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Came across this picture:

http://www.cyprusrocks.eu/images/cam_and_hex.jpg

How good would you say this gear is?

In reply to AndrewW: Stacking nuts and hexes isn't unknown so it might work.

Definitely better than nothing!

In reply to AndrewW:

this seems to get reposted on ukc every 6 months.

In reply to AndrewW:

Might work if the cam is the first one loaded, if the hex gets loaded first it'll rock on the springs of the cam and the cam will pop out

In reply to AndrewW:
Would love to see someone trying to place it while hanging out of an offwidth on lead!
Agree about needing to load the cam first, but even then im not confident as I think th hex could pop out upwards - needs a constriction in both directions. A parallel sided hex would work better.

In reply to AndrewW:

I feel more validated in my purchase of a c4 5!

In reply to AndrewW: As above, you need to make sure you clipped the cam, not the hex. but it should work unless the force is so big it crushed the hex, which is a distinct possibility as cams exert a bigger force outwards than the force applied downwards.

In reply to AndrewW:

(I reckon the hex might roll when the cam is loaded, ergo it all falls out.)

In reply to James90:

Does it? I don't necessarily follow every thread. Don't suppose you have a link to one of them (a quick forum search didn't reveal anything)?

Thanks.

In reply to higherclimbingwales:
I'm fairly confident the cam sling would break before you crushed the hex...

In reply to AndrewW:

Better than nowt