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BD 3.5 Equivalent?

Greg D · · Here · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 883
Gunkiemike wrote: Aren't the previous generation (no thumb loop) #3 Camalots a touch bigger than the C4? That could narrow the gap a little bit if all your 3s are the new style.
Nope. The c4 #3 is the same size as the old 3. They dropped the 1.5, 2.5 3.5, 4.5, shrunk the 4 and 5 and created the 6. An attempt to cover a large range with three pieces. Fine in many cases. But you can really notice in long splitters that change size slowly.
Greg D · · Here · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 883
Stone Nude wrote:Greg, it sounds like you're saying that there used to be 1.5 and 2.5 camalots. Pretty sure that's a typo or brain fart.
I though they had a 1.5 and 2.5 that they discontinued twenty some years ago. Could be wrong.
teece303 · · Highlands Ranch, CO · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 596

I bought my first Camalots in 1994, 21 years ago Greg D, and I have no memory of a 1.5 or a 2.5.

I have prior generation Camalots in sizes 1, 2, 3, 3.5, & 4.

teece303 · · Highlands Ranch, CO · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 596

Also: I have an old style Camalot #3 and a C4 #3, right here next to each other, and they are exactly the same size. You'd need calipers or something to tell if they are different at all, and it'd be insignificant to actual usage if they are.

Shep · · Grand Junction, Colorado · Joined May 2013 · Points: 20

Yeah there were never 1.5 and 2.5 pieces as far as I know. but a 2.5 piece from BD would be pretty rad.

Neil Wachowski · · Lander, WY · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 150
Likeasummerthursday wrote:Oh, anybody climbed Mondo on Broken Tooth? I took a look at it and was both terrified and inspired. 3.5s for some good chunk of it?
Mondo widens quickly and stays that way except for a short bit at the top. I have about average size male hands and it was mostly rattly fists for me. Kind of similar to the second half of Wiggins I. #4 C4s are perfect; not too tight at all for most of the climb. Do it!
Likeasummerthursday · · Las Vegas, Nevada · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 90
Neil Wachowski wrote: Mondo widens quickly and stays that way except for a short bit at the top. I have about average size male hands and it was mostly rattly fists for me. Kind of similar to the second half of Wiggins I. #4 C4s are perfect; not too tight at all for most of the climb. Do it!
Sweet! There it is. I was staring up at the line with a friend, generally laughing at ourselves thinking about how heretofore we thought we could climb rocks, but we were no longer so sure.

I was super-inspired but was not looking forward to down-aiding upon discovering we had a 10-pound rack and at the same time were 8 pieces short.

Thanks for the the encouragement! Got the gear then. Gonna give it a go!

Oh, sounds like great fists for me, too.
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