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Cam Cleats

I’m using the Schaefer up to 1/4” with 3/16” amsteel it smashes and holds great, but I’d go bigger if anything else. Btw- I set my cord around the tree with lots of slope going down in the cleat too, until the last set then it’s fairly level. It’s almost impossible to get the rope out of the cleat without opening the cleat a touch first. then it’s pretty quiet too.
As far as jumping on the stick, no doubt I am as light footed as I can be.
 
Ontariofarmer said:
When I tried and tested the smaller cam cleat rated at 150 pounds I was seeing if I could break it by jumping up and down on the step. Because it was rated at a low rate I wanted to be sure it was safe. I broke it and went to medium cam cleats which I have used for two years and I have had no problems


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What part broke? Been on the Harken mini for two years with no problems, but I’m only 178 pounds
 
mprooch said:
This thread is a bit older, but wanted to ask: Has anyone used other types of cams such as these pictured? They aren't mechanical and the top one, in theory, would fit a stick and allow you to pull the line pretty tight before seating it in the cam and then I think it would be easy to lift the line out. the lower one seems to span the gap between using a versa button to pull out slack but instead of needing an overhand, you could cam the line to hold. The third picture is another cam cleat design specifically designed for a non-sailing application: People working on telephone poles use them on ladders to cam off a lineman-type line so the ladder stays secure to the pole. I'm still looking around for weight ratings and other types of cams like this but wanted to see if anyone had tried using something like these, what their thoughts were, etc.
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Out on a Limb Safety Notice

Fyi....got an email: Out On A Limb Customers As most of you are aware, using a bigger rope than the recommended 1/16” – 3/16” outside diameter rope CAN and WILL cause a catastrophic failure to the clam cleat, that may result in your injury or death. These Clam Cleats are ONLY meant for 1/16”...
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Harken 150 if your normal size, Harken Micro if your a spider monkey. Both grab 1/8" full bury amsteel and 8mm accessory cord just fine
 
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