Latch & Link or Camlock?
06-22-2010, 05:53 PM
#1
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Latch & Link or Camlock?
Just curious which harness system most racers prefer and why?
Thanks
oops: Just found a few good threads on the subject, sorry. But feel free to post any comments.
Thanks
oops: Just found a few good threads on the subject, sorry. But feel free to post any comments.
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06-22-2010, 09:36 PM
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Schroth enduro 6-point with camlock.
Works very well--almost no effort to tighten up when you are buckled in and very easy to loosen before you unbuckle. These are miles ahead of the Crow 6-points I had first.
Works very well--almost no effort to tighten up when you are buckled in and very easy to loosen before you unbuckle. These are miles ahead of the Crow 6-points I had first.
06-22-2010, 09:52 PM
#3
I have the latch and link in my car, and can say without hesitation, spend the extra and buy the camlock. You have to work to hard to get into the link belt, Mine has come off during runs, and been hard to get off, which makes you worried about finding the latch with gloves on during a crisis.
The camlock is just so much better. If I were tracking rather than autocrossing, mine would be gone already.
The camlock is just so much better. If I were tracking rather than autocrossing, mine would be gone already.
06-23-2010, 02:05 PM
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I could never get into a latch and link system. I have to strain hard to link up every belt on my camlock, as I wear my harness extremely tight, because I don't have a good race seat. A camlock allows you to buckle each belt independently. I love my camlock 6 point.
06-23-2010, 07:02 PM
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06-23-2010, 07:23 PM
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bingo that is why we never wore a cam lock in a offshore race boat Upside down in the dark and under water trying to escape out of a canopy 
Falls apart and jams good-byeI have a cam but there is nothing as reliable as a latch.
Falls apart and jams good-byeI have a cam but there is nothing as reliable as a latch.
06-23-2010, 08:49 PM
#13
come on guys, you have to inspect your gear occasionally and check for bolts/screws backing out, which I suspect is the major reason for any well made camlock failure. My camlock is top notch, and I trust it with my life.
freeing yourself from a camlock is much quicker than freeing yourself from a latch. Much less accuracy and thinking involved in opening the camlock.
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06-23-2010, 09:07 PM
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come on guys, you have to inspect your gear occasionally and check for bolts/screws backing out, which I suspect is the major reason for any well made camlock failure. My camlock is top notch, and I trust it with my life.
freeing yourself from a camlock is much quicker than freeing yourself from a latch. Much less accuracy and thinking involved in opening the camlock.
Bill
06-23-2010, 09:17 PM
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Race Director
06-23-2010, 09:41 PM
#17
You place your hand over the entire **** and turn either way. With a latch you have to place your FINGERS directly on the very specific location of the latch and pull in ONE specific direction. More thought is involved in one vs. the other. Don't tell me that you can't differentiate that...
06-23-2010, 10:17 PM
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06-23-2010, 10:26 PM
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I'll take my camlock.
06-23-2010, 10:32 PM
#20
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You like cam locks... good for you. I've unhooked latch locks enough times that I don't think about it. I just do it. I've been doing it since I was a little kid in karts. With a cam I would have to think about it because it isn't what I have used my entire life and I guarantee it would take me longer. Don't tell me you can't figure that out...