Mountain Project: Forum: Year C4s came out?

By Michael Roadie
May 7, 2012

One of my local sports shops has a couple of brand new single stem 3rd gen camalots for sale. They have been setting in a case for freakin years! I'm just curious how old they are. What would be a fair price to offer for them? #2 and #3

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By Timmamok
From Durango, CO
May 7, 2012

first time I saw one was '04

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By Tom Grummon
From Golden, CO
May 7, 2012

I think BD prints the year of manufacture on the tag of their slings (cam slings included). Should tell you how old those camalots are.

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By Mike Smyth
From Spartanburg, SC
May 7, 2012

The first number on the serial number should be year of manufacture. The next 3 numbers are the day. 0137 would be the 137th day of 2010 for example.

edited after a double check. thanks john

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By JCM
From Golden, CO
May 7, 2012

I'd say that they are worth $35 each. You might be able to bargain them lower if you work at it.

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By Jon H
From Northern NJ
May 7, 2012

Mike Smyth wrote:

The first 2 numbers on the serial number should be year of manufacture. The next 3 numbers are the day. 10137 would be the 137th day of 2010 for example

Mike, not quite. BD uses a 4 digit Julian date code. Only the first digit represents the year. In your example, the actual date code would read "0137."

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By michaeltarne
May 8, 2012

Jon H wrote:

Mike, not quite. BD uses a 4 digit Julian date code. Only the first digit represents the year. In your example, the actual date code would read "0137."

I think it depends- some of mine are stamped on the lobes with a date code that would make sense with yours, but I have others ones with a number sewn onto the tag, like 06xx, which would imply the 6xx day of 2000, which wouldn't make a whole lot of sense.

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By Jeff Thomas
May 8, 2012

michaeltarne wrote:

They all say CE 0639 on the sling. Atleast mine all do. It's the id for the CE testing facility.

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By Mike Smyth
From Spartanburg, SC
May 8, 2012

John was correct. It's not the number on the sling. It's the number stamped on one of the lobes. I looked at mine this morning. They are a 4 number code and mine had a letter at the end

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By Rob Warden, Space Lizard
From Springdale Ut
May 8, 2012

2004 is the year that BD says they switched to the C4

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By Michael Roadie
May 9, 2012

once again you guys helped alot! Thanks

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