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#52224 - 05/24/10 01:40 PM Re: DMM Dragon Cams, Rip Off? [Re: schwortz]
quanto_the_mad Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 05/14/02
Posts: 2606
Loc: brooklyn
I was in the UK this past week, and checked out the prices. Not a huge selection in the stores, but both the .5 dragon and the .5 camalot were both selling for 49 pounds (less than $75 at current exchange rates). So in the UK they are competitive price-wise.

I forgot the prices include VAT, could be cheaper if you are a visitor and can get a refund on the VAT.
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#52561 - 06/07/10 06:08 PM Re: DMM Dragon Cams, Rip Off? [Re: quanto_the_mad]
Welle Offline
enthusiast

Registered: 11/03/08
Posts: 211
Loc: Western Slope
Finally got to place my purple Dragon Cam few times this weekend. First impressions are not too favorable.

First of all, the plastic rigid thing that covers the stitching on the sewn sling is way too long and too rigid. It makes extending the sling super PITA, not cool for the cruxes or if you're pumping out. Second, on one of the overhanging moves after I extended the sling, I changed my mind and wanted to extend the cam with a longer sling - again because of that stupid hard stitching, it was not too easy for me to double up the sling back into a shorter mode and in the extended mode with another sling on it, I didn't like the extra extension. Third and last (this is subjective and could be due to a user error), my less experienced second could not clean it and may have fixed it a bit, so my other more experienced second had a very tough time cleaning it.

I got the purple Dragon to double up my .5 C4 (for their light weight), was going to see how it feels before getting the .75 double. If I can't safely remove the stupid plastic casing from the sling, I don't think I'll be getting the green Dragon cam. Anyone knows what's the deal with that plastic? Would like to hear about other people's experiences with Dragon cams.

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