Front	Rear
Top	Bottom

Technical Details

I acquired my C.A.M.P. Yo-yo from Tejas Mountain Sports in 1999.

My Yo-yo is 53 mm. long, 117 mm. wide, 25 mm. high, and weighs 107 g.

The C.A.M.P. Yo-yo consists of two 4.1 mm. stamped plates separated by a turned bollard and a forged nosepiece. Each plate has an arcuate slot for an HMS carabiner. The bollard is 14 mm. long and 11.9 mm. diameter at the ends, but turned with a shallow U-groove so that the central diameter is only 10 mm. A single 3.5 mm. rivet holds the bollard in place. The nosepiece has a 12 mm. deep V-notch to provide friction. Two rivets hold the nosepiece in place.

One side of the Yo-yo is printed with a usage illustration and "YO-YO." The other side is printed with a rigging icon, "ROPE," "min ø 10," max ø 11," the CAMP wolf logo, "Made in Italy," "1C," and "Use Only HMS karabiner."

Comments

The C.A.M.P. Yo-yo is similar to the Salewa Antz and Wild Country Single Rope Controller. A bight is inserted into the left side (as shown) of the controller, and an HMS carabiner is clipped through the slots and the bight. The HMS is anchored appropriately. Rope is fed by turning the Yo-yo horizontally. During a fall, the Yo-yo rotates into the orientation shown, and the rope is wedged between the HMS carabiner and the lower pin. In addition, the metal piece at the upper left has a V-slot that engages the rope, adding additional friction.