Bob, As an ex-climber, I would never anchor using an non-lockable carabiner. And certainly not a wire gate one.
The same Moosejaw has the locking carabiner like this: http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/product_Black-Diamond-Rocklock-Locking-Carabiner_10013002_10208_10000001_-1_ or this: http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/product_Petzl-William-Screw-Lock-Carabiner_10026327_10208_10000001_-1_. On top of added security, they are bigger (bigger gate opening), especially the Black Diamond one. When you hook to a line that can be twisted (especially if you really needed the normal carabiner can easily open. The wire-gate one can get its gate bent completely out of shape No, I would not trust my life to a carabiner like you selected, if it was the only attachment point I have. Marek ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 21:29:32 -0400 From: "bobmor99 ." <bobmo...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Cheaper Tether Message-ID: <CAM7ccYLDiWbfO1W_w0xR4ipcPG9=0pogocsqgcr+n2a5kjy...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'll be crewing in a few weeks on my first multi-night offshore passage. Among the items I need to procure are a harness and tether. Marine tethers seem very overpriced so I've been looking into mountain climbing gear substitutes. Any concerns mating these carabiners: http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/product_Black-Diamond-Neutrino-Carabiner_10003048_10208_10000001_-1_ with these runners (thinking of a 120 cm coupled with a 240 cm (total of 3 carabiners)): http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/product_Black-Diamond-10mm-Dynex-Runners_10031236_10208_10000001_-1_ to make a tether? Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL
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