C.A.M.P VS TRANGO

Hey everyone! I'm hoping to gather your thoughts on both brands. They both seem very similar. Have you used gear from either? Do you have a preference? How does C.A.M.P.'s ice climbing equipment compare to other brands that offer ice equipment? 

Thanks! 

Christian Sperry wrote:

Hey everyone! I'm hoping to gather your thoughts on both brands. They both seem very similar. Have you used gear from either? Do you have a preference? How does C.A.M.P.'s ice climbing equipment compare to other brands that offer ice equipment? 

Thanks! 

One is a 130 year old family run company at the forefront of development particularly in ice equipment, the other isn't.

Jim Titt wrote:

One is a 130 year old family run company at the forefront of development particularly in ice equipment, the other isn't.

Haha I'm assuming you're a big fan of CAMP. Do you have any favorite pieces from them in particular? 

Christian Sperry wrote:

Haha I'm assuming you're a big fan of CAMP. Do you have any favorite pieces from them in particular? 

It's possible I owned some CAMP pitons once and acquired a Trango belay device for testing otherwise I have nothing from either company.

IIRC some Trango items, such as Loweballs and carabiners, were made by CAMP in Italy, in the late ‘80s and into the ‘90s. In that period, Malcolm Daly worked for Lowe Alpine and then bought the rights to the climbing equipment and started Trango. 

Caveat - I'm not interested in a Nomic vs. the Rest-of-the-World argument here.

They both have excellent ice tools, and over the years I've owned multiple pairs from each.  CAMP's Rocket screws are arguably the best-performing out there right now.  I'm a Petzl guy when it comes to crampons though.

If you care about that sort of thing Trango is US made and Camp isn't 

Gold tricam or gold big bro?