Stay safe out there

[Stephen Blair]

glad you are ok Steve, your only human!

[Mark Bolam]

I would not be too sure.

 

The biggest problem with 'self lockers' is not that they tend to 'roll open' after they have been correctly closed. It is that the don't correctly close in the first place.

 

With a 4 way self locker, in order to 'self lock' it has to move an additional way.

 

3 way self lockers are hopeless at self locking, many won't self lock even from new (until I got the injunction, I used to carefully set rows of self lockers with the gates incorrectly closed in the local arb shop for sport )

 

If the equipment industry struggles to develop suitable 3 way self lockers, I don't see it has a chance with 4 way.

 

That 'self closing' issue is a very valid point Mat.

 

I'm very diligent about checking my crabs once I'm slightly out of my comfort zone, but I'm pretty blasé in it.

I need to sort that out.

 

I don't know the stats (Mike?), but I bet most accidents occur low down doing standard stuff.

 

 

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[Darrin Turnbull]

I think it was Don Blair who recommened using maillons instead of karabiners.

 

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[detritus21]

I use a maillon to fasten the fixed end of my strop to my harness. I wouldn't fancy using one on my mainline though as it wouldn't be great for change overs.