Trango cams
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hey guys I was curious to get an opinion on trango cams. I get a deal on them and was curious how they stack up against other brands. This will be my first rack so I don't really know these things. Any help would be appreciated. |
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they are pretty bad. i climbed with my friends rack... they were bad. They have poor spring tension, funny sizes, and poor workmanship. |
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Really, so for $33 a cam you say I shouldn't buy these? BDs are the way to go? |
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I believe there is an old thread on this if you search but I recall a lot of people saying they were good in the small sizes but too weak of spring tension in the larger sizes |
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I bought a used rack of Trango splitter cams when I first started building my rack. I hate to say it since Malcolm Daly seems like a great guy from his thoughtful posts, but I agree with Rob. The cam lobes never would fully close on some and they did not have the smoother action I later got from BD's and Metolius cams. I'm sure you've heard it before but buy quality upfront and it will save you in the long run. |
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Can you direct me toward this? I searched for it and couldn't find |
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My post copied from the included thread: |
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If you are buying them through Promotive you should consider buying the athletic tape Trango sells. It is by far the best tape for crack climbing I have found and at a great price. I also really like the Trango ropes. Not a big fan of the cams though. |
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You can find metolius or camalots for ~40-50 dollahs on sale new, especially after cashbacks |
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My partner has a rack of trangos to back his c4's up and we use the .75 size all the time, and I have a double rack along with that. What in saying is we still use his trangos even when we have plenty. They're not to bad as a starter or back up. |