Carabiner wear

[Lancstree]

I'm saving it for my pet monkey, he's starting myerscough soon!

[Tom Dunlap]

The aluminum used for carabiners is maleable and will bend like a coat hanger. Too often, people think that the metal is brittle and might break like an icicle.

 

Read more about this:

 

http://tinyurl.com/6f2rlv

 

Retire or climb??? Can you live with the consequences of your decision?

[Lancstree]

This is taken from a thread in the above link:

 

Note: OEM Petzl says: 1mm of wear or gouge is serious enough wear or damage to require replacement.

[treewizard]

id bin that!!

[bob]

By the way as far as loler is concerned when an item is retired it must be completely removed from service, not downgraded.

 

who told you that

[bob]

would want to know how it had happened looks like cuts to me would like to see it in the flesh but gut feeling is bin it

[Lancstree]

That's something I hadn't considered bob. I'll kidnap it and bring it to the gettogether

[Tom D]

who told you that

 

My LOLER inspector told me, I had a krab fail on the gete sticking, I wanted to use it on a chainsaw strop, he said that a three way krab has to work as a three way even for tool use, so even though I use a screwgate on the saw a failed three way is not acceptable. The reason for this is someone from outside the company may not know that it has been downgraded and so use it for climbing.

[Mesterh]

The reason for this is someone from outside the company may not know that it has been downgraded and so use it for climbing.

 

Would serve them right if it failed for stealing it

[Tom D]

Would serve them right if it failed for stealing it

 

Yeah but with our legal system they could probably sue you.