WILDCOUNTRY Zero Friend Cams

About This Item

Design and Details

  • Narrow Head
  • High-Friction Machined Cam Faces
  • Stem Protection With Spring
  • Armoured Metal Plates
  • Effective Flexible Stem
  • Ergonomic Floating Trigger Design
  • Strong Lightweight Design
  • Ergonomic Thumb Loop
  • 10 Mm Dyneema Extendable Sling
  • Brand : WILDCOUNTRY
  • Web ID: 23DYRUZRFRNDCMSS2CACA

REVIEWS

4.5
100%
Recommended

15 Reviews

Nice And Flexible

Love the extendable sling. The flexible neck on the cam is really nice in placements that might get loaded in odd angles.

Lightweight, Versatile, Durable, And Friendly!

I really like this cam. I only have one so far but I will definitely be buying more. In the small sizes they have really great capabilities for fitting securely in irregular cracks. I also love the quick extendability of the sling, and the spring covered stem feels very durable. The only thing I didn’t love at first was how stiff the lobe springs were, but they loosened up after a bit and it’s nice that they are firm enough to stabilize a placement.

10/10 Would Whip On

10/10 would and HAVE whipped on. Didn't blow and I didn't die.

Solid Cams

Accidentally bought the .4-.75 zero friends and was initially bummed out because they weren't what i actually meant to order. I have to say though they did win me over. Having one set of rigid friends and one set of zeros has definitely helped me get placements where my normal friends in that size didnt fit. Ive whipped on all of these at some point or another. Solid and trustworthy.

Solid

Super nice to get into small cracks nothing else could fit

Wild Country Zero Friemds

I used the .3 and .4 zero friends in city of rocks on granite and they worked perfectly. I used them on both horizontal and vertical placements . I also like the extendable sling that they come with. The heads are narrow and worked great in small cracks and pockets.

Zero Friend

good integrity, slightly gunky trigger action, similar to BD Z4’s but probably a bit more confidence inspiring

Zero Friends Are Awesome Little Cams

Zero Friend cams are light, narrow and useful. I use them alongside CCH Aliens on my rack. I really like the extendable sling. It extends enough that I can often save a draw for later in the lead. The stem and trigger are about perfect. Easy to place, even with big fingers.

Francois

I have to say I have taken many whips on the blue .3 size that I bought and it is super confidence inspiring. I have the DMM dragonflies and the new Aliens as well to compare these to. I really like how flexible the aliens and dragonflies are however the more rigid stem of the zero friend does help when freeclimbing hard terrain when you press the trigger and the cam doesn't move as much as the other two... They still aren't fully rigid like a C3 or TCU so they don't walk easily.. They did a great job finding that middle ground between being flexible and rigid.

Christopher

awesome little cam, surprised these haven't made as big a splash as the other micro cams coming out. I bought the .1-.3 and they feel like a mix between the new Z4 and the X4. they dont hold completely rigid when the trigger is pulled but on the smaller sizes that hasn't mattered much. on the upside, the head width is TINY which is crazy for how strong they are. Great cams!

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Nice

The narrow head comes in handy for tighter placements, and the cam is overall finished very well, save for some roughness along the end of the swage collar. Easy to handle, though the extendable sling can be a bit of a faff when cleaning

Trevor

I got these to compare to the Z4s and I have to say that they haven’t held up as well. I took them up a bigwall and they have permanent kinks in them that make it very difficult to actuate the mechanism.

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Wow It's Tiny

Boy this sucker is small. I still debate whether to go with passive pro (if I can) vs this. Some of the smaller passive pro I have that fits the same slots have higher kn ratings than this. Kind of a toss-up at the smallest end of the spectrum to me.

Brian

I have to say a little disappointed with these cams. I have recently switched all my old Bd cams to the friends and have been very happy. But... the zero friends have not bode well for me. I have put very little use on them and my yellow and red both already have lobe issues and not from major falls. The other negative is the stems are very very floppy the whole cam will bend when squeezing the trigger similar to the x4’s I wish the stem was more rigid and they were tougher. I don’t think I will get much more use out of them unfortunately...

Josh

I purchased a full set of these a few months ago and, so far, I really like them. I have a double rack of the friends, and I really like that the zero friends overlap the bottom three sizes. Similar to the friends, I really like the extendable slings. I think the friends are great cams, but I almost always find myself racking these instead of the smaller friends. The narrow head width is great. I had the chance to climb with the zero friends, X4s, and Z4s in the same day. The head width is just about the same. The zero friends are much stiffer than the X4s and slightly less stiff than the Z4s. The zero friends seem a bit better made (all metal) than the Z4s. I have a set of X4s and I haven't used them since I got the zero friends. I've taken a couple solid falls on the larger sizes and haven't fallen on the smaller sizes yet. The metal is a little softer than the friends, and seems to be a similar hardness to totem cams. I found some minor dents when I whipped on one, but the softer metal seems to provide good holding power with less surface area. I would recommend these to a friend and am considering a second set. The trigger action on some of the sizes isn't as smooth as I would like, but not to the point that it is noticeable when I am climbing and placing the cams.

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