Posté en tant qu’invité par Christophe:
c’est comme les broches à glace russe en Titane. Moins chers, mais tu ne sais pas toujours si le Titane ne provenait pas d’une usine de casserole.
En regle générale aux USA, il difficile d’avoir du bon pour pas chère. La qualité se paye toujours. Je ne sais pas si c’est la régle pour Rock Empire. POur avoir plus d’info tu devrais demander sur des sites US.
sur http://www.tradgirl.com/climbing_faq/gear_reviews.htm
j’ai trouvé :
What do people think about Rock Empire cams? [back to top] [FAQ contents]
Note: some of these posts are from Gunks.com
From: Anna V
The North American distributor of Rock Empire’s name is Zdenek, and you can go to Rock Empire to see either the American or Canadian catalogues. Failing that, you could also visit Climb-On …it’s a store in Squamish that carries a lot of czech-made gear.
From: Mike Achter
Just got my set a week ago. I like 'em (except for the largest one… wanna buy it?) Made by Hudysport, distributed by Rock Empire. Good stuff & cheap – for now. I saw their retail price list; still cheaper than US manufacturers, but not by much. One major difference - no cam stops.
From: Patrick Karlsson
I was in need of a set of micro cams (any model) and found out that Rock Empire manufactures a set of three cams in the range of 11,5 - 24,5 cm. This is approximately the 0.43 - 0.75 sizes of Aliens, but they have a smaller usable range per cam then Aliens or BD. I tried them out yesterday and they all passed my requirements.
From: Jon
I have the whole set (1-8) and i luv them. My friend fell on a micro one and it held fine and was easy to clean.
From: Mike Rawdon
IMO they are well made and they DO work (I fell on one the 2nd time I used 'em).
From: Steveyo
Never fell on them, but since they’re UIAA and CE approved, I do not worry about their integrity.
From: Vlad
I have two sets (8-piece sets) and use them a lot, espetially small ones - almost every pitch I use all 6 small units. Here in Yosemite granite.
Larger units have middle cams placed too close, IMO. The black and red unit are a bit hard to place becase of that, harder than WC or Camalots of similar size. But given the price - I still won’t replace them.
I got brass nuts from them also and I hate them.
From: Mr. Pete
rock empire cams look horrible and feel horrible. IMO the cams are set too near so they could fall over in shallow placements. They are cheap though.
From: Matthew Buckle
The action on the rock empire cams feels really loose, and the finish on these puppies is no where near the quality of the more expensive brands. I would guess they would hold a fall near as well as any other cam, but I wouldn’t want 'em on my rack if I had the choise.
From: Llamakid
The rock empire and the Trango aren’t the same cams. My partner and I first bought the Trango’s, about a year ago, because they were the cheapest($44). My partner got a set of rock empire’s a month ago($17), and there’s no comparison. Half the price, twice the quality. I’d say they’re most like the DMM’s quality, while the Trangos are like…Trangos.
From: Stinkwagon
I bought one Rock-Empire cam and I don’t like it. It’s all sticky and tough to place, unlike my more expensive version cams. The RE cam was not too sticky when I first bought it, but it is now, after about 2 years of being carried on my rack and being placed about 3 times. Note that a couple of the glowing reviews on the FAQ above indicate that the reviewer has purchased them like « a week ago ».
From: Ilkka
The above seems to be the case with lots of cheap gear. In the beginning they work without a problem, but after some water, sand, dirt, snow etc they get to be hard to operate. For me the worst experiences have been with climbing buddies buying the cheapest possible locking carabiners. The #¤¤%&##s can’t be screwn open if there is snow within a radius of 50 km.
The way I see it: buy cheap gear if you can’t afford major brand stuff and start start saving money for replacements.
From: Pico
I’ve heard nothing terribly bad about the rock empire cams. if you are worried about them sticking then I might be able to direct you to a few people who have had there $65 camalots stick as well. Or if you are not impressed by BD maybe Metolius or Wildcountry. All cams eventually gunk up Moving parts gunk up from sand, dust and grit. Simply clean and very lightly lube them every now and then. What lube is up to you but something light and possibly a dry type lube is best. I just got my rock empires as a second set to compliment my set of camalots and metolius tcus. You can tell they do not have the range of the Camalots with the double axle but they are CE certified (as well as UIAA) and honestly a cam is a cam. If you choose to pay more go for it. If not Rock Empire looks pretty nice.