I love passive pro, it is light and works great. Unless I am climbing somewhere that has tons of horizontal cracks I leave these at home. They are rubbish in any other situation. But, in those horizontals there is little or nothing that works better. If you understand that this is a very specialized tool you will be happy.

I'm a big fan if tri-cams. They're simple, always ready to do their job, and can be placed in many different positions and features. They're also basically maintenance free. The downside is you really need to know how to use them and place them properly. You can't just take them up the wall and throw one in a crack like you can a spring loaded cam. I carry the smallest four as part of my basic trad rack (.5 pink, 1, 1.5, 2). Larger than that, buy them and use them if you have specific needs for large cams.

My rack has previously been limited to stoppers and hex due to money restraints. I bumped into a set of three(1,1.5,and2) for a resonable price, and have fallen in love. They are super light and make for some very confident plaecments. The coolest thing that i found with tri cams is that they can be placed in face pockets, and feel super solid. I still chuckle a little bit each time i place one of these in a pocket...tee hee.

i find the tri-cams extremely useful. from its camming action in horizontal cracks, to being placed as passive pro in those hard to place piton scars, i never head up the wall without them. so, when i dropped one, i had to buy its replacement immediately!

These are perfect for tough placements and amazing for anchors and belay back-ups. If you place them right you will never get one stuck!

As my good friend put it, if you know how to use these things they are worth their weight in gold! They truly are an indestructible piece of protection for alpine or not your average rock climbs. Can put in the oddest places and feel pretty solid. The new ones are much improved, much lighter and the Dynema slings are perfect for them.

If you're climbing at the Gunks or in Georgia, you're gonna want these.

Also good for TR anchors in larger sizes.

I like how the new anodized heads match the webbing. It makes an indispensable tool easier to find. These don't place as much force on rock when weighted as cams do, causing less of an impact. They can be awkward to place sometimes. I still love them - they are great where cams just don't fit.