Rigging alternatives

[peds]

19 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

Because ‘the following thing’ already looks like a LOLER fail.

Probably isn’t as easy to attach/disconnect with freezing wet hands either. 

 

Looks like?

Dude, it's wavy straight out the box... 40kN breaking strength...

(Are LOLERers allowed to fail functional kit because they personally aren't familiar with it? That's bollocks.)

 

As with literally any carabiner, they are piss easy to open and close as long as you've been shown how to do it...

Edited yesterday at 12:29 by peds

[5thelement]

3 minutes ago, peds said:

 

Looks like?

Dude, it's wavy straight out the box... 40kN breaking strength...

(Are LOLERers allowed to fail functional kit because they personally aren't familiar with it? That's bollocks.)

 

As with literally any carabiner, they are piss easy to open and close as long as you've been shown how to do it...

Crack on with what you prefer then.

I have steel ones similar, but mine don’t look like they are already bent out of shape. 

[peds]

But the bent out of shape bit is the point... so you can have the spine against whatever hard surface you've got, but the gate is still available...

I have steel ones similar, too, that also don't look bent... because they are a different product...

 

I just prefer things, generally, that are midline attachable...

[5thelement]

2 hours ago, peds said:

But the bent out of shape bit is the point... so you can have the spine against whatever hard surface you've got, but the gate is still available...

I have steel ones similar, too, that also don't look bent... because they are a different product...

 

I just prefer things, generally, that are midline attachable...

Have you actually used this for rigging down anything substantial?

[peds]

No, I don't own one. Nice idea though, be handy in all sorts of situations. 

[AHPP]

21 hours ago, 5thelement said:

They are really quick to attach, especially on repetitive jobs, and easy to undo, even when the groundy is a dumbo. 

Just watched a few videos about it (it’s called the Hexarope Hands Up). It’s slower than a biner, takes two hands and it can’t also be used as a biner. Dumbos may struggle but they work it out. Plus they may be a dumbo who has previously struggled and worked out a biner. More likely than having seen one of those before. And there’s no advantage in them seeing one for the first time. Trinket section I’m afraid. 

Edited 22 hours ago by AHPP

[5thelement]

11 hours ago, AHPP said:

Just watched a few videos about it (it’s called the Hexarope Hands Up). It’s slower than a biner, takes two hands and it can’t also be used as a biner. Dumbos may struggle but they work it out. Plus they may be a dumbo who has previously struggled and worked out a biner. More likely than having seen one of those before. And there’s no advantage in them seeing one for the first time. Trinket section I’m afraid. 

I know what it’s called as I have one, I quite like using it, it doesn’t have to be a karabiner, I have plenty of those if I  need them. 
Each to their own.