believe they made a #1-3 wired and sizes above that with perlon. I climbed in the Gunks at the time and even there you were typically better off with a hex in a horizontal. I believe (?) tri-cams came out a little later or at least it took me longer to discover them.

Never had the wired ones, Had 2 of them at one time, both were on perlon rope runners. Size 3. They were pretty good for the time, and worked similar to tri-cam but not anywhere near the shape. Surely not a hexagonal at all, maybe a stopper if right vertical crack was used. Great for horizontals in the Gunks, which is probably where I last used them in early 80's!

Yep! that's them! I have a set of four. I'm wondering now if I should just hang on to them because they're old classic gear???

If you can set them easily and have fresh perlon on them, well why not keep in use ? I still use my chouinard CrackN'ups when really desperate on thin cracks.

I had a set back in the '70s and felt that they were next to worthless. The always fell out of their placement after you climbed by... they were a bright idea that just didn't work well and were very unstable. The only sound placement I have had was on an attempt on the Texas State Capitol Building. It fit uniquely in the 5-sided slot made by the granite blocks in the corner we were climbing...

Tricams overcame the stability issues and I will always thank the Lowes for saving my life so many times!

Yeah not sure whether to keep them or sell them to someone that will use them. I'm not going to use them at all, at most I'll take them out and play with them a little. But these have never been used either.

If you choose to sell them send me an email with an asking price.

i have two of these that i would like to sell if anyone is interested. big and medium.

Those look kinda nifty. Too bad they didn't work out.

I have a pretty decent rack of next to new SMC pro. from the camlocks to their nuts and hexes.

Would be down to sell/trade some of the rack.

PM Me.

manny,

shoot me a pm with prices and what items you would want to sell

Chris

I had a few and I recall buying them cheap off ebay around $10 ea for the larger ones. Not sure on the wired ones as I never went after those. They are cool vintage gear and I was condsiering using them for a display that never materialzed.

Will do...I am at work and will shoot you a PM this evening...I know that I have doubles of most everything in that rack from little to big.

What is up with the prices on this website?? I feel like vintage gear that seems to be very disliked isn’t worth over 100$.
https://vintageclimbing.com/products/camlocks

Wade Banks wrote:

What is up with the prices on this website?? I feel like vintage gear that seems to be very disliked isn’t worth over 100$.
https://vintageclimbing.com/products/camlocks

Wow I have this exact grivel vintage pick, in immaculate shape....
Anyone interested?
I'll sell for $2999! What a deal!

Bb Cc wrote:

That site is one part historic interest and two parts communist era fixed pricing… not a good price indicator if nothing sells. That said, I’d trade you a pack of gum for an smc cam nut.

It’s a super interesting collection of gear and I’d actually shop around if it weren’t for them prices! I think the cam locks will make a good bail anchor one day.