Rigging krab idea.

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5 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I was by the coast a while back and drifted into a boat equipment shop. 
Picked up this krab for no real reason. 
 

It has been knocking around my climbing gear for a few months, then I had the idea of using it for rigging and it’s absolutely brilliant. Really easy to cinch in the tree and uncinch on the ground, wide gate, easy to open with a thumb though it’s a strong spring action. 

Heavy, so throws nicely into forks difficult to reach. 
Fixed eye (as you can see) so neat and tidy. 
Rated at 900kg so not for mega stuff (neither is the rope of course)

 

It really is very good, wish I’d thought of it years ago. 

Hugely pleasing. Strong aesthetic. An eternal vibe. 

[Mick Dempsey]

2 hours ago, kram said:

I've not used it for rigging but its awful for tying knots or coiling up, extra bulky. A cinched biner is the best way to use it?

 

 

It’s not great for holding a knot when it’s not under pressure, but splicing in a krab is 30 seconds work.

It coils fine once it’s been properly used and stretched, then it loses its manufacturing ‘memory’