Black Diamond Camalot C3 Spring Micro Plug Review

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A quality product to be expected from Black Diamond: Camalot C3! The usefulness of this excellent micro plug set is endless… Tiny cracks, misshapen thin fractures, old coin holes, narrow nails… The C3 models, which fit easily into all these and even into places where other spring plugs cannot fit, do not come out stubbornly, and easily place, consist of five separate pieces in the set: number 000 (grey perlon- pulls 4 kN), number 00 (purple perlon- pulls 6 kN), number 0 (green perlon- pulls 7 kN), number 1 (red perlon, pulls 10 kN), number 2 (yellow perlon, pulls 10 kN). The average weight of each plug varies between 55-66 grams. The equivalent plugs of these tools are the smaller sizes of Wild Country ZERO and FLEXIBLE FRIENDS. They are highly recommended as they can save you in a narrow and difficult traditional climb where you are cornered!

Pros : A lightweight and low-volume micro set; also a perfect support for an existing spring plug set. Its usability is very nice; even small, crooked, marginal recesses and patches that are too awkward to be protected with an ordinary spring plug set can be easily used with the C3. Its narrow and thin design, which has three moving compression pieces, is 30 percent less bulky than a classic spring plug. While the wide middle piece provides stability, the triple spring system in the trigger mechanism moves each moving piece separately. The trigger mechanism is not too hard, it is easy to use, it is nice to hold in the hand and can be easily pulled and compressed even in awkward moves. The compressing moving pieces are very sensitive and work easily. The thin handle is hard enough but it is the kind that flexes when loaded, so it can be placed in any position.

The plug can be entered directly with a carabiner-express tape or it can be connected to the stitched perlon at the end of the handle; the wire ring where the carabiner will be entered is wide and useful. The pull is relatively low in the smallest sizes (4-6 kN) but these are very marginal sizes anyway and you don't want to make a very big drop on them. With a normal spring plug set, you wouldn't even be able to use those cracks.

Cons: Very expensive. And even if you buy the whole set, you still need to get the large Camalot etc. plugs! But the workmanship and function are there….

This article was taken from Tunç Fındık's website with his permission. We thank Tunç Fındık.

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