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Trying to identify my cam

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Rwwon ru · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 35

I bought this used cam as part of a large used set a few years back, and I am updating my rack, and looking at this cam I can't quite figure out who even makes it. The tag is faded, but I saw what appears to be a batch number of 1100 and it is "made in Korea"

Any ideas?



PeterW Whitmore · · Dryden, NY · Joined Mar 2010 · Points: 50

Looks like a Trango

Ryan Nevius · · Perchtoldsdorf, AT · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 1,837

Looks like an old WC Friend knockoff. Trangos have thumb loops.

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35

The lobes look a lot like the pre thumb loop Trango and the red ones were just a hair larger than a 1 camalot.

I had a few 10+ years ago and they sucked. They were way more likely to get stuck than anything else I owned.

The part that's weird to me though is that mine were all U stem. So maybe Trango did a single stem model too?

Either way, it sucks. After a little while, you'll grow to hate that cam.

Mike · · Phoenix · Joined May 2006 · Points: 2,615

It looks like an old ABC cam to me.

Allen Corneau · · Houston, TX · Joined May 2008 · Points: 80

Kong perhaps?

nbrown · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 7,719

Who knows, but it looks like a Lowe '' fan cam'' to me. They were produced for a while in the mid 90's. They were significantly heavier than others at the time.

Edit: the C was likely CE

Rwwon ru · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 35

I updated with another picture, hope that helps

nicelegs wrote: After a little while, you'll grow to hate that cam.
Yeah, it's on its way out of my rack, the range on that thing is pretty small.
Aric Datesman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 145
nbrown wrote: Edit: the C was likely CE
Given the line after the C looks like part of an A, I think CAMP is more likely.
mattm · · TX · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 1,885

Early C.A.M.P. Air Cam? The forged thumb area looks similar to their more current air cams...

Rwwon ru · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 35
mattm wrote:Early C.A.M.P. Air Cam? The forged thumb area looks similar to their more current air cams...
It does look similar. I honestly didn't know CAMP made cams. Learned something new. But after looking at their current models, they look pretty identical.
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