Tied 'em off through one of the holes in the stem, these stuff nicely horizontals. Just clip the tie-off, and climb above without fear of kinking the stem when you take that big whip. These are super durable. In fact, I dropped a 1.75 about 120 feet into a scree field. It had two scratches and that was it. Back on the rack it went -- perhaps this is not recommended, but.... The stem of the 1.0 can get stuck because it is so close to the size of the camming range, but up to 2.5 or 3.0, Forged Friends can't be beat for horizontal placements.

If roped-climbing isn't your "bag" but you're fascinated with trad-climbing, get several of these for a top-rope kit and climb on. Great for rigging, teaching trad-climbing (these demand better placements), and guiding or top-roping. Hella old-school-cool.

I love my forged friends but they don't work for everywhere. I wouldn't recomend making a full rack out of these no matter how strapped for cash you are because they can't be safetly placed horizontally but I love using these because they are some of the lightest if not the lightest cam out there and they just feel super bomber. If all you climb is quartzite You may want to pass on these because qurtzite has more horizontal cracks than other types of rock. But when following continous crack systems in granite and sandstone for instance they work perfectly. Great supplemental cams. I also wouldn't go below a #2 because in the smaller cams the range of motion is not that good comparetively.

I like the new color code of the Forged Friends. I didn't think that they could get any better. Great for desert crack climbing or tied off short for the Gunks. I love having these on my racks. Good price for these as well.

These are archaic cams and I'm surprised they are still made. The ridge stem makes them dangerous when placed horizontally. They can be made safer by rigging a piece of cord to reduce the leverage placed on the stem. However, this takes more effort, time and thought when on a tough climb. Save your money and buy a cam with a flexible stem.