Karabiners info required

[kram]

6 hours ago, peds said:

 

Definitely possible with a name like Elfie.

 

And yeah, the big ones can be a wrestle, especially if you're not in a good position as such. 

I mostly use Decathlons Goliath HMS locker,

Just a moment...

WWW.DECATHLON.CO.UK

 

The triple lock action is reversed, pull torwards instead of push away, easier I find. I dislike paying the triple lock premium - screw gates are a third of the price. However its not a small one.

 

Also great to watch experienced climbers struggle with it 😆

 

 

Why the small carabiner? The only reason I can currently think of is to suit a Rope Runner Vertec, which binds up if the carabiner is too thick, and it seems only a few, work well with it.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 19:33 by kram

[flyingjoiner]

Have a look at the teufelberger karaT

Teufelberger karaT Carabiner

WWW.SAM-TURNER.CO.UK

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The karaT carabiner is compact yet functional, offering lightweight strength for climbing systems, lanyards, and more. Its...

 

 

Had a look when I was at Sammie's the other day and it seemed minute to the petzl ok'd that I usually use 

According to the OEM its 95mm

[krummholz]

The smallest three way locking carabiner is actually DMMs XSRE Locksafe.

 

XSRE Locksafe

DMMWALES.COM

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Triple-action gate security, miniaturised. Rounding out the offerings of XSRE gate types, the incredibly secure Locksafe...

 

 

[AHPP]

Side topic. What are oval biners even for? I had to paint the opening ends of mine the other day after getting so annoyed trying to open the ****************ers.

[peds]

23 minutes ago, krummholz said:

The smallest three way locking carabiner is actually DMMs XSRE Locksafe.

XSRE Locksafe

DMMWALES.COM

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Triple-action gate security, miniaturised. Rounding out the offerings of XSRE gate types, the incredibly secure Locksafe...

 

Ehh... I don't think those count.

I mean, 4kN, of course they're still "super good enough" for some things... but still...

[AHPP]

[peds]

3 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Side topic. What are oval biners even for? I had to paint the opening ends of mine the other day after getting so annoyed trying to open the ****************ers.

 

Oval non-lockers are best for racking trad gear.

 

Oval lockers are great for obfuscating which way is up or down in photos for The Gram so you don't get people wagging their fingers about orientation. 

[AHPP]

For racking wires or whatever, I can't think of anything worse, I'd be opening the wrong end 110% of the time.

Edited 22 hours ago by AHPP

[peds]

Well, I'm sorry you feel that way.

[AHPP]

https://www.ropelab.com.au/bring-back-the-oval/

 

As if by magic, I now get to this in my long stretch of open tabs to read.