Rigging with karabiners

[jeanesy]

I was just wondering how many people tend to rig with just a steel krab on the end of their lowering line and just choke it round the piece they're lowering. I've worked with quite a few people who do it, seen many videos of it being done and I've done it myself, however I can't help but worry about the impact the krab may take, the cross loading potential and the potential of the gate opening. A sling girth hitched around the timber and attached to the krab, fair enough but just the krab....any opinions?

Cheers

Dan

[Mountain man]

Do it all the time, on heavier sections put a half hitch before choking the karabiner.

[jeanesy]

Yeah I've done that too. Just can't help but think of the tonking that krab may get

[Mountain man]

Replace them regularly, which is something I should do actually. Neither of mine close without assistance.

[Dog Tag]

Do it all the time, on heavier sections put a half hitch before choking the karabiner.

 

[dicky mint]

Do it all the time, on heavier sections put a half hitch before choking the karabiner.

 

 

Best/quickest way I know, what do usually lower off?

[mistahbenn]

All the time, and I rig some big stuff. Never broken one yet. Attach with a fishermans so the crab is locked in position, bowline not the best attachment. Always make sure the gate is facing out/away from the wood too.

[TIMON]

I like to use tape slings for lowering.

Helps me be a bit quicker.

While the groundie is lowering I can be setting up the next piece.

Cheap to buy and easy/quick to use.

[Gray git]

Even quicker with a backbone instead of a crab, love mine as no gates to open/close or cross load, have a look at 1 of vids I did, backbone tree rigging. Sorry phone a bit broken so can't do links as crack om screen is rite where bit for doing so is.

[Joe Newton]

Do it all the time, on heavier sections put a half hitch before choking the karabiner.

 

 

What he said. I've dropped some big lumps at work with an Ali crab. That said our heavy line doesn't have a crab on thee sod it so I use knots.