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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. 

 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!

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