It all started with a phone call and a
simple question. An operator of a guide service
called to get our recommendation on what he should be
telling his guides about the safe working range of our
camming devices. We had, of course, answered this
question many times before. But we realized that
many people just didn’t thoroughly understand the range
and dynamics of camming devices. No one had ever
truly addressed the issue; and it definitely struck a
chord. We quickly realized that as a manufacturer
of cams, we were in a unique position to enlighten the
masses on this somewhat complex topic. We went
back and forth about how best to explain things in
simple terms. Then we had the revelation . . . we
could just put a color-coded indicator on each and every
cam. Voila--Range Finder was born. The beauty is
that this visual-feedback system (colored dots) is so
simple that it requires almost no explanation.
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We are really pleased with the way the
Range Finder feature has made placing cams simpler and
safer.
The Range Finder is a
brand-new feature on our cams that helps you assess
placement quality, thereby making our cams safer and easier
to place. It is a powerful tool to let you know where
you are within a cam's range (from tipped out to maximum
retraction and everywhere in between). In the history
of camming devices, nothing like the Range Finder has ever
been introduced. However, it is no panacea. It's
still up to the individual to assess his or her own skills,
rock quality, placement quality, or whether the rock is wet
or dirty, flaring, etc. Like all things, there is no
substitute for experience. In critical situations,
always double or triple-up protection points to increase
your margin of safety! Range Finder means no more
second-guessing your placements - red means stop, yellow
means caution, green means go! |