Mountain Project: Forum: New BD cams

By Darren Mabe
From Flagstaff, AZ
Aug 6, 2012

slim wrote:

haven't read through the whole post, but if they make a size that is perfectly between blue and green alien, i'll probably buy 6 of them. i think the biggest mistake that all of the small cam manufacturers are making is that they the sizes are all too similar.

+1
i am finding a gap between my 0.2 microcamalot (roughly a blue alien) and the 0.3 C4..

oh and like Jake said above, i have the five WC Fr sizes 1-2 (including half and quarter sizes) and they compliment the BDs well from 0.4-1.

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By Auto-X Fil
From NEPA and Upper Jay, NY
Aug 6, 2012

Depending on the kind of rock you climb, offset/hybrid cams can be great for in-between sizes. Unless it's perfect sandstone splitters all the time, offsets seem to fit just as good as often as a regular cam in the smaller sizes (up to 0.5 C4 or so).

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By DrApnea
From Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 6, 2012

Played with them at OR. Head width is like a C4 with a lobe shaved off which seems close to C3 head width. Nice bit didn't make me want to sell my master cams.

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By NC Rock Climber
From The Oven, AKA Phoenix
Dec 9, 2012

Does anyone knows when these cams are actually going to be available for purchase?

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By Stephan Doyle
Dec 9, 2012

NC Rock Climber wrote:

Does anyone knows when these cams are actually going to be available for purchase?

Spring 2013.

Hopefully March?

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By John Wilder
From Las Vegas, NV
Dec 9, 2012

Late March, Early April based on what I've heard from the folks at BD.

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By Colonel Mustard
From Reno, NV
Dec 9, 2012

Aric Datesman wrote:

Been a while since that testing happened, so quick clarification for those who weren't around then.... Yes, of the 30-40 CCH Aliens I pull tested a disturbing number smeared out of the test fixture well below their rated strength.

Hmmmm... I had that happen in my own "testing" once. It looked like a perfect placement of a yellow alien and then failed when I fell on it. The lobes were deformed, "smeared" as you say. If your explanation of the metal claimed not being the metal used is true, what a truly piece of shit company CCH was. Not that this is a newsflash at this point ;).

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By Caitlin MacMurtrie
From Tempe
Dec 16, 2012

anyone know pricing?

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By Ryan Williams
Administrator
From London (sort of)
Dec 16, 2012

Is it weird that the only thing I've gotten out of this thread is that I need a new helmet?

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By TWK
Dec 16, 2012

British helmet
Submitted By: TWK on Dec 16, 2012

I think your current helmet fits well.

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By Andrew Mayer
Jan 26, 2013

Randomly noticed the other day that they are now shown on BD's website

www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/shop/climb/protection/ca>>>

Stated availability of late march/early may...

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By bearbreeder
Jan 27, 2013

i was hoping that they would have full strength cam stops ... but it looks like the 3 smallest sizes dont ...

the only microcam with full strength stops i know off remains the WC zero ....

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