Hanging from Rocks at Joshua Tree

[mbiraman]

REI tried to talk me out of nut and into cams. Cams are better hold if mechanism stays locked.

Well ; yes and no. Nuts are perfectly good as long as their placed right . Same goes for cams. Cams are cool because when their weighted they expand and get tighter, think Chinese finger puzzle. The down side is they walk which means when there's weight off and on , off and on they can sometimes walk a bit and come loose so if you use cams and are in and out of your rig make sure you check them by weighting them a bit to make sure their ok. It doesn't happen often but it can happen.
Discoverydiver; get nuts like these with smooth sides, their good enough and easier to take out with a nut tool.
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...34374302691269

Lawdowg; if you get camming devices something in the 1-2" range will cover allot. Something like these work well but then all the camming devices work well. http://www.rei.com/product/751733

[tflannery]

See my new post with new lines

Well ; yes and no. Nuts are perfectly good as long as their placed right . Same goes for cams. Cams are cool because when their weighted they expand and get tighter, think Chinese finger puzzle. The down side is they walk which means when there's weight off and on , off and on they can sometimes walk a bit and come loose so if you use cams and are in and out of your rig make sure you check them by weighting them a bit to make sure their ok. It doesn't happen often but it can happen.
Discoverydiver; get nuts like these with smooth sides, their good enough and easier to take out with a nut tool.
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...34374302691269

Lawdowg; if you get camming devices something in the 1-2" range will cover allot. Something like these work well but then all the camming devices work well. http://www.rei.com/product/751733

[squidbilly]

Black Diamond Camalots generally cover a wider range for each size due to their double axle design. But, they are heavier and more expensive.

I haven't checked lately but you could probably get a whole set of Hexcentrics for the same price as a couple of smaller cams, and cover a wider range of cracks.

[Law Dawg (ret)]

Cams are cool because when their weighted they expand and get tighter, think Chinese finger puzzle. The down side is they walk which means when there's weight off and on , off and on they can sometimes walk a bit and come loose so if you use cams and are in and out of your rig make sure you check them by weighting them a bit to make sure their ok. It doesn't happen often but it can happen.

Lawdowg; if you get camming devices something in the 1-2" range will cover allot. Something like these work well but then all the camming devices work well. http://www.rei.com/product/751733

Helpful info thanks. I don't intend to trust any suspension attachment entirely. My thinking is that cams would be easier to remove as the tool is the handle. Your linked cams hold 14 KN (around 2200 lbs I think) so are certainly sturdy enough. I really don't want to fuss with nut placement and removal if it can be avoided. Frankly, when on moto tour the prime motivation will be to end my day in trees anyway.