Cams

Master Cams are best known for their small units and tend to be labelled as specialist pieces of gear, so Metolius was keen for me to try the larger sizes of Master Cam to show that they can stand up as a workhorse in ordinary sizes. The first impression on handling Masters was that they had unusually strong springs, with an audible snap. In use I found they seated extremely well with the combination of strong springs and flexibility keeping the head rock steady. I pretty quickly found myself reaching for the Master Cams in preference to whatever else I was carrying simply because they went in so reassuringly. I never found the reduced camming range to be a problem but it does mean you need to carry more cams. To cover the 19-100mm range means making up the largest sizes with another cam: using Dragons you would end up with 7 cams (4 Masters and 3 Dragons) weighing 1130g