Oldest karabiner which you still use.

[openspaceman]

Okay, okay, I concede:biggrin:

 

I just dug it out and my lucky carabiner, both used for arb from 1973 but bought for rock climbing several years before. The stubai held me when I peeled off inverted vee but I cannot find the moac chog. The hiat was my attachment to the rope and harness.

 

When I started in arb, before moving to forestry, I would free climb to the top anchor using rock climbing methods and protection with runners and then converting to double rope technique.

 

I had largely given up climbing by the time screw gates were deprecated or LOLER became a consideration.

[NFG]

Hi all

 

Another Stubai also circa 1973 which I dont depend on but does get used now & again.

 

When purchased in Oxford along with a few other items, my mother a keen rock climber in the 50's referred to it as: 'that new fangled ironmongery'

 

N

Edited November 15, 2015 by NFG

[stewmo]

 

'that new fangled ironmongery'

 

N

 

 

Love it

[Darrin Turnbull]

I like them Stubai karabiners because of the screw thread .

[NFG]

Love it

 

Well, it did seem like that. Back then it was leather boots with hobb nails, hemp ropes & belaying only at the top of a pitch.

 

I have some old pictures somewhere

 

I like them Stubai karabiners because of the screw thread .

 

Indeed

 

N

[openspaceman]

I like them Stubai karabiners because of the screw thread .

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'cept mine's a Hiatt in that image

[Darrin Turnbull]

Just been cleaning and checking my karabiners,and my oldest one (27 years old ) which is still in use has never needed maintenance.

maybe because there’s no inner sleeve.

there’s a outer nylon barrel and then the aluminium .
I think on most karabiners there’s a sandwich of metal , plastic and metal again.

Maybe room for improvement.

 

 

[Lm20]

Lockdown taking its toll

[Lm20]

I’ve got a karabiner from 2019

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Lm20 said:

I’ve got a karabiner from 2019

I have my 1969 Hiat D steel screwgate, which I still use on a tow rope ?.