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This is an interesting but slightly worrying thread. I've only discovered the Caritools in the last couple of years. Until now I was pretty impressed with them. Though had concerns about snagging issues.
So I've got a couple on my harness, one of which I use to hang my tree saw on, 200t.
All you guys that have had them fail on you, what has been hanging off them at the time? I mean am I in danger of the saw plummeting to earth?!
I have the 200t on a tear-away strop which means I can hang it long or short on my harness. I think I'll attach the end of it to a conventional metal krab and just use the Caritool to hang it short from now on just in case.
Obviously I could upgrade to the 15kg rated bigger version which ought be more than strong enough but I really don't fancy the increased snag risk. Especially in light of Matty's scary story.

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This is an interesting but slightly worrying thread. I've only discovered the Caritools in the last couple of years. Until now I was pretty impressed with them. Though had concerns about snagging issues.
So I've got a couple on my harness, one of which I use to hang my tree saw on, 200t.
All you guys that have had them fail on you, what has been hanging off them at the time? I mean am I in danger of the saw plummeting to earth?!
I have the 200t on a tear-away strop which means I can hang it long or short on my harness. I think I'll attach the end of it to a conventional metal krab and just use the Caritool to hang it short from now on just in case.
Obviously I could upgrade to the 15kg rated bigger version which ought be more than strong enough but I really don't fancy the increased snag risk. Especially in light of Matty's scary story.


Def fix it onto your tool attachment then to caritool for short attachment
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Na, although don't do that obviously.

Just that some attachment points are bloody strong. I've been pulled off a stem before when a 44 stuck in a chog and nothing gave way till the chog fell off, luckily, by which time I was upside down.

I was using a piece of climbing rope as a lanyard because I liked having a rope grab on it for adjustment. 

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